Hello...
Just wanted to know what you all are planning to do for Valentine's day?
For Canadians..it kinda lands on a long weekend..we have the Monday off for "family day".

Just curious what people do when they're in long distance relationships....

I will probably wallow in self pity because I won't be with my fiance.

hubby has school on Valentine's Day but we are broke anyways so we probably won't do much

Well, we're together now for V-Day (no more long distance!!!), which also happens to be our first wedding anniversary too .... I had planned to take hubby back to this charming old hotel where we stayed last year after we got married. Last year, it had a wonderful special with a dinner, bottle of champagne and the room for $200. This year, the price has jumped to between $400-$500, so that will definitely be a no go. We will probably just celebrate quietly at home on V-day and then, on the weekend, go look at strollers and cribs ... and probably will tie in a nice romantic dinner then too. Do we know how to walk on the wild side or what???!!!

now that I am living in the USA! Mexican Riviera Cruise with my Husband! Its the first time we get to spend together! I am so excited!

Seeing as how I've given my wife long-stem roses the last two years, I decided I'd do something different. She's been very stressed out lately, so I put together a "relaxation kit" of my own for her, which contains:

• One Valentine's Day card.
• One tabletop fountain (that I researched heavily, in order to make sure it won't splash and cause a watery mess).
• One satin heart-shaped box of high-quality "artisan" chocolates.
• One scented candle (vanilla & sandalwood) made from "essential oils in a vegetable wax blend."
• Two leather-bound hardcover books (both with attached gold satin bookmarks) covering two of her favorite topics.
• One large heavy-duty Macy's shopping bag with easy-to-hold handles.

You might ask yourself... WHY the Macy's shopping bag, right? Well, since we're not living together yet and she obviously works during the day, I'm having the package sent to her office so she's sure to receive it. My wife lives downtown and doesn't use a car (just trying to find a parking spot would probably take more time than it would to walk), so I figure she could use some assistance carrying whatever items she chooses to bring back to her apartment. That's where the bag comes in -- it'd be a lot easier to use that than heft around a large cardboard package or worse yet, attempt to somehow carry multiple boxes at once.

Anyway... I may have gone a little overboard, but it really wasn't about Valentine's Day as much as it was about helping my wife relax and feel better. I would've done it with or without this holiday; having it come around now just gave me a convenient opening.

Those are very lovely gifts and they'll be treasured I'm sure. Does your wife post here? I hope not for this moment anyway.

Oops...forgot to post MY Valentine's Day stuff. I don't know what we'll be doing. On Valentine's Day we'll awake in Charleston and eventually make our way down to Savannah. We have a room in Savannah that evening. So I might be in for a surprise, I don't know! As far as gifts....I'm making Gene his gifts this year. Let me see.... I made a dough basket out of hearts that I painted. I made chocolates and chocolate lollipops. I made 100 reasons why I love him slips of paper, and folded them all up into a little heart shaped box. I decorated a small mason jar and put some sweetheart candies in them...the ones with the "sayings" on them. Actually some are quite ridiculous, but they're fun. I painted a small wooden frame, with a heart shaped viewing glass on it, and put a picture of us in the frame. I made two fridge magnets and painted them (also out of dough) and made a pin out of dough, and put a backing on it, for his shirt or hat. I also made a candle for him. All of this stuff will go in the basket with some of that fake red grass!

gotta love the Macy's shopping bag! he he he

I think that any token is great! It means that you put some thought into it. =)

During the week of Valentine's, we'll be in Montreal for our interview. It will be on Feb. 13. I guess the next day we'll be celebrating and perhaps do a romantic breakfast in MTL since we'll be making our way back around noon to Toronto.

We're with MarilynP in the poor house..

SO.. we'll probably just have a quiet night in..

This will be our 2nd Valentine's day poor tee hee.. last year was right after I moved here, and we were too scared to spend money cause we didn't know how long I"d have to go without working *sigh.. it's just the cards we have right now!

Nope! My wife never posts here; in fact, she rarely -- if ever -- bothers to check VJ at all. If she did, I'd be a little more careful.

The following Saturday night, me and my husband (assuming CBP lets him in) are going to dinner at Ruth's Chris. If you've never been, you should try it sometime.

Very nice restaurant. My wife took me there for my birthday when she was here in Texas. If you're going on a Saturday night, it'll definitely be dressier than a weekday (and far busier too). I hope you don't get a new waiter or waitress. I have a knack for getting them.

No plans we're not really in a position to spend money just yet...c'mon EAD!

Since it's a Thurs, just a quiet night in...I have a little something which I CANNOT divulge since he is on here frequently too

the first Valentines after we met online, hubby (well, he wasn't my hubby at the time ) sent me a cute Ecard that had kittens on it...... when we first met I thought he was annoying etc... but i started to like him after he sent me that card .... all the card said was" I know you like cats" .. I was touched that he had remembered something I had told him...

the next Valentine's day, I think he sent me flowers but I can't remember now...

the next one we spent together, he came up to Canada so we could get our marriage license and for Valentine's I made him a nice dinner, which he ate and then he fell asleep right afterwards

the following Valentines, he sent me a dozen red long stem roses...

I can't remember if we have done anything for Valentines since i have moved here

You could just tell him that your heart belongs to him.

Darn.... we don't do any of the human-made holidays -- -i.e. no Christmas, no Valentine's Day, no Compadre Day, nada so I can't report on this one
Though who knows, maybe I will cook something up , preferably involving handcuffs and chicken outfits....

Sis please be careful. If the TLM is used for a unforeseen purpose, outside normal operational parameters you'll void the warranty and possibly cause catastrophic damage to the mechanism. Len, try hard not to kill the boy.

You should dress up as a one-eyed giant Smurf leper go-go dancer with Tourette's Syndrome and attempt to cover him in horseradish and apple sauce.

Uh oh... now THAT'S an idea!!!!

Let me get this straight, you intend to dress like a giant one-eyed monster and spew various condiments on poor TLM. Didn't you read the owner's manual, horizontal over speeding will void the warranty.
All I can say is "Our Blessed Lady of Seattle, don't phallus now."

We usually don't do anything too special for valentine's as we'd rather spend our money to celebrate our anniversary, which is 10 days after Valentine's day. We just give each other small gifts and maybe have a quiet dinner at home or at our favorite sushi place.

We exchanged our gifts yesterday, because we are dorks and wanted to celebrate all week

He bought me an I-pod Nano (the red one) and I cross-stitched him a picture featuring the song he likes to sing me

We both work on V-Day so we'll probably just go to bed early and eat ice-cream and watch stuff from the DVR.

Tee heee.... I know what will bring spice into our non-Valentine-day celebrations.....

We will do what we usually do. I find a silly card for her, she finds a cute and silly card for me and maybe some silly little gits. I'll get her a flower and then we go out for dinner somewhere. This year we're trying to hit this Russian restraunt downtown, we'll see if she can get the reservations or not, if not, we have to look for somewhere else to eat...

Gosh. I'm impressed with the effort some of you are making. I'm not real big on Valentines stuff, but he is. I've got him a nice card and will probably pick up a plant for his office. Some long stemmed roses from him were delivered this morning.

No idea yet...anything we plan will have to wait for the weekend. Payday isn't til Friday. *sigh* Anyhoo, the princess and I are thinking of baking something sweet, layered, and red for Joel.

I had two options planned- either pick up dinner at Whole Foods-they have a Valentines special $50.00 dinner for two that includes all the courses or go out for Indian food in the City. We're going for Indian.

Crikey... use the gift that always works with guys:


show up naked with a can of beer in one hand and the remote in the other

then you can forget guilt and go on with your original plans...

I'm going to attempt to cook lobster

=)
my first time!

We'll be spending V-day on our own - him in Chicago and me in Cochrane. I've sent him a card. We got to spend last V-day together as he was here visiting. I hope and pray that this will be our last V-day apart.

Wow! A real live lobster?


My hubby always made sure we were together for Valentine's. He's a big softy that way. This will definitely be your last V-day apart, BH. Go out and have a great time with your friends or family. You'll appreciate the time you had together after you move.

I think we're going out for dinner.

Umm since I don't have a job yet I was thinking of making up some "love coupons" for my husband. If ya know what I mean.



Omg I can't believe I just admitted that.

I'm going to be sitting at home...all alone....by myself...alone. Totally...and utterly...miserably....alone.

**Holy emo!***

Happy VD everyone!!!

Awww, cheer up, like crickey said, think about how much fun you guys will have next year! Sprailenes I'm shocked!



We aren't doing anything in particular today, we decided we would rather go out for dinner tomorrow night

I'll be going solo to a violin concert. Hopefully next year we'll be doing this sort of thing together!

Awee... this is so naughty & wonderful!! Hee hee.. I can't believe you admitted it either!! tee hee!!!

We both spent it in Montreal since our K1 interview was on the 13th....it was chilly but worth it! Approved Visa from the Consulate and spending time together...what else could one wish for!

Awesome news T.O_2_FL!!!

We had a nice evening at home. The best part was, when I got home and drove into the carport, I saw a huge red sheet that said I LOVE U on it!!! Hubby was very sweet and creative.

Awww. That's so sweet.

HOw perfect!!

FABULOUS!!!!!
I'm breaking my vow and celebrating Belated Valentine's for yah both!!!!!

I didnt expect anything from my babe since he had to work,
was just on cloud 9 to be with him and spend our first valentine as husband and wife together
but my god i love this man , he came home yesterday totaly supriced me with a huge box of chocolate truffels , a teddy with candies ,some scratch off tickets ( won 2 bucks yeahhhhhh lol ) and brought home a whole bouffet with chineses food , hmmmmmmmmmmmm
valentine was great ( flouting on cloud 9 )

Oliver was working during the day so this is what we did at home for dinner...

it was our first attempt too!

mmm lobster! what sauce is that? bernaise?

Wow the Lobster looks good. We just went to Red Lobster for dinner.

I love the violin. How was the concert, Jane?

Wow. That is AWESOME, Liz! I wish I'd thought of taking a picture.

=) this was the recipe we used:

Rock lobster tails cooked and served with citrus butter

INGREDIENTS:

* 4 frozen rock lobster tails, about 6 to 8 ounces each, butterflied
* 1/4 cup melted butter
* 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
* 1/2 teaspoon grated orange peel
* 1/4 teaspoon salt
* dash ground ginger
* dash paprika
* lemon wedges

PREPARATION:
Place thawed lobster tails on broiler pan, shell side down. Combine butter, lemon juice, orange peel, salt, ginger and paprika. Brush over lobster tail meat. Broil rock lobster tails 6 to 8 minutes from heat