Valentines Day - Chicago,IL

I BBQ him a steak, put some Bud Light's on ice, give him the remote, and then some lovin' when the kids have gone to bed. He always tells me it's exactly what he wanted!:)

I haven't read all the responses so I apologize if I'm repeating. But I think Valentine' Day is about silly gestures of love (even when you're married, maybe ESPECIALLY when you're married). I took a craft opportunity w/ my SD to make him silly coupons for "free hugs" and "back massages" etc. (and yes, I did throw in a few slightly in appropriate ones since she and I made our own coupon books, and she can't read yet haha).

Last year I got some tiny origami paper and found a really easy pattern to make hearts and I filled his V-day card with hearts so that they kind of exploded out of it when opened. You could do the same thing with cutout hearts.

If he likes baked goods (mine doesn't) you could make heart or lips shaped ones and sneak them in his lunch or take them to work your kid(s) could even help!

You could make a scavenger hunt by hiding red hearts with little sayings or reasons why you love him in places he goes (his bathroom drawer, car visor etc.) you could even place them a few days early and just let him find them as the days go on.

You could throw a surprise dinner for him, something he loves but doesn't get often, or that you don't make often (even if it's boring and not-romantic like nachos lol).

I'll probably think of other ideas as Valentine's Day is one of my favorite holidays. You can PM me if you need more. Good luck :)

My daughter's birthday is ON Valentine's Day! We always spend the day with the kids doing kid type things. This year it's Chuck E Cheese for games and out to dinner wherever the little one decides. After the kids are in bed, he'll drink a few beers and I'll drink a few glasses of wine. We try to just spend the night hanging out together.

ummm you should still try to do somthing with him even dinner and a movie would mean something.......<3

how does he show you he loves YOU??? That is how you show him you love him. The book 5 languages of Love teaches people how to show love and how they receive it. so if your hubby buys you flowers and candy etc and nice gifts, they you should buy him something (a nice shirt and pants) if he tells you he loves you over and over (words of affirmation) then a nice love mushy card will do. if he spends time with you, then you need to make time for just him. if he does things around the house (updating, painting) when you say you are "tired of this color" then y ou should do something for him that he would appreciate (wash his car, detail the inside or cook him a special dinner he really loves) seal it off at the end with a (wink wink) sexy night cap :):)

write every reason why you love him on post it notes (one per post it) and leave them throughout the house :)

We do a special dinner @ home every V Day with our kids! FONDUE! We never got into the present or card thing! You need to show people in your lives that you love and appreciate them everyday and you need to be loved and appreciated everyday also!

We're making cupcakes (letting my daughter decorate them). If we have time we are going to make cookies and take them to his work to share. Hand made card from daughter to daddy. A special dinner (not sure what i'm making yet) and a small gift to exchange.
I always get him v-day boxers, he usually gets me a few chocolates and something small for our daughter.
Theres 2 reasons we don't go big on this holiday....our daughter's bday is on the 17th.....and with all the holidays we celebrate we don't feel like you have to go all out for each one. It's just nice to do a little something special. =)

We really don't do anything for Valentine Day, I always tell my husband he has to buy me a funny card, I don't want lovey dovey, because well that is just not us. I try to find the silliest card for him too! I have my son make a special Valentines Day card for him and we bring it to his work. I make a little basket filled with his favorite afternoon pick me up snacks, plus a can of pepsi. I try to get a movie for that night so we can watch it, I try to pick something he wants to see. For dinner I make one of his favorite dishes, and for dessert I make him an apple pie and a huge bucket of ice cream. We try to make our anniversary "our" special day, not Valentines Day, I know a lot of people think that is weird, but that's us.

I say surprise him by doing things he really does not expect. Send him red roses at work. Leave small notes hidden in his pockets/glove compartment/shoes/lunch box/whatever. Send him text messages while he's away telling him how much you love his smile etc..(you could even get flirty with this;-) but that calls for some time alone...make him a cake with written:"will you marry me...again?!".cut out pictures and do a collage of just the two of you to hang in his office room..just ideas...have fun!