Happy Belated Anniversary to Deena and Greg!!!

I spent every Valentine's Day alone until I met TCG. To me it's not about the money spent or stuff, but a day to make sure I tell him how much I appreciate him, although I try to do that all the time anyway. Plus, I will take any excuse to dress up, go out for a nice dinners, and get TCG to wear a tie. I'm sorry if my mentioning our Vaentine's Day upset anyone.

FWIW, when I was single. I used Valentine's Day as an excuse to treat myself to a special day.

I'm sorry if my mentioning our Vaentine's Day upset anyone.

FWIW, I'm not upset in the slightest. My views on Valentine's Day, weddings, and diamond engagement rings (not the blood diamond thing, just how lame it is that they are the standard for engagement) are fairly outlier and I understand that.

I'm glad you had a nice day. Everyone should have nice days like that every once in a while!

I'm sorry if my mentioning our Vaentine's Day upset anyone.

Jesus, sj, you don't have to apologize for Valentine's Day.

are fairly outlier and I understand that.

Not around here. There's a lot of Valentine resentment hereabouts.

But I'm all for: sex, chocolate, strawberry tarts shaped like hearts, "I Choo-Choo-Choo Choose You," champagne and fancy dinners out, kissing and holidays that celebrate those things.

We celebrated Valentine's Day with cupcakes. I got four different kinds. Matilda selected the chocolate one with the red candy heart on top. Emmett took the one with pink coconut frosting (while loudly bemoaning that Matilda got first pick). JZ had the lemon cupcake with a little tiny frosting bee with almond sliver wings. And I had the chocolate with fleur de sel and a butterscotch core in the middle. They all had some kind of mousse or filling in them which was delicious.

ooh, we had cupcakes yesterday too! Not as fancy as your, but still delicious. I had a chocolate sour cream cupcake with chocolate espresso buttercream frosting and Tom had an orange rum cupcake with vanilla buttercream and candied orange on top. Yum! Excellent reward after getting the bed put together.

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But I'm all for: sex, chocolate, strawberry tarts shaped like hearts, "I Choo-Choo-Choo Choose You," champagne and fancy dinners out, kissing and holidays that celebrate those things.

I'm all for those things to but don't like waiting for a specific day to do them.

My personal opinion is that V-Day doesn't celebrate those things, it commercializes them and sets up crazy expectations. However, I'm glad that you were able to find a way to celebrate it without that baggage, and I know a lot of people do also.

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Also bear in mind that I also hate Christmas as a holiday. I'm not crazy about New Years and Halloween either. So, you know, I've got all sorts of cranky going on all year round.

Holidays I do like: Thanksgiving, Cinco de Mayo, and 4th of July.

Am neutral on: Memorial Day, Labor Dabor, and Easter.

Please to update my file!

How about Arbor Day?

I'm the biggest, most romantic sap on the planet and even I treat Valentine's sort of like another day. I think it's because I AM the biggest most romantic sap on the planet and I like celebrating little things at unexpected times.

Like when I was so sick last week, Lewis bringing me home piña colada cake and coconut sesame ice cream because he knew it would make me feel better. That's romance enough for me.

The best thing about V-day though? All the discount chocolate today. Although I'm holding out for Easter and the Cadbury Creme Eggs.

Arbor Day, I am also neutral on. Heh. I do like Flag Day, though, because that's a good friend's birthday.

Also bear in mind that I also hate Christmas as a holiday. I'm not crazy about New Years and Halloween either. So, you know, I've got all sorts of cranky going on all year round.

Holidays I do like: Thanksgiving, Cinco de Mayo, and 4th of July.

I'm sitting with Nora. I hate the over commercialization of the holidays. For example, a store around the corner had Valentine decorations up on December 27th. Let's get New Years out the door first people! Granted, it was a condom store, but still!

(Although, I could care less about Cinco de Mayo)