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

Last year I left love notes on post-it notes on the headboard of our bed. When my husband went to sleep that night, he saw all the notes, read each of them, and then proceeded to put them all back in their exact location. It stayed like that for a month.

My boys and I make a heart-shaped pizza for my husband. It's messy, but very fun.

It is just my husband and I, and I usually make him a card. One year I found an old tin box that had slats in it. It was perfect for holding 60 little strips of paper standing up in the tin. I wrote on each strip of paper one thing I love about him. It was fun!

We don't really do to much but after reading all of these great traditions and ideas I want to!

On Valentine's Day, I buy a little something special to lat each guy in my life know how much I love them.

We really don't have a Valentine tradition. I always get the kids something small but meaningful, and my husband and I try to schedule a date night to celebrate together. Thanks for the giveaway!

We always make a red velvet cake with pink frosting......mmmmmm!! And lots of candy hearts!! We also make all our own cards...lot's of dollies and hearts! It's such a fun day!!

For us Valentine's Day is about finding cute gifts for the kids, and having a nice meal at home. I almost always bake a heart-shaped cake, and we have cake and coffee in front of the fire.

Each Valentine's Day, instead of buying cards for one another, my husband and I head over to the local card shop and look at the cards separately in the store. We then pick out the card we would buy for one another, but instead of buying them, we simply trade cards with one another in the store. We read them and share sentiments and a sweet kiss in the aisle of Wal-Mart. This tradition was born out of the frustration of last minute shopping for cards. The first few years of our marriage, we usually would be on the way somewhere - not holiday related- when my DH would suddenly remember what day it was. Then he would pull into the store, bring me in with him and proceed to pick out a card while I was there. Since we've started this tradition, there aren't anymore shed tears over the lack of a card.

My husband and I have tried not to go too overboard with Valentine's Day gifts, instead placing emphasis on everyday things throughout the year that show we love one another. And with a 20 month old son, we won't go out to dinner or anything (especially since V-Day is on a Saturday - busy night!); we'll probably just get a heart shaped pizza from Papa Murphy's! =)

We always try and make the class exchanges fun, with a craft or hand made. And family always try's to have a special night.
Almost a family date night.
Cheers,
Beth W

A homemade valentine for my husband of course...he looks forward to it. For the whole family we do a special dessert like chocolate decadence (mini, intense, low flour, and wonderful--recipe at Cooking Light.com). We always stay in and avoid the holiday rush at restaurants.

I always do something for my Mom; when we were kids, she made individual strawberry jello in the shape of a heart for each of us on Valentine's day. She still talks about it. And I make heart shaped cut out cookies for my husband.

We exchange gifts and go out to dinner. At least I hope so for this year, my daughter is 21 and my son 18.

I am sending Valentine cards this year to all my girlfriends. I started this a few years ago, and everyone looks forward to it every year! This stuff would come in handy for that!!!
-Michelle

Because of an abusive ex-husband (not exactly a romantic) and recent transitions into a two person family (myself and my son), we don't really have any Valentine's day traditions. I'm thinking we'll start a new tradition this year, and make a super special dinner, maybe with some chocolate fondue for dessert! You can't go wrong with chocolate fondue... :)

Valentine's is one of my favorite holidays. I like to make everything hearts for the day and everything is decorated red & pink hearts. Our girls always get a special love gift and I usually make a very special dinner for my hubby served on our finest china and crystal. Oh, and candle light to set the romantic mood.

I buy cute dollar store Valentine stuff and hide it all over the house. The kids love searching for all the "love treasures"
This year we are going on a Valentine Cruise. That means I will be hiding stuff in a 12 x 12 cabin (not such a challenge to find)

My friends and I wanted to do something special for our kids who aren't in school yet. The past two years we've organized a Valentines Day Party for our playgroup. We are each in charge of something. The kids get to play games, eat treats & of course exchange valentines between each other. We look forward to doing it again this year.

My husband and I celebrate the day in a quiet way. We avoid the commercialism of it all and celebrate our love by spending time together. Not over laptop screens or crossing paths in the hallway while doing our thing, but really just sit down together, talking and hanging out. We love the simplicity of it and get so much more out of devoting time to one another than we get from a box of chocolates.