Valentines Day Options

[rayneezy23]

What should i do on valentines day im all out of ideas?? Any body help me out i really wanna make this special for her and i want to let her know that im diggin her yeadigg!!!

[playr158]

I've already blown >$200 on Vday

Typical:
Flowers, chocolate, stuffed animal

baller:
LOTS tea candles all over, and cook her a really nice dinner.

remember out of the box & original > typical

[rayneezy23]

I've already blown >$200 on Vday

Typical:
Flowers, chocolate, stuffed animal

baller:
LOTS tea candles all over, and cook her a really nice dinner.

remember out of the box & original > typical

you think it would be better if it was a home cook dinner?

[thespacepanda]

Very much so. If you're not a chef do something easy like pasta. Get a good wine while you're at it. If you're not a wine connoisseur, just ask the guys at the bigger liquor stores, they usually have good taste.

[GriffGirl]

Take these guys' advice, coming from a girl, they're right on the money. For girls (well, IMO girls of substance, that is) it's not about spending a bunch of money, it's about being creative and making the effort to let her know that you're paying attention and that you care. It's all in the details.

Go to foodnetwork.com for recipe ideas, I use it ALL the time because I always seem to need to go grocery shopping but never have any money or time... it's a GREAT resource to be creative with what you have around the house! You can search by ingredient or by type of meal or whatever. It's awesome!

Lastly, if you DO feel compelled to get chocolate - I might speak for myself on this one but guys, if you're gonna buy chocolates for a girl on V Day, go for quality, not quantity, and spend the money on a few pieces of REALLY GOOD QUALITY chocolate and skip the Russell Stover's, okay? That stuff is just nasty and unoriginal.

This post has been edited by GriffGirl: Feb 13, 2008 - 4:36 PM

[playr158]

<--detail king

(spacepanda gotta remember most people here are probably <21)
although if you can't cook, do a nice restaurant. Nothing worse than bad food
I'm lucky this year, my new GF wants to cook me dinner 0=). I get to make dessert....baking and pastry my specialty

This post has been edited by playr158: Feb 13, 2008 - 4:37 PM

[Sinyk]

My ex got mad at me for wanting to do anything for Valentine's day last year. She says it's just a big cash grab and that guys shouldn't be expected to drop a ton of cash just because other people say it's THE day.

About the only time I saved money while going out with her.

[GriffGirl]

My ex got mad at me for wanting to do anything for Valentine's day last year. She says it's just a big cash grab and that guys shouldn't be expected to drop a ton of cash just because other people say it's THE day.

About the only time I saved money while going out with her.

DON'T BELIEVE THE HYPE! Of course, she's your ex now, so I guess it doesn't matter. But any girl who says "don't do anything for me" is either lying or cheating. LOL

[thespacepanda]

lol

[playr158]

see panda's sig for what happens when you don't do V-day

[ILuvMyCelica95]

Take these guys' advice, coming from a girl, they're right on the money. For girls (well, IMO girls of substance, that is) it's not about spending a bunch of money, it's about being creative and making the effort to let her know that you're paying attention and that you care. It's all in the details.

Go to foodnetwork.com for recipe ideas, I use it ALL the time because I always seem to need to go grocery shopping but never have any money or time... it's a GREAT resource to be creative with what you have around the house! You can search by ingredient or by type of meal or whatever. It's awesome!

Lastly, if you DO feel compelled to get chocolate - I might speak for myself on this one but guys, if you're gonna buy chocolates for a girl on V Day, go for quality, not quantity, and spend the money on a few pieces of REALLY GOOD QUALITY chocolate and skip the Russell Stover's, okay? That stuff is just nasty and unoriginal.

Amen!

lol I love Valentine's day because i'm super romantic/cheesy... but then again my b/f and I are like that all the time so Valentine's day is 10x worse

I'm cooking his favorite meal, got him a Duke University Shirt he wanted and a cool beer stein, a scrapbook of a trip i took him on and a little trip to good old VS... and a mini heart shaped cheesecake with cherries on top

I cant decided on the fav meal, Crab stuffed tilapia or steak and lobster tail :-\ Or steak with a lobster bisque as an appetizer

Then i made heart shaped brownies for his family and a mini cheesecake for my parents.

Yeah i think that's about it.

[thespacepanda]

I cant decided on the fav meal, Crab stuffed tilapia or steak and lobster tail :-\ Or steak with a lobster bisque as an appetizer

Then i made heart shaped brownies for his family and a mini cheesecake for my parents.

Yeah i think that's about it.

I am a chef (in my free time) and if you're gonna attempt a lobster bisque you better know what you're doing cuz its so easy to mess that stuff up. And if you can make a lobster bisque that can put mine to shame then you need to leave him and come down to Texas asap.

[rayneezy23]

im a cook some fettucini for this girl thanks for all the good info hopes she likes it..

[axelrduvirage]

my 2cents...keep it simple. it doesn't matter what you bake, cook, buy, whittle or whatever. what matters is sharing a day, an evening or just a few hours with your soul-mate. no cellphone, no PC, no x-box. make the moment yours-- a meal, a movie, a favourite TV show or even a lights-down-low-full-contact-heavy-breathing-kissy-face hour on the sofa. all that matters is that you are together and the world revolves around your relationship. revel in each other. look into each other's eyes and express your love and commitment...
then jump into your 6gc and tear around the neighbourhood with the music blaring and the windows rolled down and laugh.

BTW i married my first true love almost 25 years ago and we are still crazy in love. it's not always been easy. we've had to deal with plenty of crap along the way. we have 2 beautiful children that are the fruit of our life together and they love us in return. if anything i hope they can remember us for one thing" "live, love, laugh - maybe not in that order but definately at the top of the everyday "to-do" list .

peace

[Random_Stranger]

Since my woman Catherine Zeta Jones left me... (LOL) My new love has a name.... Celica. We have been through thick and thin. No one can replace her. Yeah, there are many others like it, but this one is mine.


On a serious note though, Valentines Day is OVERRATED! But always a good excuse to find some chick with serious issues for a fling. I am not the kind of vampire to prey on such easy pickings, but I say it is something to try a few times until it grows old. I don't have a girlfriend and I don't need one. I would rather put my money into my car.



My bad, I thought this was about what everyone is doing. Okay, for you? Women can be into real simple things. So long as it truly comes from the heart. Seriously. Maybe just put your thoughts on hold for just a moment, and listen to the little things she mentions. The things that may seem unimportant might shock her that you remembered. So long as you make it something you both will never forget, no matter how great or small, I think that makes it all the worthwhile. (End Valentine Mode)

Okay, what the heck was that?

This post has been edited by Random_Stranger: Feb 13, 2008 - 8:53 PM

[CelicaBuddy]

my 2cents...keep it simple. it doesn't matter what you bake, cook, buy, whittle or whatever. what matters is sharing a day, an evening or just a few hours with your soul-mate. no cellphone, no PC, no x-box. make the moment yours-- a meal, a movie, a favourite TV show or even a lights-down-low-full-contact-heavy-breathing-kissy-face hour on the sofa. all that matters is that you are together and the world revolves around your relationship. revel in each other. look into each other's eyes and express your love and commitment...

I agree completely with what your saying Never been much of the romantic type, so I dont care too much for Valentine's (its just another commercialized holiday like all the rest IMO), but if me and my bf HAD to do something, really just be hanging out would be ideal enough for me - but also considering the fact that I only see him 4-5 days out of every 2 months, of course I'd wanna just hang out. lol

So as you can imagine, I'll be spending this one alone, but thats okay He surprised me with a Wii that I've been dying to have since forever so I'll curl up with that

[playr158]

:woot: go Tina on cooking...I vote steak and lobster bisque...

i'm baking cheese cake right now, i got 6 choc. covered strawberries in the fridge, & a box of truffles around here as well.
now lets hope the flowers arrive on time tomorrow and i'm golden :grin:

[Rayme]

Just flowers and a night together, I'm not into holidays really...I dont see the point into blowing money.

She got a nice ring at x-mas, thats freak' 6 weeks ago, no need to show my appreciation all year round! hehe

[xs94st]

gonna bake a batch of cupcakes and make it into a heart..then write somethin on it all

flowers for her when she wakes up.

then make some dinner before she gets home from work.

then go party

[supershannon77]

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!

[BlackCelicaGT94]

My boyfriend is taking me to the Westin (my favorite hotel) and dinner.

I got him tickets to a Mixed Martial Arts fight that is in a week and a half and will be driving him and his friend the hour drive away that it is and picking them up so they can drink :-)

[Toyoca]

i dont believe in valentines day but......i recently discovered walmart.com photo. they have some nice gifts you can create with a pic you submit. then you just pick it up at your local store...ingenious

btw my gf believes in it so she got a nice mug with our photo =)~

[ILuvMyCelica95]

I cant decided on the fav meal, Crab stuffed tilapia or steak and lobster tail :-\ Or steak with a lobster bisque as an appetizer

Then i made heart shaped brownies for his family and a mini cheesecake for my parents.

Yeah i think that's about it.

I am a chef (in my free time) and if you're gonna attempt a lobster bisque you better know what you're doing cuz its so easy to mess that stuff up. And if you can make a lobster bisque that can put mine to shame then you need to leave him and come down to Texas asap.

I've done it before Idk it was pretty damn good :-P

:woot: go Tina on cooking...I vote steak and lobster bisque...

i'm baking cheese cake right now, i got 6 choc. covered strawberries in the fridge, & a box of truffles around here as well.
now lets hope the flowers arrive on time tomorrow and i'm golden :grin:

I think that's what i'm going with Dan

when i get home from work i'll do chocolate covered strawberries for my g/fs.

btw

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!!

[playr158]

Happy Vday guys

Cheesecake in the Fridge, 1st set of flowers have been delivered......going good so far :woot:

[x_itchy_b_x]

I've already blown >$200 on Vday

Typical:
Flowers, chocolate, stuffed animal

baller:
LOTS tea candles all over, and cook her a really nice dinner.

remember out of the box & original > typical

wtf is this crap. I ball, and today I said please before telling her to make me a sandwich. thats how you do it.

[playr158]

:lmao:

Itchy is.....



MCLOVIN!!!!

[x_itchy_b_x]

Haha here's McLovin, 25 year old Hawaiian organ donor.
lol Dan. that made my day. thanks.

[shin]

i bought my wife this..


her b'day's gonna be in 2 days and i'm gonna pick her out a diamond bracelet later today.

[hongkongnerdboy]

hooray

[GriffGirl]

I am, as usual, broke as a joke. And so's my g/f. I don't know what she's got planned for me, she's been unusually quiet about today so it's anyone's guess... but as for me, I've tapped into that really expensive-ass piece of paper that says Fine Arts Degree on it (that very same piece of paper that is currently prohibiting me from enjoying any tax-return action) and made a whole bunch of origami hearts and wrote little love notes on it then scattered on the bed for her to find when she gets home from work before me. I totally don't suck at cooking, so I think I'll spend some quality time at work attempting to make origami roses and present them to her when I get home tonight, and then cook a nice dinner. I'm thinking salmon.

[99Celica]

my gf's birthday is tomorrow so I feel you shin. Taking my gf to a nice seafood/steak place on the beach and got her orchids for today( her favorite flower), and a necklace for tomorrow with some homemade cake.

I've noticed that even if what you do for her doesn't turn out right, it's the thought that counts. If you make her dinner and it makes you both want to lick your toilet, she'll still be happy you tried and you'll laugh about it afterwards.

I hope everyone has a happy valentines day!

[thespacepanda]

I am, as usual, broke as a joke. And so's my g/f. I don't know what she's got planned for me, she's been unusually quiet about today so it's anyone's guess... but as for me, I've tapped into that really expensive-ass piece of paper that says Fine Arts Degree on it (that very same piece of paper that is currently prohibiting me from enjoying any tax-return action) and made a whole bunch of origami hearts and wrote little love notes on it then scattered on the bed for her to find when she gets home from work before me. I totally don't suck at cooking, so I think I'll spend some quality time at work attempting to make origami roses and present them to her when I get home tonight, and then cook a nice dinner. I'm thinking salmon.

Don't you pnw people ever get tired of salmon?

[GriffGirl]

I am, as usual, broke as a joke. And so's my g/f. I don't know what she's got planned for me, she's been unusually quiet about today so it's anyone's guess... but as for me, I've tapped into that really expensive-ass piece of paper that says Fine Arts Degree on it (that very same piece of paper that is currently prohibiting me from enjoying any tax-return action) and made a whole bunch of origami hearts and wrote little love notes on it then scattered on the bed for her to find when she gets home from work before me. I totally don't suck at cooking, so I think I'll spend some quality time at work attempting to make origami roses and present them to her when I get home tonight, and then cook a nice dinner. I'm thinking salmon.

Don't you pnw people ever get tired of salmon?

I'm a jew from Brooklyn. It's my destiny no matter which coast I'm on.

[Havok1997GT]

I am, as usual, broke as a joke. And so's my g/f. I don't know what she's got planned for me, she's been unusually quiet about today so it's anyone's guess... but as for me, I've tapped into that really expensive-ass piece of paper that says Fine Arts Degree on it (that very same piece of paper that is currently prohibiting me from enjoying any tax-return action) and made a whole bunch of origami hearts and wrote little love notes on it then scattered on the bed for her to find when she gets home from work before me. I totally don't suck at cooking, so I think I'll spend some quality time at work attempting to make origami roses and present them to her when I get home tonight, and then cook a nice dinner. I'm thinking salmon.

Don't you pnw people ever get tired of salmon?

I'm a jew from Brooklyn. It's my destiny no matter which coast I'm on.

Flowers........$40
Dinner.....$90
Movie........$25
Drinks......$50
Hotel..........$115
The look on his face when you tell him you're on your rag...............Priceless
(My fav thus fare)

At any rate. me and my wife are broke, so im waiting till Saturday after i get paid and we going to get Star Pizza( for all you houston people, its good stuff) and then Ice Cream at Amys Ice Cream(Also good stuff in houston). Also we dont have the child to tag along with us so that also a plus.

other then that im going the easy route. Chocolate. the romantic thing doesnt work on her though. Paper Hearts would just make her mad because we would have to clean it up later

besides, when you have a kid, and you get a break from them, you really dont want to do the romantic thing. you want to go home and take your frustrations that that child presses upon you everyday by.........having angry mommy and daddy time

[xs94st]

haha had to change my plans..

she woke up earlier than i did (5:45 am, WTF?) so no wakin up with flowers.

i called in a favor at work and stayed home, baked a two layer cake, shaped it like a heart, added pudding center, strawberry frosting, decorated it, bought some roses

i wrote her a poem that was going to be on a card i was making, but instead i just wrote her a song with some of the stuff from the poem

now were gonna go have dinner. either sushi (bomb sushi, so, so, bomb) or rainforest cafe (i don't prefer it, but she likes it )

hope yall had a fun day with ur valentines

[ILuvMyCelica95]

not to toot my own horn but BEEP BEEP my lobster bisque was amazing! :-D

I've never cooked so many things at the same time, it wasnt that hard because my dad installed another oven in my kitchen.

I didn't realize the lobster had to go in the pot with the water,white wine and fish stock while it was still alive, so i was sad when i had to do that... i got over it fast because Larry was delicious.

When i got home from work there were roses all over my room, boxes of candy. There was a note that said, "I love you but your room is messy maybe you should make your bed." Under my pillow was a box with this in it.



Then he did the dishes :-P.

I wish i took a picture of how the table was set it was so pretty with my roses and little heart shaped candles.

[GriffGirl]

She loved the origami hearts I left for her and like last year, I bought her a living plant because I kinda like the idea of giving a plant that will continue making flowers rather than giving flowers that are gonna die. When we moved into our house, she really started wanting a flowering fruit tree, so last year for V-Day I got her a weeping cherry tree (that looks great in our yard and is doing splendidly, I might add!). Yesterday I got her, I don't actually know what the hell it is, some kind of flowering hydrangea-looking plant. She got me a single red rose, a fabulous variety of really good dark chocolate, and took me out for dinner.

But still, if I could have, I'd have done the fabulous-jewelry-under-the-pillow trick. That's awesome. So now I'm just gonna do it at some random, non-holiday time when I can afford it.

[nyawton]

got my girlfriend a goldfish! lol different but she liked it

Looks like this fella

[ILuvMyCelica95]

She loved the origami hearts I left for her and like last year, I bought her a living plant because I kinda like the idea of giving a plant that will continue making flowers rather than giving flowers that are gonna die. When we moved into our house, she really started wanting a flowering fruit tree, so last year for V-Day I got her a weeping cherry tree (that looks great in our yard and is doing splendidly, I might add!). Yesterday I got her, I don't actually know what the hell it is, some kind of flowering hydrangea-looking plant. She got me a single red rose, a fabulous variety of really good dark chocolate, and took me out for dinner.

But still, if I could have, I'd have done the fabulous-jewelry-under-the-pillow trick. That's awesome. So now I'm just gonna do it at some random, non-holiday time when I can afford it.

That is beautiful. I love things that really come from the heart.

got my girlfriend a goldfish! lol different but she liked it

Looks like this fella

and I <3 pets so that is adorable

[supershannon77]

I am not the jewelry kinda girl so instead I got Video Games for ps3 and dinner..cant forget the beautiful flowers...for him I got him the PS3....I also gave him a puzzle of the world trade center since he lost his aunt 9/11...I should of have had it finished for him but im gonna work on it the next couple of weeks its really big soo it might take some time. I was the most happy that we got to spend some time just the 2 of us.

Tina looks like you had a real romantic evening there...thats awesome...he seems like a keeper!!!!!!!!!

[Random_Stranger]

got my girlfriend a goldfish! lol different but she liked it

Looks like this fella

Dude is she into goldfish? I don't care how nerdy this makes me, but I breed goldfish for a hobby. I have black moor, ryukin, and ranchu. There is a website much like this one for interest in goldfish. kokosgoldfish.com

[forkee]

this had to be my most extravagant valentine's ever....

i got her a "heart cuff's of love" by IDX-change $60 (dunno if you've heard about it but its famous in hollywood and all the celebrities are wearing their jewelry now, check out the press section on the link)
plus the usual card and rose $20

we went to Frenchy's Bistro

check out the menu....we each ordered alternating food to try everything.

Valentine’s Day Celebration
Thursday February 14th, 2008 from 5pm

MENU

First course
Marinated Bulgur & roasted root vegetables
Or
Norwegian smoked fish plate, potato vinaigrette

Soup/Salad
Bouchot Mussels soup with Saffron
Or
Organic greens with goat cheese toast

Main course
Grilled Escolar from Fiji, natural with olive oil & herbs
Or
Roasted Pork prime rib on the bone, Truffle sauce
Dessert

Valentine’s Duo
chocolate timbale and heart shaped marshmallow upon warm chocolate fudge

heres the big nut shrinker............
Sixty-five Dollars per person plus taxes & gratuities.

dinner came out to exactly $165.48. it was so wierd eating fine dining. the first course could only be described as birdseed (Bulgur), i was too afraid to ask for ranch dressing on my salad and had to settle for the light vinaigrette, but the prime rib was to die for. im so glad im not one of those people that do this kind of dining daily, ill stick to sizzlers and chili's thank you very much.

saw "jumper" afterwards. $10 <-cheapest thing hahaha

i guess the best part was that we didnt have to wait for anything. (cept food). we got restaurant reservations ahead of time and got seated right as we walked in. we also picked up movie tickets in the morning so that it wouldn't be sold out. there was a long line at the box office when we arrived so even that was a quick walk in. so many valentine's days have been ruined by waiting hours to get seated or movies being sold out. all in all i think i gave a pretty good pampering

This post has been edited by forkee: Feb 16, 2008 - 4:43 AM

[xs94st]

nice forkee

glad yall had a good time

how was the food?

[nyawton]

got my girlfriend a goldfish! lol different but she liked it

Looks like this fella

Dude is she into goldfish? I don't care how nerdy this makes me, but I breed goldfish for a hobby. I have black moor, ryukin, and ranchu. There is a website much like this one for interest in goldfish. kokosgoldfish.com

Hey there.Not reali although Its been something shes been after for a while, that website looks helpfull