Nothing spells romantic like an entire day with my entire extended family of in-laws.
The dreaded V Day is on Sunday - No not VD Day, V Day, Valentines Day. You know the one. The 14th of February which every woman commits to memory regardless of whether they believe in it, loathe it or love it.
As a young lady (yes apparently now I am a Nanna), I loved Valentines Day. Well I did when I thought I had a chance of receiving something. Otherwise I thought it was a bullshit day that was a big marketing scam to fill a retail void between Christmas and Easter.
But when I was young and had boyfriends it was a marvellous day full of Gigantic novelty cards, teddy bears, roses delivered to the office and dressing up in a black lycra dress (klarsy) to go to a restaurant that was usually too good for me.
It continued on like this for me for many years through courtship, or as I like to call it, the time we had our own cash and still had sleepovers. Then we moved in together, then we got married and then we had a child. And the underlying theme here is, what was mine was his and vice versa. And I no longer cared for 12 long stem roses that died within 3 days and a ritzy dinner whilst my baby was intermittently screaming for my lactating knockers. It’s not that I am no longer into love, romance and surprise, but the whole one day of the year to express that to me, lost its appeal some years ago. It actually might have been the year I received a card from my oh so sweet husband that had a rhino on the front and inside “you make me so horny”. Way to be romantic asshole. From then on in, I put a ban on Valentines cards and gifts. I could see what shop my husband was heading to next if I didn’t.
Anyway, Sunday I will be downing a few champers with my sister-in-laws, eating too much and more than likely watching our husbands fall asleep whilst watching wrestling on the couch. Ahh the romance.
For all those of you who do believe and participate on February 14, Have a great day. For those who don’t - I guess a collective Screw you Cupid will suffice.
15 comments:
Valentines day is a Hallmark conspiracy. Full stop.
(Can you tell I spent too many Valentines Days waiting for the special delivery van from Australia Post to arrive? It never came...)
I'm with The NDM because I've never been included on Valentine's day at least until I get something on that day. And hey - if it doesn't include an iron but fits the other criteria from the picture then I might even believe in miracles lol
LizK_is
If a bottle of nice bubbly should fall into my lap on Valentines day..well...I won't complain, but I think any day is a good day to let someone know that you love them.
Mwahahaha. Nicely said Bern.
Alas, I am a hopeless romantic and my husband is too. He (bless his heart) never fails to send me flowers on Valentine's Day. How can he not? It's our wedding anniv too. Truth!
Hehehe Bern! Your post is the perfect antidote to mine. Love it!! :)
I don't even believe in the commercialism of V-Day but I have set myself a quest to find a date.
Have a wonderful day on Sunday, with or without the cheesy romance.
You're too young to be so cynical!
Oh, my goodness, you're funny! I've always liked Valentine's Day, mostly because I'm so sad to see Christmas go, it gives me something to look forward to.
That being said, my romantic, sweet husband is not a fan of the holiday because he says he hates that it INSISTS that he get me something. He always says, "Why do I need a holiday to tell me to be romantic?" I really love him!
I'm glad I stopped by. Your blog is beautiful, I'm your newest follower!
My husband doesn't believe in it therefore I never bothered with it, except the first one we shared together where I bought something and he didn't.
I'm with you on this one!
I remember one valentines day (pre business, marraige and kidlets) that my hubby and I got into an arguement. I was angry because he didn't send me flowers and he was peeved because I didn't thank him for them. The courier driver had an accident and never deilvered the $100 worth of long stemmed roses to my work- hope he was ok after all the drama it caused. After that valentines begins with a kiss and ends with a kiss as with each day. That doesn't cost anything and lasts forever.
It's a total crock but i still want flowers. ;P
I have not laughed this hard in days. DAYS, I tell you. From pic of the card, right thru your whole post.
I'm with you, Bern. VDay is a dud.
Nah I don't believe in v-day. I am going to sit by and spin this story all. day. Sunday. Cos I will be at work, and I will not get anything. That's ok though. Maybe next year I will be lucky enough to be included. For now, I enjoyed your valentines gift of a laugh to me! I love it! Now, I hope you do enjoy your day.
The one year I did try to do something for Valentine's day, was with my ex. I came home having spent my last available $20 on a 6-pack of stubbies for him. Only to come home and find that he had no money to spend on anything for me, having spent *his* last available $20 on some stubbies for himself!
Enjoyable post. We gave up Valentines Day many years ago when my husband surprised me with a Margaret Fulton cookbook, still in the paper bag he bought it in.
Oh NDM - I am in the same boat - in fact I have NEVER made it through a Valentines day without a huge argument, or being destroyed in some way. It is now a self fulfilling prophecy. :s However i hope all those who believe in such things a lovely day :)
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