Valentines

[Annpan]

Has anyone got some good Valentines ideas?

We always make our own cards, we usually get the day off of work and watch DVDs and eat lots of popcorn, pizza, burgers (all home made 'junk food') It's just about spending time together.

We usually give each other a few DVDs, CDs or books.

We don't get into the bears holding lovehearts, balloons and red stuff...

This is only our second year with a sprog around... I can't remember what we did last year



Anyone got any other ideas for how we can all make it special... in a non-commercial way?

[Helsbells]

how about writing each other a love letter or romantic poem?

[mrsflibble]

we tend to do something both of us enjoy; rent a dvd we've not already got, get take out and watch the dvd whilst eating.


naked.

[Stonehead]

We don't bother. It's much better, and less commercial, to do nice things at unexpected times all-year round.

[old tree man]

we don't go in for commercial stuff either, i tell jane i love her every day, she has given me 7 healthy children youngest being 20 eldest being 32, every week i bring her fresh flowers from our garden, we have looked after each other when we have been ill and still hold hands walking out together, as we grow old together it just gets better
who needs a special day to celebrate love when it should be celebrated every day

Russ

[Helsbells]

Aww thats so sweet Russ, I hope me and my boyfriend will be like that when we grow older together.

[Milims]

Aww Russ - you big ol' romantic you! It's tru tho - loving someone is about doing it all day and every day no matter what life throws at you - it doesn't take just one day to do that. It's a bit like assuming that because you have a big posh wedding you'll have a happy marriage!
Why not do Valentines day the other way round? Make that day of the year the one on which you have your only argument and be lovely to each other for the rest of the year!

[red]

we dont do the valentines commercial thing either.. load of tosh.. but I like to make the little celebrations - last couple of years we have had a large meal with large group of friends.. everyone has to bring something red or heart shaped for food.. kinda fun..

this year I have decided we will do some heart-shaped baking - my son and I - biscuits.. or cakes.. and in the evening make home made pizzas.. heart shaped bases.... we are just making it a fun family evening- just the three of us

[hamster]

We never do anything, so boring! I just can't get excited about Valentine's day. Our anniversary is on the 10th (nearly 3 years now!) so we're going out for dinner for that, and it seems silly to have two 'occasions' so close together...

[Masco&Bongo]

We've got a bottle of champagne from France in our wine cupboard, so we'll probably take the dogs for a walk, make our favourite meal and drink the champers....

No cards, no pressies, no red, fluffy, plastic tat....

[QuakerBear]

One year, as rather cash strapped students living in different cities, Mr. QB and I set each other the challenge of making each other a model insect made from items found around our houses. We then posted them to each other (they had to be small).

I made Mr. QB a spider made of a cut up washing up sponge, elastic bands and an emery board and he made me a scale bug made out of plastic bag ties, a drawing pin and a rubber ball.

They're wonderful and we've still got both of them. Insects worked for us because that's what we're both interested in but the theme could be anything else. The point of the exercise is, it's something home made and lots of thought has gone into it.

[Wombat]

Nice one QB!

Yes I tell Mrs Wombat I love her every day and turn up with flowers or other bits on a regular basis, but we are both soppy enough to enjoy Valentines. We do sometimes go out together, but sometimes I am away so it has to wait until I come home.

This year I will be home!

Nev

[mrsflibble]

for once this year we are going out... though not on valentines. we'll be going on that weekend.
and it'll be a cheap one. my brother is babysitting for the princely sum of one £5 itunes voucher and we will go out using a voucher james got from the higher powers at work. Basically, whenever the company mess up a bit, they shower their staff with affection so they don't leave. the size of the bonus gift is directly proportional to the size of the cock-up.
2007 it was a £25 grass roots voucher. 2006 it was £50 in leisure vouchers and an application form for money off First bus travel, and the year before it was 2 boxes of lindt chocolates.
so our night (ok, 2-3 hours tops!) out should only cost us the price of drinks, itunes voucher and a taxi. unless we go to the wetherspoons in town then it's just the price of the drinks. :D

[Russian Doll]

me and darren cant go out anywhere at the mo due to our son not being very well at all..so we will celebrate with a nice meal ..a bit of the other and then prob end the night in bed with alex in the middle

[citizentwiglet]

I'm making Richard some biscuits. I'm just making shortbread stars at the moment, I made gingerbread hearts yesterday. And I might push the boat out and make him a HUGE chocolate cake, if he's good.

He had some hair-brained idea of making me a spice-rack out of some wood we found (well, nicked out of a skip....), but I have yet to see any evidence of said spice-rack.....