Valentine musings

[ladyfish]

This has been a fun thread to read, since I'm sitting here wishing I could get out of my DH's Valentine gift. We're set to go to a formal (yes, black tie, etc) dinner and dance. He's looking forward to it because he will know a lot of the folks there (work friends). I on the other hand, will know maybe one person, someone I've met, but don't really know. I'd much rather stay home and have a bottle of wine and watch the snow fall.

Oh well. I'll go because he wants to. That's what it's all about--compromise. He does things for me that I know he'd rather not do. We'll have a good time.

As for gifts, we don't much get into that. He's the type that will go out on Valentine's day to the grocery store and buy some flowers because he thinks he should. It's a hokey day all around.

[Technotart]

I have been working non-stop for weeks on my final "thesis" type project for my masters and this morning my hubby made me heart shaped pancakes with sugar free syryp and then gave me a neck and shoulder rub with some aromatic oil while I sat in my computer chair at my desk and worked on my paper...such a sweet guy - I feel so blessed! In addition - he did all the laundry today, took the tyke to the gym to play, did the dishes AND made dinner and cleaned up after! As if cleaning and dinner weren't enough he ices the cake with the heart shaped pancakes and a shoulder massage <swoon!>

When I get this last semester over with, the poor guy is going to get some MUCH deserved attention!!!!

You know though - he does this all the time - not just for valentines day! Valentines day is just an excuse to give each other cards with nice long notes written in them that make each other cry and smile because it feels good to be acknolwedged and appreciated.

[bcipam]

Technotart: You sound very fortunate. I agree loving someone means showing it all year long, not just on the 14th!!! Make sure you give him a big hug from all of us!

[kiwi girl]

I sent my BF flowers one year when we were living in seperate cities. I sent them to his work and I think he was actually pretty chuffed about it. But now we are living together I think doing something on a particular day just because Halmark tells us to is pretty silly.

Besides, if he was buying stuff because he was sucked in by the advertising he'd get me some jewellery I'd never wear - when what I really want is this http://www.teamestrogen.com/products.asp?pID=18198

[Lise]

Oh, kiwi friends, what does chuffed mean? Good or bad? Lise

[Melody]

Oh, kiwi friends, what does chuffed mean? Good or bad? Lise

Chuffed is a good thing. Kind of like excited or "feeling good" I've seen it in brit literature too.

Mel

[kiwi girl]

Yup - chuffed in this sense is all good