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

Almost 15 years ago, I was in my 3rd DAY of labor with DS #2 so every year I remind him how much I must love him to have gone through all that! LOL I always leave heart-shaped boxes of chocolates outside both (teenage) sons rooms so that's what they see when they wake up on Valentine's Day.

On Valentine's Day, my husband suprises me with a very thoughtful card, lots of candy, and my favorite magazines.

Since it's on a Saturday this year, I think we'll start with heart shaped pancakes or french toast and go from there. We always make a heart shaped cake. Last year, I did the 10 things I love about you book for each of the boys and my husband. They loved it! Thanks, Ali!

My hubby and I don't go overboard. We always get cards and make something special for dinner. I love making valentines day cards for my son's teachers.
Would love the chance to win.

I've never been much on celebrating Valentine's Day and this year will be the first year, since 1999, that I'll be single. However, I found the cutest digital brushes and stamps at www.designerdigitals.com called Love Bugs No.1, by Katie Pertiet. I drive a VW beetle, so I'm going to use these stamps to make valentines for my friends and family. Ali, I also have your digital love words, which I love!

Every year I head up a Val-o-gram program at work where you can send candy tied to a balloon to a co-worker for a $1 and all the money goes to charity. Love the great products you showcased!

I avoid the crowds and stay at home. Have dinner and swap cards with my boyfriend.

I always make something special for my kids, cookies or cupcakes and get them a card. My DH and I don't go out but spend quality time together after the kids are in bed, watch a movie and have a glass of champagne.

Last year I made dinner and then we had a fondue feast. Lots of chocolate, marshmallows, graham crackers, and fruit. The kids loved it and so did we. Love all of the Valentine's items. Especially the photograph! Thanks for the chance to win and good luck with the new little one!

I'm afraid that, as a single person, Valentine's Day is "just another day". When my son was younger, it was fun to do a little something for him - but now that he is older he realizes the implications of a "romantic" day and it a bit "weird out" with any type of "Valentine" greeting.

My boyfriend and I usually spend Valentine's Day together by cooking for each other. He takes a part of the meal and I take the other...nothing too fancy, but something that warms our hearts.
Thanks for the giveaways Ali!

Great give-aways Ali! My husband & I could choose to go out to dinner & a movie on our own, but we choose to take the girls (9 & 3) out for dinner on Valentine's Day. We like to involve them too!! We make Valentine cut-out cookies & decorate them & we make special Valentines for the girls to give to their classmates & friends.

My husband and I usually do something low key, but this year is the first year with a baby at home (well last year he was three weeks old, and that didn't count, because we were sleep deprived and I couldn't tell you what day it was for awhile there!) so I'd like to get a sitter and do something special, outside of the house, just the two of us, reconnecting a little. :)

We celebrate differently each year, but one thing that sticks out in my memory regarding Valentine's Day is when I was in college and dating a boy (who is now my husband) that I really liked a lot (that's why he's my husband!), and to express how much I cared about him on that special day I woke up super early in the a.m. and snuck over to his apartment building, walked around back finding the window to his bedroom (thankfully he lived on the ground level) and proceeded to stick numerous hearts all over his window (that I had cut out the night before - and this was before I knew about punches and die-cut machines mind you!) and attached a sign along with the hearts reading, "You've been heart attacked!"...when he woke up later that morning and opened his curtains, that is what he saw, a whole bunch of pink and red hearts! =)
Thanks for reminding me of that sweet memory!
Jen

2 yrs ago, my daughter & i prepared a dinner a special dinner (with matching table decorations) on valentine. since then, she looks forward on doing it every year.

I am a sucker for those little heart shaped boxes of candy conversation hearts. I remember my Dad bringing them home to us girls every valentines day. Now I buy them for my kids. Sweet tradition.

For Valentine's Day I always buy a bunch of different cards, some romantic some silly and leave them in different places for my husband to find all day. Last year I made him felt fortune cookies and put them in a decorative take out container and left them on the seat of his car. Silly little things like that.

One of my favorite memories growing up was my step dad bringing home a big, old-fashioned, red heart box full of chocolates with a silk flower on the top (it was the 70s) for my mom and a smiliar but smaller one for me. I always felt so special that day and so loved. As a result, my husband and I aren't big on Valentine's date night, instead we stay home and cook something special and include our daughter. Despite the occasional protest to mom and dad sneaking a kiss I think (hope) that being a part of the celebration (and getting her own box of chocolates) will give her the same memories some day.

I usually give my kids a little something that's their favorite. Bake Valentine sugar cookies, and fix my hubby one of his favorites for dinner, with cheesecake for dessert! Or go out, which is a treat for me!

The husband and I always exchange cards, but as to any other traditions, there aren't any yet. I'll never forget last year—we were in downtown Chicago and I was recovering from a big surgery the previous day. It was probably the least fun we will ever have on Valentine's Day.

I have always loved Valentine’s Day. A special day to tell the people you love, that you love them! And all that lovely pink & red & white pretty stuff to play with! I have always made homemade treats for my loved ones. Personal size heart shaped pizzas when my boys were young, lots of homemade sweets, and of course handmade one-of-a-kind Valentines. I still make cookies and chocolate covered strawberries for them all!

Last year, my hubby and I began a tradition that I hope we're able to do EVERY year! We headed up to Door County, WI (an awesomely romantic place!) for a long weekend together. Kids stayed at Grandma's and got spoiled rotten . . . and the hubs and I got to reconnect! Can't wait to go this year! We're already counting down the days!

Heart shaped pizza for dinner with
pink (strawberry) milk. The kids love it!

Usually we let the kids pick what is for dinner and then we make and decorate our own cupcakes for dessert. My husband and I pick another night during that week to go out to a nice dinner all alone. We kind of get two nights of celebrating out of it!

Valentine's day used to be so special for my DH and I but when the 2 kids came, it wasn't like that anymore. Hopefully, this year it will go back to the way it used to. Just a Valentine date with him (just the 2 of us) will make it special again.