for being of the mind that valentines day is a ritual that forces husbands and boyfriends to attempt to surprise their wives with “what, red roses and chocolate hearts again honey? how SWEET! you are so thoughtful! even though you never bring me flowers any other time of the year and you only did it today because hallmark said you had to and so did i”-i sure am getting into the spirit of things around here.
i much prefer to get flowers or candy on a very un-celebrated thursday afternoon. just because.
THAT SAID
HAPPY valentines to you! the kids sure are having a fun day…
I am with you on the V-Day tradition. It was fun to help my daughters with their classroom valentines, but I just can’t get that into it (although I did wear a red shirt today).
I like no-reason-flowers much better.
Hope you have a fun day!
Jen
Valentines Day wasn’t always just a “Halmark” Holiday. You can read about it’s history here.
http://www.history.com/minisites/valentine/
ivy just saw this and is now making a giant heart for anna :)
I completely agree….we don’t celebrate it all- except for the kids of course… :)
totally agree..
that’s so cute. happy Valentines day. :)
i agree. we aren’t going out (cuz adam has to work) tonight. we are going tomorrow night. i imagine it would be good to celebrate on the 13th though. the restaurants don’t seem so crowded. cute valentine by anna. happy v-day to you as well.
happy day to you and i totally agree. we are going out as a family tonight.
LMAO because i JUST said this to a friend! (“If he buys them next week for no reason, then that is special, but today, no, not so much. Put a little thought into it.”)
However one guy in our office (whose girlfriend is also in our office) sent a dozen white roses two days ago, then a dozen pink yesterday and then a dozen red today. Now that shows planning. Good boy!
Personally, I was just thrilled hubby took the garbage out this morning.
tonya
LOL I agree that it is extra special on a non-holiday, BUT I love the idea of getting/giving a little something special on Valentine’s Day, too.
I am so with you on this!! Back in the day when I had no man I hated this day…now it makes me smile because I have such a wonderful man it feels like (almost) every day is Valentine’s day! *wink*–pretty sappy huh? :) Happy Day to you!!
I agree with you…and in fact, if my husband went out and got me flowers today I would not even be happy…they raise the prices just for the day. I would rather have the cash!!!! We don’t even buy cards anymore…not because we are cheap, but I would much rather have a hand written note or even just an extra hug! BTW…still waiting for more photos from your first shoot of the year…COME ON…how long must I wait to see more of your awesome work?
Susan
happy love day to ya t! i’m fine and dandy w/our tradition of sushi! i wonder if it will be heart-shaped, i could always call ahead – YUM-O!!!! HUGE hugs, rach
I think this is our second V day as a married couple… it got old really quick! We see each other everyday, we love each other everyday…I guess it’s nice for boyfriends and girlfriends, but maybe that will change when the kiddies come along!
Happy V Day to you.
totally agree about it’s non romantiscism (probably not a word). I like no reason flowers and like to make it a I LOVE my family day. We are doing OUTBACK tonight-carryout! LOL
Amen!!! Totally agree!! I spent the day in classrooms and Yes, the kids had FUN!!
Happy V-day!!
my kids are having fun because they didn’t have school-it’s a snow day.
Love Anna & the heart. Too stinkin cute!
oh, man. i was just saying the same thing with a friend of mine! I love doing it with my kids though. It’s a new, fun thing for them, and a chance to decorate cupcakes, of course. ;)
i used to be of the “bah-hum-bug” Valentine’s day persuasion, until i read the history re: St. Valentine. quite beautiful, actually. even so, i prefer non-traditional gifts on V-day. today my beloved surprised me with a pair of delightfully comfy, cozy, fuzzy, UGG slippers. i scuffed around in them all day. brilliantly happy. plus, i watched the Oprah V-day show and cried (happy tears) thru most of it!! ;-) yay!
Mmmmmhmmmm like men can really think about going out and buying Thursday flowers all on their own. Surrrrrrrrre… Right after pigs fly. ;)
Love the picture of your little Anna! :)
Valentines day was so so. (it isnt as HUGE here) but now that we have lochie we had a lil fun with it.. heart balloons for him and some gifts. :) We all had a nice family dinner out too.. special!
LOVE the guy who did white.. pink.. red roses.. LOVE that!
Love her Valentine!!! :)
I totally agree with you. I told my husband not to buy me overpriced roses (that will die in a day or two) or chocolate. I told him I appreciated him installing the iPod thingie in my car that allows me to plug my iPod in and listen to my playlists in the car… on a very random day. It made it that more special.
:-) But it is fun getting Valentine’s from the kids!! I love your daughter’s heart! Hope you enjoyed the day!
Tara, I’m interested in being part of your schedule when you shoot in the bay area in October.
Susan Hessler
oh! i totally agree…i love that we were just at home…celebrating together…teaching our kiddos about what valentines really is…just loving the ones you have…& that we get to do that everyday!…but i must say commercial or not i love seeing hearts every where!…love it!
Sing it sister!!
Just had this discussion with DH, b/c even after requesting just a card, and only a card, and rejecting the flower idea 4 different times…What came to my office yesterday? Flowers. My card? nowhere to be found. LOL
I told my husband that just this year: “Please just give me flowers for no reason on a different day.”
I agree as well. If all of us agree, though, how come it is such a big, big deal…someone out there must be celebrating it.
–janice