Are You Getting Your Sweetie a Valentines Day Gift?

One year I had recalled that my hubby had never received a "mixed tape" of songs...we had kind of joked about it "awww, you poor thing". So I made him a mixed CD as kind of cute thing. We were in the car the other day and he had it in the CD player (I gave it to him about 5 years ago). Usually we just exchange cards.

I am so excited about what I'm giving to my husband!!! We celebrated turning 40 last year and we went to Tulum, Mexico for a week without our kids! It was so great for our relationship and sooo relaxing. It was the first time we had ever done something like that. Our kids stayed with their grandparents and despite all my worrying they had a great time. I never ever get around to making photo albums...but I went on snapfish and just made an album of our trip. He is going to be so surprised!!! I can't wait!

Yep. It's also our anniversary so we're also doing a getaway weekend together.

Maybe divert some of that shoe budget to the gift budget? LOL

I think we are getting a lawnmower with our little extra $ this February - nothing says "I love you" like a mulching bag mower:)

my kiddos have parties at school, that is enough candy for the day. BUT we do make heart sugar cookies and decorate them!

My hubby is not big on gifts. So I will likely make these: http://printable.tipjunkie.com/superhero-lollipops-printa... and make a special one for my husband with a special note about how he is our super-hero (He got laid off ten days before Christmas, yet you wouldn't know it to see our bank account. He's taken this lay-off as an opportunity to go out there and grow his small side-business. He's really worked hard and it has been tiring - I know, I'm helping him with work. ) So he really is our superhero, plus my son LOVES superhero stuff, so this will be a double-good and very cheap Valentines gift.

You could make this one for your hubs, with a pic of you and/or the kids. Give hubs a lolipop or silly straw or pencil or a $10 rolled up real tight.
http://www.mommysavers.com/2011/02/lollipop-valentines-da...

Could you write him a poem?
Roses are red
Viloets are blue
Rob is the best.
And I love you.

Or write something "Set to the tune of":
ie: Take me out to the ball game:
"Take me into the bedroom
I am ready for play.
I have been thinking of lots of hot things
But first should we just eat some buffalo wings?
Oh I want to wear some black panties
with bra and high heels to match
Oh theres 1, 2, 3 moans and groans.
Oh Rob, you're .... a... catch!"
( Honestly I just wrote this one on the fly (therefore the rhyming "things" with "wings." Perhaps that needs a re-write. It is so easy to write poems set to a tune you already know).

He will get me the perfect, heart felt card and flowers.
Last year I made a candle lit steak and lobster dinner at the house. He's a chef, so having me go all gourmet on him meant alot to him. He loved it.

This year, I think I will get him a foot bath massager. New high tech foot insoles and maybe even new work shoes. He works on his feet and they've been bothering him.

Nope. We also just do cards for each other. I got a heart shaped lollipop for my daughter and that will be about it for her. I just can't go out and buy her stuffed animals and little toys when she already has too much junk as it is. It would just end up driving me crazy and I'd probably end up wanting to toss it in the trash. I'm sure she'll come home with some stuff from her Valentine's Day party at school.

I actually do not enjoy this time of year regarding Valentine's Day. We just got past Christmas (and I struggled a bit finding something for my husband for Christmas this year), and 6 weeks later: Valentine's! And for me, 3 days after that is husband's BIRTHDAY! Augh! I have NO idea what to do for him for either---I used up my few ideas at Christmas.
I feel such pressure to "make it good" too. :/ That whole love languages things--I don't need the book, to tell me that one of my husband's languages is receiving gifts. (Weird childhood that was less than optimal, and celebrating gifts on "important" days is a biggie for him as an adult). So... hmmm No pressure to come up with the perfect gift every time there! (sarcasm).
Urg. Any ideas anyone? He loves to read and I bought him a ton of books at Christmas. He loves music and is particular about what he listens to and I bought him several CDs at Christmas ( from his 'approved' list, lol). He is not a big handy-man-do-it-yourself-er, so tools and such fail the gift-test. I did give him a pressure washer like he had been wanting for Christmas (he actually told me, "if you are still trying to come up with ideas a pressure washer would be good"). He is into health/fitness, and has pretty much everything he wants/would use already (90 lb dumbbells, PowerTec unit in the garage, Total gym in the bedroom, Perfect Pushups, Gary Fisher bike, etc) and he's also a runner (3-5 miles a couple times per week). The only thing I am thinking right now is maybe a pair of inline skates?
We bought some for the kids at Christmas and they love them, and and my son's pair (he's 13) are in an adjustable size, and his foot is almost as big as my husbands, so hubby tried them on and used them once or twice. Liked them. A decent pair is going to run $75 or so.
Should I spring for a pair?

Then what about the other gift (one for Vday one for birthday). ?
Anybody think that would be a hit?

Oh... and hubby will be buying SOMETHING for me. Sometimes it is small, like a book and chocolate (love that)... but I never know with him. He also will get cards and small chocolate heart boxes for the kids. :)

We don't get our kids anything for V-day, but may start this year since you mentioned it. We have a tradition of always getting one another cards. At least one funny one and one romantic one. Cirque du Soleil is in our area and we would love to go. We've made cards for each other before and it was so fun; Learned how creative my hubby truly is. :)
R., you could make your honey one of those coupon booklets for special things that he likes, but you may not always think to do.

We exchange cards and candy. He LOVES Chunky bars and I will literally eat Conversation Hearts until my mouth hurts. Aside from that, we don't spend $$$ on this particular holiday for eachother. Dinner at home, cupcakes for dessert, cards and a movie after my son goes to bed. That's it!

We do cards, he gets me flowers and writes me a note or poem, I cook him a special dinner and we reminisce. No actual gift though since Christmas and our anniversary were so "recent". We both prefer to DO something rather than GET something.
I say get a sitter if you need to, and dress up in whatever would be fun, sexy, romantic, whatever vibe you're going for and have a date, whether it's at home or out. Unless he's actually ASKED for something specific.
My guy is more "practical" (a guy thing?) and if money is tight, he'd much rather have some loving than me spend money on something he didn't really need or want.

My hubby usually sends his daughters and I flowers, I usually give him a card. We don't make a big deal out of it, although he sent the girls cookies last year and they both got upset. They prefer the flowers.

i'm still too prostrate from christmas to get too crazy over Vday. i usually (not always) make him a homemade card, and i get him and the boys a little box of chocolates, maybe. but one thing i always do is the traditional valentine's day squirting heart-shaped meatloaf. if i manage to get it all just right (and i often don't), when i stab it, red comes shooting out. the men groan and gasp and make noises of dismay each year when it's presented, but the one year i decided not to do it they were SO disappointed.
maybe i'll do a meat foot this year.
:) khairete
S.

Great question! I do the same for our kid's too! But on Valentine's day I just rent a movie and cuddle with the love of my life on the sofa...My husband isnt big on Valentine's day, he actually thinks it's crazy, he feel's that Valentine's Day isn't the "only" day you show someone that you love them, he feel's that everyday should be a day where you let eachother know that you love and appreciate them which I strongly agree. I myself am not big on it either. He did flower's for me last year and yes I did cry and he knows I hate it when he does that lol! But it's nice every once in awhile to do little sweet things unexpectedly but it shouldnt only be on Valentine's day. And with that said.... I hope your staying warm and doing well!

MY husband calls v-day "a commercial holida' so by default he is exempt from receiving a gift. he gets me something. we exchange cards and take the kids to a japanese restaurant (our lil tradition'