Valentine’s Day. It’s one of those days you build up in your mind. You are going to have the “perfect day” full of warm fuzzy feelings, flowers and romance, loving moments and maybe even the perfect gift. Everything is going to be perfect. Yah right. Uh..that is not what happens! Ever?
Despite best efforts Valentine’s Day is usually an anti-climatic blip on the screen. Hubby and I don’t exchange big gifts but we do try and romance it up. Just seems that since the kids, we have had to learn to adjust our thinking as to what constitutes a “perfect” Valentine’s Day.
Some of the more glamorous memories from Valentine’s Day’s past would have to include the evening we had to give away concert tickets thanks to two sick kiddos, the night we ate popcorn and chocolate for dinner because the oven quit on us in the middle of cooking our fave meal, and of course the ever popular…called it an early night because we were just plain too exhausted to make it to the end of our rented movie. Yep. Life with kids in the Suburbs. Sexy.
This year….I have decided to start a new tradition and I am so freakin excited about it! I am buying myself some pretty for Valentine’s Day. Brilliant right? Don’t tell the Hubby but I already do it for my Birthday and for the “birth” day for each of my girls. Buying myself a Valentine’s Day gift, this is just the next logical step! The question is what to buy? Ohh I love this game. A new little cocktail ring? A travel book, or this little beauty…….
the Banana Republic Large Leather Tote. Love! Must have.
Since it is Valentine’s Day, and shouldn’t be entirely about me, I’m thinking about picking up a couple pairs of these little babies for my pre-teens. Seriously, how cute are they!
Even the name is cute. Glitter Sneakers by Old Navy.
Oh and must not leave the man out…..
What? Don’t be judgey. Just cause he will look hot in the Gap Skinny Jeans and smell all kinds of great does not mean the gift is for me! It is all about him I swear. Kinda.
Now when Valentine’s Day rolls around, I will still try and create my perfect romantic moment, but if life in the Suburbs ends up throwing me a curve ball this year, I will be ready!
Mwah
PS This is not a sponsored post, just a girl dreaming up another reason to shop and lusting after some good ol on-line shopping.
Absolutely you must buy a present for yourself.
good idea! I love the bag:-)
Same thing here…I love getting the kids some fun things but hubby and I don’t do much. I am doing a Valentine’s Day event with a friend so am getting some fun things just for me!!
I think that’s a great tradition. I may have to follow in your footsteps!
OMGosh you crack me up! I do that too!!! We totally need to hang out…because I justify “me” gifts all the time.
With 4 little dudes, our Valentines day is usually ho-hum. Hubby rarely does anything for me…but I try to do his fave meal, send flowers, give him a cheesy card. THen he feels like crap…and I look amazing. Win-win, right?!!
I don’t care about the flowers, they die too quickly. I like going out to dinner but it’s always crowded which doesn’t bother me but my husband doesn’t like it. I already bought myself something small for him to give me. I think I will be buying him his Dolce Gabbana cologne. At our age we pretty much buy what we want so just a nice evening together would be fun.
Valentine’s Day falls right in between our birthdays. His is the 9th and mine is the 19th. Really kind of sucks. I can’t remember the last time we did anything fun for Valentine’s Day. Maybe 1999, the last V- Day before kids.
I like your ideas!!
There is nothing wrong with taking care of ourselves….and our peeps!
Brillant. I, too, will shop for myself this Valentine’s Day. I relate all too well to not making through a rented movie.
I’ve been buying myself presents for years. Christmas, anniversary, birthday…I buy a little something I KNOW I want and hand it to my Hubby to wrap.
When left buy gifts on his own–failure. He bought me a heating pad, a set of flashlights, and some Victoria’s Secret panties for Christmas. I believe those were all actually FOR him.
I guess I should start thinking about what I should buy myself for V-day. I’ll have to check out your suggestions.
I think I want those pink sneeks for myself! Adorable! 🙂
Buying your own gifts….hmmmm I just might try that. Our Valentine’s Days have always been a bit of a joke. Stuff happens. You deal with it. We do Post Valentine’s Day now. haha.
I support this 100%. 🙂
You really are a romantic girl, aren’t you? Since the kids came along the emphasis on VD is usually about trying to make home made valentines instead of store bought and even that doesn’t always work out:)
Carol
How fun! Enjoy- We’ve always kept Valentine’s day pretty low key so kids didn’t really interrupt it our routine much. This year though we’re using it as a good excuse for hiring a babysitter and going out and enjoy a quiet meal together. The fact that we have a gift card to one of our favorite restaurants helps out too!