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Originally Posted by rawbone8  When I was a poor starving college student I drew a nice red heart on my chest with lipstick and presented myself to my sweetheart.
Later, when she stopped laughing and wiped away her tears, she warned me that would only work ONCE.  |
Aww, what a cute presentation! I think too many spend too much on V-day gifts. Especially all those here who claim not to like it just because it's expensive. I think it's a great excuse to do something nice for the people you love. I made my grandmother a pint of ice cream and some cookies. I bought her favorite candy bar, a card, and a scratch-off game from the Lottery. Maybe she'll win something. I got my sweetheart a card and a game too. I baked him a cake and I'm making him a bracelet. I spent $20 and three hours total. That doesn't count the bracelet. I always have beading supplies in my house. I breathe arts and crafts. The thread, silver accent beads and closures, and beads all probably add another $10, and six hours of labor.
You know what ruins the day? People who buy something in the gas station on the morning of. People who buy expensive jewels they can't afford and spent no time selecting. I'll be really disapointed if I'm presented with a yellow gold and white diamond heart pendant or something tomorrow. I'm expecting my super-talented valentine to draw me something big and lovely which I can frame. (Bonus points if it's dated and framed already.) He's good in the kitchen, so maybe he has made me some cookies. Or he can show me he listens: I need a new sports bra, in an extremely uncommon size. Now, if he's gotten me one of those, he'll have spent too much, but unlike a heart pendant I'll know he has been paying attention to my life. What ruins the day is people forgetting he spirit of the day and giving in to the Kay, Hallmark, DeBeers, FTD Florist ads and spending a week's pay.
You know something else? More important than an exchange of gifts is what you do. My dude and I are going to do something he's never done before, something about which he is terrified. The level of trust displayed has me excited, nervous and eager to be with him already. I keep willing the clock to speed up. At 5am, I can leave my house and start my trek north, in the horrible weather...
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.
Happy Valentine’s day 
- thanks
