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847badgerfan

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Hallmark Holidays
« on: February 11, 2020, 06:42:38 AM »
We have one coming up. These kinds of days make my skin crawl - none more than this one though.

I buy my wife flowers on all but maybe 5 weekends per year. This is one of the 5.

Lots of people will overpay for a set-menu dinner on Friday.
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Re: Hallmark Holidays
« Reply #1 on: February 11, 2020, 07:15:24 AM »
Not sure what we will do, it seems not to be a big deal up here.  Some menu deals are decent, some are not of course.

I think we will be in Marseilles by then.  Losing track, ready to be home.
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Re: Hallmark Holidays
« Reply #2 on: February 11, 2020, 07:37:18 AM »
Still not quite as dumb as Groundhog Day.
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Re: Hallmark Holidays
« Reply #3 on: February 11, 2020, 07:46:08 AM »
At least groundhog day has some (very) minor entertainment value.

I can think of noting redeeming about 2/14. Nada.
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Re: Hallmark Holidays
« Reply #4 on: February 11, 2020, 08:04:00 AM »
My wife and a couple of her friends are going to some show that I had no interest in and got a pass. I'll be having dinner and playing poker with the husbands of those friends and probably have a much better time than they do. ;)
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Re: Hallmark Holidays
« Reply #5 on: February 11, 2020, 09:04:53 AM »
Quote from: 847badgerfan on February 11, 2020, 07:46:08 AM
At least groundhog day has some (very) minor entertainment value.

I can think of noting redeeming about 2/14. Nada.
Hell,in Ohio - American Greetings I believe started Sweetest Day.Supposedly celebrated in the Great Lakes Region.At least on Feb 14 we can commemorate the Last of Danny O'Banion's North Side Gang and Bugs Moran's escape - I know I'm a romantic at heart
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Re: Hallmark Holidays
« Reply #6 on: February 11, 2020, 09:53:29 AM »
Quote from: 847badgerfan on February 11, 2020, 06:42:38 AM
Lots of people will overpay for a set-menu dinner on Friday.
This is the biggest offense to me.  This is the one absolutely do not go out to dinner weekend.
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Re: Hallmark Holidays
« Reply #7 on: February 11, 2020, 10:58:22 AM »
:::yawn:::
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Re: Hallmark Holidays
« Reply #8 on: February 11, 2020, 11:03:33 AM »
Quote from: 847badgerfan on February 11, 2020, 06:42:38 AM
Lots of people will overpay for a set-menu dinner on Friday.
Quote from: ELA on February 11, 2020, 09:53:29 AM
This is the biggest offense to me.  This is the one absolutely do not go out to dinner weekend.
Damn right. 

My wife and I don't buy any gifts for the occasion, but a card is expected. (Don't tell her, but "the puppy" did buy her a little gift lol...)

But the good thing about us both loving to cook is that we absolutely do not EVER go out for dinner for Valentine's Day. We'll do the fancy dinner at a swanky restaurant on our anniversary, but never on Valentine's Day. It's like going to a bar on New Year's Eve. 

This year instead of our usual steak (which we had last Friday night and it was wonderful) we decided to do seared scallops over polenta, with bacon-wrapped asparagus on the side. With a nice bottle of white from a little winery near Santa Barbara.

We'll spend far less and end up with a superior meal. 
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Re: Hallmark Holidays
« Reply #9 on: February 11, 2020, 11:32:53 AM »
just hoping everyone in my house is over flu by then. my 6 yo has been 'quarantined' in his room for the last 10-11 days, poor kid. besides feeling miserable, he's getting cabin fever something awful. starting to show signs of recovery, though, so hopefully it's done.
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Re: Hallmark Holidays
« Reply #10 on: February 11, 2020, 11:55:40 AM »
Hallmark is effin' greedy.  It's bad enough spending $6.99 on a piece of cardboard with 17 impersonal words.  Flowers and dinner are fine and all, but some of the best gestures a man can do for his wife don't cost a dime.

Want to impress her?  Wash and clean out her car.  Offer to take the kids out for an afternoon.  Cook for her (and clean the kitchen afterwards).  Watch a movie with her that *she* wants to watch.
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Re: Hallmark Holidays
« Reply #11 on: February 11, 2020, 07:16:32 PM »
My husband will be working this Friday, so we will like we always do and wait until his days off to do something together.  I usually give him a card on the day and he gives me chocolate covered cherries (my favorite) but we never really go all out on that day.  We save our bigger celebrations for our anniversary (32 years this November) or birthdays.  I am allergic to flowers, so one year he bought me crystal rose and that sucker has lasted for 15 years, lol.  
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Re: Hallmark Holidays
« Reply #12 on: February 11, 2020, 07:17:07 PM »
Quote from: fezzador on February 11, 2020, 11:55:40 AM
Hallmark is effin' greedy.  It's bad enough spending $6.99 on a piece of cardboard with 17 impersonal words.  Flowers and dinner are fine and all, but some of the best gestures a man can do for his wife don't cost a dime.

Want to impress her?  Wash and clean out her car.  Offer to take the kids out for an afternoon.  Cook for her (and clean the kitchen afterwards).  Watch a movie with her that *she* wants to watch.
Well you were fine until you got to that
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Re: Hallmark Holidays
« Reply #13 on: February 11, 2020, 07:49:27 PM »
Quote from: huskerdinie on February 11, 2020, 07:16:32 PM
My husband will be working this Friday, so we will like we always do and wait until his days off to do something together.  I usually give him a card on the day and he gives me chocolate covered cherries (my favorite) but we never really go all out on that day.  We save our bigger celebrations for our anniversary (32 years this November) or birthdays.  I am allergic to flowers, so one year he bought me crystal rose and that sucker has lasted for 15 years, lol. 
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