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Meru
14-02-2013, 09:17 AM
Well I figured I'll start a thread on this, especially since now wherever I turn I will probably see atleast 5+ couples making out :rofl:

I just got some roses and choco delivered to my gf's house, and then going out for a nice dinner. Nothing tooo fancy :thumbsup: Oh and also getting my order of goodies from TS delivered today so looks my telescope will not spending Valentines day alone :P

So anyone doing anything extravagant or crazy for Valentines?

ZeroID
14-02-2013, 09:54 AM
Did the 'Red Roses' thing although I beleive VD is just another over commercialised ripoff but it keeps the peace at home.

But it's our 11th Anniversary Sat so we're doing a long lunch at one of our favourite wineries on the day so that covers the 'nice dinner' aspect.
And they make nice wine ... :thumbsup:

asimov
14-02-2013, 09:57 AM
We single guys...Well we do nothing:P

AstralTraveller
14-02-2013, 10:00 AM
My trouble and strife is away helping her sister with the newborn. [More correctly she is minding numbers 1,2 and 3 while the new parents dote over no. 4.] So we won't be doing anything except talking extra nice on the phone. The real celebration will be on St Paddy's day when we will celebrate 35 years of marital bliss.

Meru
14-02-2013, 10:01 AM
Brent,
Definitely agreed, probably started by hallmark to sell more cards I reckon. Though it's nice that your anniversay falls near VD, long lunch + wine sounds pretty good :) Hope the weather holds up for you.

John,
LOL atleast there's heaps of chocolate on sale after! Personally that's always been my favourite, single or not hehe ;)

David,
Awww well that's very nice of your wife to mind them. Hopefully they wont be a handful!

lacad01
14-02-2013, 10:05 AM
Every day is Valentine's Day for my mrs & I ;)

Meru
14-02-2013, 10:07 AM
Hahaha! That's the same response I give too ;) I hope my other half feels the same lol

mithrandir
14-02-2013, 04:19 PM
SWMBO is having 10 "girls" over for Book Club. I'm trying to decide how to make myself scarce. The weather looks good enough to get the astro gear out and hide in the back yard/garage.

One of the girls said her husband told her 40 years ago he didn't believe in VD. He's lived up to that declaration and has never done anything for it.

Varangian
14-02-2013, 04:27 PM
It's my daughter's first birthday so I will be getting home from work to celebrate her first trip around Sol.

My wife commented this morning that Valentines Day will never be just for us again for a long time.

blink138
14-02-2013, 04:54 PM
ha ha you said "VD"!........ i certaily will not be giving that to me missus!
pat

Iain.k
14-02-2013, 05:01 PM
I'm doing what any good man would do, taking my telescope out and taking some pictures : D

I cant think of a better evening.

koputai
14-02-2013, 05:05 PM
The wife and I are off for dinner at Ripples at Whale Beach. It's a sunny arvo, so we'll take the convertible. Ah, Sydney in summer is great.

Like you Adam, every day is Valentines Day for us. Nicely put.

Cheers,
Jason.

Suzy
14-02-2013, 06:24 PM
I got a goodbye/combined happy Valentine's Day hug with "see you in 10 days" and wooosh he was gone early this morning...

Hmmm got a male cat that's giving me cuddles in the meanwhile. :rolleyes:

Geeee I wonder what there's for dinner in my fridge.:( *sigh* Trying to get the pic out of my head of reading an exotic menu while a New Orleans muso named Phillipe plays Jazz tunes in some poshy restaurant where no one can pronounce the menu & the kind waiter plays (I mean places) a serviette on my lap...
So is Coco Pops a meal.:question:

LewisM
14-02-2013, 07:02 PM
This is such a personal question on a public forum :) :D ;)

SHE got a single long stem red rose, chocolates, and last night got dinner cooked for her (a day early, since she won't be home tonight).

Yep, Valentines Day is EVERY day here too.Rarely does the romance end.

DEFINITELY not VD day! Though some may be too young to know what VD means in the biological sense :)

michaellxv
14-02-2013, 09:02 PM
Well I surprised myself this year.

Yesterday my wife was going into town so I reminded her that Haigh's is in town. So we had chocolates to give each other this morning.

Then tonight only my youngest daughter needed to be dropped at guides instead of the normal round of drop offs. So we decided there was time to go down to Brighton and have dinner in one of the cafe's, even had time for a walk on the beach after before pickup time.

For the first time in living memory we have participated in Valentine's Day. Don't get used to it!

Stardrifter_WA
14-02-2013, 11:10 PM
Sadly, I didn't even get a Valentines card :sadeyes: Mind you, if I ever did, I would probably keel over with shock. :P

But, I did give a card to my Valentine baby....my youngest daughter was born on Valentines Day. :)

toc
15-02-2013, 12:47 AM
To be honest, I find it pretty annoying - my wife and I have never done anything on VD, and we are 100% happy with that, but people at work seem obsessed with it. 'oh you have to get something', 'go and get a box of chocolates on the way home'. Sheesh. :D

Wavytone
15-02-2013, 08:54 AM
Bought some tulips together (roses are such a cliche)... While I was preparing a nice dinner, she surprised me with oysters for entree and a nice treat for later.

A little surprise is always nice. Any fool can spend stupid amounts of money, something creative is much nicer IMHO.

Varangian
15-02-2013, 10:58 AM
Ah well there you go, we share a common celebration on the day :thumbsup:

Meru
17-02-2013, 01:38 PM
Bahaha it was fun reading all these! Well it's a bit of a late reply but hope you all had an enjoyable day/evening :)

tlgerdes
17-02-2013, 09:34 PM
I missed Valentines Day altogether, just didnt happen for me.

Hopped on a plane in LA on Wed 13th and landed in Sydney on Friday the 15th. The 14th didnt register at all.

shelltree
20-02-2013, 02:17 PM
I got a lovely flowers pot plant so it won't die within a few days :) It was extremely sweet! I spent the actual day with my puppy :P Totally worth it! lol

Meru
20-02-2013, 07:03 PM
I wish I had a puppy :sadeyes: