Committed: The Ties that Bond
with Angella Dykstra
I'm a mom of three, a professional accountant, and an amateur photographer and writer. I am not a marriage expert. But my husband and I take "Til death do us part" seriously, and here I'll be sharing how we keep our marriage strong while we both do that insane work-life juggle.
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As we all know, Valentine’s Day (or Love Day, for the old school Simpsons fans) is next week. The merchandise has been out since the day after Christmas and it’s all you hear about on t.v. or online. Gift guides and date ideas and giveaways, oh my!
I’ve mentioned before that my husband and I don’t really celebrate Valentine’s Day. It started out because we didn’t want to buy into the commercialism, and we went on regular date nights as it was. There has been the occasional Valentine’s Day where we’ve surprised the other with something, but we usually have the “We’re not buying presents, RIGHT?” conversation and we both stick to it. Usually.
I don’t know if that’s the plan this year or not, because we haven’t had that conversation, but I think I’m going to get him a little something anyway. We’ve had a particularly rough couple of weeks and while he and I are now (better than) fine, there’s still a lot of things going on that are stressful. So, I think surprising him with a gift to thank him for being such a great husband, father, and person is in order. I just have no idea what that gift will be.
What do you give each other for Valentine’s Day?
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No gifts, though I am hopeful for a birthday present! (still waiting….)
I got a deal on Symphony tickets, which is not something we normally do, but thought it might be fun. We plan on going out for supper ahead of time. Seems romantic and such
Heather | February 7th, 2012 at 10:12 am
It’s a big day for us, because it’s also his birthday. We don’t dine out on “the” day but I do get him separate birthday and Valentine’s day cards. Since we both like dining out we’ll make a two-weekend event - V-day one weekend and his birthday the next!
Grace | February 9th, 2012 at 7:17 am
No gifts. Feb. 14 happens to be our wedding anniversary, too, so we go out for dinner a day or two in advance (figuring that’s close enough to the date to not jinx it ;-)). Tonight is the night and will be toasted with beer and Thai curry, because we’re just that classy!
Dani | February 11th, 2012 at 6:40 pm
We don’t do Valentine’s gifts. We do have a tradition of cooking a nice meal together every year. Tonight we are having manicotti with caesar salad (all homemade).
K | February 14th, 2012 at 2:45 pm