THERE'S ALWAYS A BUT...
If I can go the ENTIRE day on Thursday without seeing a million pictures of bouquets of flowers and other girly romantic shit clogging up my Facebook feed it will be a Valentine's Miracle.
Confession: I still have the card sitting on my desk from last year. WHAT!?!?! I like to be reminded sometimes!
Because HONESTLY, I don't give copious amounts of rat turds that your man is "so perfect and thoughtful and sent me flowers on VALENTINES DAY!"
He's not perfect and thoughtful, HE'S SMART!
He SHOULD be sending you flowers on Valentine's Day.
Show me a picture of your beautiful bouquet on August 2nd or any other "just because" day and we'll call him thoughtful then!
Here's what a Valentine's Day looked like pre-children for The Hubs and I:
The Hubs tells me to pack an overnight bag. We're going to dinner and staying the night somewhere.
He surprises me with dinner at a very fancy restaurant and a stay in one of Dallas' nicest hotels.
We enjoy each others company all night, have some drinks, and spend quality alone time together all night. Bow chicka wow wow.
Annnnd here's what a typical Valentine's Day looks like now:
Hit the gym for a good sweat session.
Come home and The Hubs tells me to get dressed that we're going to dinner.
I dry shampoo the bejesus out of my hair and throw on a non-sweaty bra.
We go to some place loud as hell (read: Chili's) so all the other restaurant goers don't complain about my kids (read: MJ) yelling at the top of his lungs and throwing food and toys on the floor.
I don't get to finish my meal because I'm too busy picking up said toys that MJ repeatedly throws on the floor and spend all my time sucking down my margarita and trying to get MJ to eat instead of throw all his food on the floor.Hey, at least I caught a good buzz!
Valentine's Day is a beating.
Maybe one day, when our kids are older it will be all lovey and romantic and hearts and crap again... but now?? Well now it's pretty much lamesauce.
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29 comments:
Sounds just like V day then and now haaa and my Hubbs name is Sean too....
HAHA totally with you!! Hubs doesn't understand that going out to dinner with the kiddos is more of a chore than anything.. i prefer take out with paper plates and plastic utensils! no cooking and NO DISHES!!
Literally your blogs are so stinking funny! Thanks for the shout out! Love it!
HA I love it! We don't have kids, but that doesn't mean we are into the lovey-dovey. To me it is just another day - sure I would be happy if he got me flowers but like you said, I appreciate "just because" flowers WAY more! And putting that crap on FB is dumb.
Yep--except my Valentine extravaganza was pre-marriage. Our daughter is only 2 so it wasn't post-children that our Viva La Valentine became Who-TFC-entine. Our first Valentine married (7months after said nuptials) the Hubs woke me up at 5:30am because he was so excited he couldn't wait to adorn me with my diamond necklace and earrings. I went to work that morning with a huge smile only to be astounded an hour later as he walked in carrying a dozen roses with white Easter lilies and a Valentine Card. But then he said- that's not all and after another trip back to the car he returned with a teddy bear, a box of chocolates AND a 3ft heart balloon that sang "you're still the one." I was over the moon!! And then we fast forward to now-- I'm lucky to get a card. Valentine's was always my favorite holiday and the Hubs knew that which was part of the driving factor behind that amazing day. But now, it really kinda just makes me sad. No dinner, no drinks- no nada! So my goal this year is to just try and make everyone I come in contact with smile and feel special in some way- whether it's simply saying- "that color looks beautiful on you" or "love your hair." Everyone wants to feel nothing less than noticed on this damn day of doom. ♥
Couldn't agree more! My husband is always asking me "what do you want for Valentine's day??" because he feels like he HAS to do something or he will be labeled a douche bag ... I ALWAYS tell him I could give a rats ass about Valentine's day but if he really wants to make me happy - Screw the chocolate that will just make me more fat and do the damn dishes or a load of laundry - thats love right there!! ... ha ha, that never goes over well...
I agree about all the FB garbage! I won't be looking that day ;)
Oh it don't have to be VDay to have a family outing like that! hahaha I'm good at home with my vikings killing one another in private, please! hahaha
LOVE LOVE LOVE this post! And I 120% agree! It's the women who post about the beautiful roses they get on Valentine's Day that, two months later, they've called off their wedding when you've spent $150 on a freaking bridesmaid dress! Not speaking from personal experience or anything...
...This year, I think I'm going to take a picture of my quarter-million dollar house with a caption that reads, "Your husband/boyfriend/baby daddy bought you some chocolates and flowers?! Beat this, bitches!"
Happy Valentine's Day :)
Bah! "Getting in my Facebook nerves." I am so using that from now on!!!
Wow your hubby gets off easy! (twss)
I told my husband not to waste money on flowers they just die! instead I want something more meaningful that I can have for a long time. That just means he has to actually use his brain! :-)
LOL you crack me up! My husband got me an engagement ring for Valentine's day in 2007 and I haven't received a thing since then! He sucks!
I completely agree with Valentine's day. I doubt I even get flowers this year due to the fact that I will be having surgery! But once you have kids everything changes about the romance. Even when you can and can't sooby dooby because they are awake or you might wake them. Having a 5 year old it gets tricky!
This is my first V-day with my new husband. Honestly, the guy doesn't have a romantic bone in his body. I love him but things like this just go better if he doesn't have to do any planning. He literally stresses himself out so much that he'll forget to eat. Yeah, a guy forgetting to eat, unheard of right?
Oh, I'm so glad Im not the only who doesn't care about seeing pictures of flowers, and jewelry, and stuffed animals junkin up my newsfeed! You're right, guys should be sweethearts all year around, not the one day they're expected to. I love your blog! You, Nancy Clue and Hubby Jack inspired me to start my own blog!
Amber
sittinpretty86.blogspot.com
Valentines Day is celebrated because we have the freedom to love out loud! Back in the day of Saint Valentine, they got murdered for that crap.
It's not just for us ladies. Show that man you love and appreciate him, ess you some d. You have that freedom. It may require some effort, but you're a team. You're both worth that effort!
I hope you have a great Valentines day Mama. You deserve it!
I'm calling bull shit on V day! Those men including mine should be doing nice things all year round not just "holidays". I tell mine just a card because I'd rather get flowers for no reason other than he loves me on any non- because everyone else is doing it day. Ha ha
Ugh, I absolutely LOATHE Valentine's day...could have something to do with the fact that the loser I was wasting my life with for 4 years before I met my husband DUMPED me on that day. But I've always hated it, and I REFUSE to go out to dinner that night, usually even my favourite restaurants are having some cheesy Valentine menu and you feel rushed, and it's busy, and it's just YUCK! Will stay home and make a healthy meal, and maybe by my hubby a Tim Horton's gift card or something like that (the place for drive thru coffee in Canada). Hope to find some funny anti valentine jokes to mock the holiday with for Facebook.....
Ah V-day! it's only 3 days from my birthday on the 17, and I'm too nice, so I am letting the boy combo the two. Plus he has a med school exam on the 15, so no romantic valentines evening for me, just me bringing him food while he studies... ah such is life, and here's hoping for big things come the 17th!
I have always loved Valentines day (maybe because it's all about pink and red and hearts and chocoalte?) with out without a man but I too want to hit people who post pics of their flowers all day long and say how wonderful their men are. Just write a card to him and let him know, not all your "friends"! Drives me nuts. Today on FB a girl I know said "I am so glad god blessed me with a wonderful, intelligent (I totally spelled that wrong and had to have auto correct change it), passionate, dedicated and extremely handsome husband. oh, and a democrat, too!".........first, gag, second, he is so not handsome!!
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Enjoyed that so much!! I have the same frustrations. I promise not to blog about flowers Thursday ;)
Haha, we are somewhere in between this. No kiddos--yet! But our 2nd married Vday (and sixth together) and I think yea your s/o better acknowledge it but you're right, let's see those "he's so sweet" in summer, though for real hubs better send me flowers. Ha ha
My hubby gave me a love fern too! They are too funny.
Sheree
The Hartungs Blog
thehartungs.blogspot.ca
Thank you so much for the blog love! Being single I agree that Valentine's Day can be lame!
Skip Chilis. Find a babysitter (at all costs). Send your husband a link to this: Top 4 Ways to Win At Valentines Day!
Ugh, I didn't even get those types of Valentine's Day celebrations before the baby was born. My husband already had a son before he met me and so we've always had a kid in tow with us (not complaining about that, my step-son pretty much rocks).
It would be nice to get away though and do something romantic for Valentine's Day one of these years.
Love reading your blog! Keep posting links to new blogs!
AMEN. I'm busting up a two a day on Thursday, no need for dinner just cause it's Valentines. I prefer "just cause" flowers & dates myself. I'll be avoiding Facebook as well. Last year I got my husband a new trash can since he hated our old one. Romance right? Now that is Facebook worthy :) LAMESAUCE!
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