Three Things + 1 : Lots of Love (and giveaways)

Our tradition is to have a nice dinner...candles, tablecloth, balloons, flowers, etc. I get a little gift for each person and leave it on their plate, wrapped as spectacular as possible. The end of the meal is usually with a grand dessert - with lots of chocolate.
Year round we have these small tin mailboxes on the bookshelf - they are for happy mail. Each of us have our own mailbox and there is a basket next to it filled with stationary, blank cards, stickers, etc. Everyone leaves eachother happy mail when the urge arises. But on Valentines Day, everyones boxes are full of hearts, candies, and lots of tiny love notes. This is the kids favorite part of Valentines Day.

I like to give my 3 kids something small but special on Valentine's Day. My husband and I usually just exchange cards -- he's not into making a big deal of the day.

It's just me & my hubby. We usually have a nice dinner at home, cook together, and trade small presents, usually homemade. Simple & nice

Oh how I love Valentine's day! (;
We'll set up little presents for the breakfast table - which will be sunday-ly decorated with a nice tablecloth, etc.
We'll have a delicious breakfast together and as it's Saturday seize the day and go out together on a little Geocaching-tour maybe - and in the evening we'll go to our favourite restaurant called "Schwarzwälder Kartoffelhof" where they serve delicious potatoe-dishes in many variations! (;
IT WILL BE LIKE OUR ANNUAL "Birthday" together! (;
Lovely greetings from over the ocean!
Katharina from the BlackForestRegion/Germany (;

I absolutely love Valentine's Day. It's my favorite holiday.
We celebrate by reliving our engagement. My husband asked me to marry him on February 15 (20 years ago) because we had other plans on the 14th. So many years we watch the movie we went to on our first date or look through our wedding pictures. But mostly, we snuggle. Nothing better than snuggling.

My husband and I don't typically celebrate Valentine's Day. His birthday is the week before, so it seems too close to celebrate in February. We will typically just choose a random day during the summer to have our own Valentine's Day though... just to celebrate our relationship. :-) These giveaways are awesome Ali and I love that print!

Valentine's Day morning is fun. Since my husband and I work this day due to the businesses we are in. We make heart shape pancakes in the morning. We make Valentines but you have to put what you love about the other person in it. ( or why that person is special to you). I work late and I leave a special note on each childs pillow so they know that I am thinking of how much I love them on this day.

My husband and I always do something differnt each year... no set routine. This year I am also going to help a friend celebrate her one year free of cigs. Then Saturday my hubby and I will do something nice, maybe dinner???

I love Valentine's day, and all the pink to go with it. We have a Red dinner, where all the food we eat is red. I am looking to add a few more traditions this year also.

One my traditions is giving my husband a big mylar balloon. He has a lot of fun adjusting the height with weights so, the balloon follows the air current from various household heat sources and our movement. We find it in the strangest places!

My children are grown and living all around the country. For Valentines Day I send them boxes of their favorite cookie. One year I sent gifts instead and they all called to ask what happened to the cookies. At Christmas this year I overheard a very serious discussion on what snack food they would select if they could only have one to eat the rest of their lives and these cookies were the unanimous choice. They don't know how happy that made me!

Hi Ali:
Holidays have always been special to me. My Mom would do something special for my sister and I every Valentine's Day. We would get something heart shaped, like earrings or such. She had a pretty bad childhood, so she wanted to make sure special days were celebrated.
As adults, we appreciate what she did and still does. Mom still makes a point to contact us or send a card (these days it's e-cards). We have now brought the tradition forward to our families.
My husband and I may not always be able to make a huge to do about it, but it is always special. I never have to remind him of a birthday or a holiday.
Have a good day!
Anna-Marie :-)

I was a florist for many many years so Valentines day has always just been a card and trying to get some sleep. Our little one was born on the 15th so now I always think about being in the hospital ready to deliver him.

I don't have any valentine's traditions. This year though, since I'm a single mom and the economy is bad, I'm planning to have a V-day party where parents can drop their kids off for free babysitting while they go to dinner or do whatever they want to do. If it works well, it may become a tradition.

I have always celebrated Valentine's Day until I met my husband. He doesn't believe in getting caught up in all the hype on "Valentine's Day." He believes you should love your partner that much EVERY day of the year! And since he does just that, I don't worry about Valentine's Day. I truly get showered with love each and every day!

My boyfriend and I normally celebrate together, or well, we have always done that through our three years together. One year we took a really nice bubble bath at a spa, another year we stayed at home and cooked a three-course meal together and one time we went to a really nice restaurant. We always spend time together Valentine´s Day, make sure to do something - just the two of us. Quality time :) I love it!

In my little family, we write lists of the top ten things we love about each other. My son and I also cut out paper hearts and string into a banner that hangs throughout the house (we get a little crazy with cutting out all of the hearts ... so many to put up!).
I also love picking out Valentines for my son to give to his class. Each year it is something new that he is way into ... I look forward to his choice every year!

Valentine's Day is so fun. We all do home-made Valentines. I make them for kids and hubby. Hubby makes them for kids and me. Kids make them for me and hubby.
In the morning we make pink, heart-shaped pancakes for breakfast.
We all enjoy each others creativity, yummy food, and time together.
HUGS!
Jen

Each year I make red velvet cupcakes with candy hearts for decoration...the kids look forward to them every year...and so do I!

We do little gifts and candy for the kids in our family, and usually go out to dinner around Valentine's Day (not usually ON the actual day).