VALENTINE's DAY

Originally Posted by AlteredEgo

Why are so many of you so anti-Valentine's Day? It's because you've lost sight of what's important. It's so easy to get bogged down in life and take each other, and all the little moments for granted. Here is an opportunity to bring those things, those people you love to the forefront. Let them know that when you forget the dry cleaning, when you burn the meatloaf, when you are yelling about a bounced check, when the tires are flat and the transmission's shot, when the roof leaks, and when the kid has puked all over the bed... let them know that when all these things are happening, you haven't forgoten how much they mean to you, and how much they enrich your life. And you don't have to say it with flowers. You can even just simply say it.

Originally Posted by YourAvgGuy

I suppose my most romantic Valentine Day memory was the proposal... I asked my wife to marry me, at church on a Wednesday evening during a Valentine Dinner hosted by our Youth Department in a crowd of 175 people. I was on the program to sing a song that evening for the church as well as doing the next presentation. However, since it was Valentine's Day, I wanted that evening to be a little more special. I had brought crystal candelbras from home, fine china, flute stemware globlets and silver flatware for us to dine with (she still had NO clue anything was going on). Additionally, I had 2 dozen roses sent to the church (multi-colored). After I spoken I did the presentation for the church, I had our sound engineer key up OUR song, "Because You Loved Me" and I sang it. While walking over to her, she began to cry. I fell to one knee on the last verse. At the end of the song I proceeded to tell her how much I loved her. I then presented her a cake she had saw from Edible Arts that she told me would love to sample that had her engagement ring on top of it.

Now tell me... How could she say NO? haha

Consequently, every year now, we still have dinners at the church and I still do the dinners with china, crystal glassware and silver flatware. :)

Tonight, though... is special. It marks the first time it has fallen on a Wednesday since we've been married. Starting at 3:00pm, I have planned for us today a his/her massage (she also has a day spa package for another time), dinner at a priemere resturant in our area where I will be performing OUR sing, LIVE again, flowers have been delivered, Edible Arts has delivered her special cake and gourmet fruit basket, and for that personalized touch... something someone told me to "MAKE"... I created a "coupon booklet" for her - redeemable all year (coupons for many things - homecooked meals, footrubs, date nights, cleaning the house, etc...)

I am a hopeless romantic... but I have a BIG GRIN on my face!!!

Originally Posted by Lordpendragon

My best was when MB, CG, Gisella, Sassy, njqt, Cbabe, Denise, 1hc, Kotchanski, Gilette, Lee, Snoozan, Karmen, HB, CBD, TK, CT turned up at my place with Callum, Sam, Big Dan, The Colonel, FF, RB, Tripod, Yorkie and a case of Macallan and several fortnum's hampers. Ahhh we could tell some stories.

Originally Posted by Lordpendragon

And if njqt doesn't change her av, my foreskin is going to take take some serious damage.

Originally Posted by Lordpendragon

Sam, if any of the details are a blur, I have 25 fps footage of the whole event.

Originally Posted by naughty

My favorite memory...

When I was in graduate school, I worked part time at Benneton. I was grumbling about having to work that evening and had no valentine prospects in sight. When I got home ,there on the front porch was a box filled with tropical orchids...with a card saying, "Orchids for a woman who is as exquisite and rare as they are...Your Secret Admirer". I never found out who sent them, but I will never forget the gesture either....

Originally Posted by Lordpendragon

My best was when MB, CG, Gisella, Sassy, njqt, Cbabe, Denise, 1hc, Kotchanski, Gilette, Lee, Snoozan, Karmen, HB, CBD, TK, CT turned up at my place with Callum, Sam, Big Dan, The Colonel, FF, RB, Tripod, Yorkie and a case of Macallan and several fortnum's hampers. Ahhh we could tell some stories.

Originally Posted by hootie

It could have been a friend or a relative that knew you were down. I sent an old girlfriend some flowers anonymously. On the card I had them put, "Snookeypooh, I love you so much my earlobes stink." I borrowed the line from a B.C. comic strip. It drove her friends nuts trying to find out who sent them.
My fav valentines was at my grandparents house. It was my grandpa's bday. All the family was gathered around. He had his arms around the grandkids, and nobody was fussing.

Originally Posted by invisibleman

Positive, eh?

Valentine's Day Nostalgia: (What I used to do...)

I would bake a chocolate cake and frost it with Dark Chocolate icing and top it with chopped walnuts and pecans.

I would find or rent a really good romantic comedy to watch with my beau. Like, "Blind Date" with Bruce Willis and Kim Basinger. Or "Stuck on You" with Matt Damon and Greg Kinnear.

Order some Thai Coconut Chicken Noodle Soup or some Korean Chap Chae from Doc Chey's Noodle House in Asheville. Or I would grill something great marinated and spice rubbed--steak, fish, or chicken and have grilled mixed squash and onions.

Make Champs-Elysees cocktails (nicknamed them "Champsi") because of the two liquids: Champagne and Pepsi. Hehehe. You can add a swirl of Hershey's Chocolate Syrup and a dash of maraschino cherry juice.

Sit down and eat. Afterwards, watch the movies while having some chocolate cake.. Fall asleep in my beau's arms. (I had already seen the movies but they are fun to watch--plus I get to sleep.)

Extra special surprise: Exchange a few cards and Valentine momentos.