Valentine's Day

[Veronica]

It's still celebrated 2/14 right?

I had two kids show up with their Valentines today. It distresses me how they all bring candy as their Valentine. It's almost as big as Halloween.

Veronica

[Melalvai]

Did they get confused? Maybe they wanted to get their valentines to school early so that they wouldn't forget on the day.

My daughter is on the school newsletter and she did an article on Singles Awareness Day. It was pretty cute. The opposite page featured the teachers who are couples.

[Crankin]

I love Valentines Day. My dad always came home with a piece of jewelry and candy for both my mom and I. DH and I always celebrate, either at home or at a restaurant.
When I taught 5th grade, I did a "grown up" Valentine's celebration, last period of the day. A couple of moms brought home made treats and we focused the friendship values espoused by the Responsive Classroom. It was a very diverse group and they appreciated that the pressure was off, in terms of cards, etc. It was a success.

[ny biker]

Just another winter day during that part of February when we often get snow storms in the mid-Atlantic and/or northeast, as far as I'm concerned.

[Koronin]

I've never cared for it. Before the economy collapsed my husband did usually get me something for Valentine's Day, but it's never been important to me. So now while we are trying to dig out of debt he does understand that he does not need to get me anything. That I won't get upset or be dissappointed. I'd rather use the money to pay off debt than buy stuff we don't need for a holiday that I see as pointless.

Oh and yes it's 2/14. I have a trailor check I'm doing for the new Die Hard movie that day. I guess because it's Valentine's Day all the movies are opening on Thursday instead of Friday.

[Crankin]

Wow, I am not particularly "romantic," and our gifts have never been more than a delivery of a bunch of chocolate chip cookies or a sweater, I still love the idea of paying a little extra attention to the idea of love. We don't "need" to get each other anything and mostly, in the past years we haven't, because as opposed to when we were younger, we pretty much get stuff whenever we want it. For me, it's more about a special meal and the acknowledgment of our relationship. And, the quest as to which one of us can find the funniest card.