Going Greener on Valentine's Day

FarmerChick

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We don't "do" valentines day.

Just a box of candy for the house and Tony brings me a small bouquet of flowers. Done day!
LOL


I can't handle all the commercialism to every holiday. Nicole will hand make valentine cards at pre-school. They do it as a project and other than that....it is all we do.
 

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I was stunned at the amount of flowers imported. Don't we grow anything here anymore? If flowers are so important for Valentine's Day why don't we move the date to a season that we are growing flowers and boost our economy?
 

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LOL we can't just move the date now..LOL
but you are right. imported is crazy nowadays. we are so intertwined with the global economy we can't function as our own country anymore. Sad

but yea, Tony and I used to do romantic dinners etc...back in the olden days. Now, nah...LOL...we do our romance on all days we feel like it now..HA HA HA HA
 

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The thing that drives me nuts about Valentines Day, or any other holiday is greeting cards!! Talk about a waste of paper!
 

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I told DH the LGD puppy would count as my V-Day gift and he would not have to get me anything! I am not much of a flower and card person. DH is a gift giver though so it makes him feel good to do something. I did tell him he had to take me out to dinner though because his mom said she had a gift card for us for our anniversary.
 

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We don't do too much here either. My dad's birthday is the next day, my parents' anniversary is the 17th and then my husband turns 50 on the 24th. We'll have one big family dinner in there somewhere to include it all. Oh, my brother's birthday is March 1 so he gets dumped in there too.
We'll exchange cards on the 14th and our 6 year old will get something cute like a small stuffed animal he doesn't need. The three of us will have a quiet dinner together, probably homemade pizza with peppers strips forming a heart on it! Tradition started with our first Valentine's Day.
 

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I hate these manufactured holidays. Valentine,s day holds no appeal for me whatsoever.
I always felt that my husband and I should appreciate eachother everyday without the card, flower,candy, jewelry and restaraunt industries telling us to do so.
If he wants to get me flowers he can do that anytime, same thing with a nice card, a piece of jewelry, lingerie or whatever else.
Many times I prefer the presents that he buys me that are what most would consider non romantic but fit my lifestyle and he knows I want.
I just don't feel like we need a designated day to tell eachother that we love each other, its annoying to me.
I have actuallly seen valentines cards at the store directed to teachers, your boss, parents, kids, what the heck is that all about?
How does valentines day relate to people other than your spouse?
An amazing waste of paper.
Its all about money and they aren't getting any of mine.
 

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Hey, anyway for manufacturers to make a buck!

I actually love the day. I make treats for my kids and their classes, my husband's favorite meal, and homemade cards and treats sometimes for the nieces and nephews. I think it's a great day to tell everybody how much I love them, along with other days, too, of course :)

I do not like the commercialism part, though, and get annoyed with the cost of $4 cards from my husband-egad! I end up asking for us to just count the fruit trees ordered as our gift to each other.
 

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I still make the class treats, since I am class room mother I actually have to organize the parties anway and the kids give out class valentines.
I still make the chocolate heart shaped lollipops for the kids to give out to.
I give each of my own kids a small heart shape box of chocolates and or a stuffed animal depending on their age.
But for me that is about where it ends.
Its not that I won't do for others, I still get my husband a card but I just don't like the concept of the holiday, its just me.
It just doesn't mean as much to me if my husband buys me something for Valentine's day since that is what he is kind of forced to do (at least that is how I feel) through the media.
It would appear that he would be a jerk to do otherwise.
But it means so much more to me when he comes home with something for me on any other day of the year because he felt he wanted to give me something . Or that the fact that he still buys me lingerie, jewelry and flowers( although lately I have been telling me to skip the bouquet and bring home a shrub since I am landscaping the yard) :) because he wants to not because a holiday reminds him to.
Or that he will still take the time to look for something he heard me say I would like.
Besides I know he loves me, he tells me at least a few times every day so I just don't feel that particular holiday.
I think this holiday could be good for some couples for when a guy just doesn't think to do these things the rest of the year so it kind of helps him out a little by reminding him to show his appreciation.
The nieces and nephew thing would never occur to me, but I have so many its insane and I am already onto the great nieces and nephews so they are on their own ;)
I don't have a problem with anyone else celebrating or even going overboard if they choose.
I still give my children those little gifts and my husband a card but I just don't feel it, the commercialism is so annoying to me and has ruined it for me like it does to most holidays now.
 

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