Many people enjoy the romance of Valentine’s Day and go to great lengths to celebrate. Others find it totally torturous that a day exists. Some just like the candy. Heh. I myself am somewhere in the middle. It depends if my work schedule allows me to celebrate (this year it doesn’t). I actually moved in with Richard on Valentine’s Day. Isn’t that cute? I do have to wonder why, as retail folk, we ended up with the 2 most relationship defining events on holidays. It is so hard to get time off!

Anyhoo, I was wondering. How are y’all celebrating V.D. this year?

how are you celebrating valentine's?

total votes: 19

chocolates and flowers, traditional and simple

 5% (1)

 

we always go to dinner

 0% (0)

 

just a card

 5% (1)

 

the first 2 actually

 5% (1)

 

home alone. booze, chocolate, and a movie.

 11% (2)

 

our love needs no special day

 32% (6)

 

a weekend trip

 0% (0)

 

@#&% valentine's

 21% (4)

 

other (in comments)

 21% (4)

 

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A handy list to romance your partner this Valentine’s Day:

Write “I love you” in the steam on the bathroom mirror after he takes a shower.

Offer a back massage with some good smelling lotion.

Write a poem. Then use Google Translator to translate a poem into either French or Italian. Then handwrite it out with the translation on the back side. Or better yet, greet your partner at night and read it to them with passion and then hand them the translation.

While in public, declare “I love you, Matilda!” (not Matilda, but your partner’s name.)

Make a CD with a few songs that are meaningful to your relationship.

Invite him to take a bath complete with bubbles, champagne, candles, and maybe a little Barry White. (the music, not actually Barry White in your tub.)

Surprise her at work and take her out to lunch, maybe take-out food in the park or maybe to a little diner, for a midday romantic interlude.

50 Very Simple Ways to Be Romantic (via).

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Richard thinks I am kidding, but I am so making this for Valentines Day. What a unique and special dish…

Circus Peanut Salad (via).

*It’s a YouTube with a really long intro to get past… let it load and just pass that part.

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