Things to do this Valentines Day

Valentine’s Day is upon us.  This is the day when those who have someone special in their live’s do something to show their appreciation for thier special someone, and those who don’t have someone curse love, romance, and relationships in general while secretly hoping, wishing, and praying that they meet someone.

My guess is that if you have someone in your life, you want to do something special for them.  I’ve always tried to come up with sweet, romantic plans to make my special someone feel like she’s the queen of my world.  Sadly, some of us lack the creativity/time to plan some elaborate scheme.  Or even worse (especially in this economy) most of us don’t have the available resources (mainly money…) to drop hundreds of dollars on gifts for our significant other.  So I’ve decided to come up with some tips (some my own, some from others) to help you make this Valentine’s Day special on a budget.

• Make a special Dinner -  It’s cheaper than going out, and it looks like you worked harder.  Be sure to have some candles and even a flower or two.
• If  you must go out, make it for lunch – Lunch menus are cheaper than dinner, you’ll face less crowd, and you’ll still have the entire evening for more fun, special things.
• Enjoy the sweet outdoors - A dozen roses is great, but a walk in the park sharing secrets and sweet compliments will be remembered forever.  And as an added bonus, bring your digital camera, and have an outdoor photoshoot.  He/She will feel so special knowing your plan included getting to take pictures of him/her.
• Take a drive – You really don’t hear of people doing this much anymore.  But I still love to.  Take a drive somewhere you haven’t been before.  Explore new places and just talk.  It will surely lead to some new, memorable experiences.
• Make a V-Day card - You might think it’s crazy, but I promise you that your special someone will appreciate your construction paper card way more than the hallmark card you planned on buying.  And remember, the uglier it is, the more memorable it will be.  So don’t fret.
• Be creative – What are you good at?  What do you love to do?  Assuming these aren’t things your significant other hates, you can definitely have fun sharing it.  If you play guitar, play them a song.  If your more of a paintball guy, take her along and show her the ropes.   If you paint… well you get the idea.
• Write down how you feel – This one is for you too, guys!  More often then not, we forget to let that special girl know just how we feel about them.  We just assume she knows, and that kisses, hugs, and I love You’s are enough.  Well this just isn’t the case.  Take a little time and write down what makes her so special.  Tell her why you can’t live without her.  I think you’ll enjoy the look on her face when she reads it.  (Warning: if the reason is because she has great boobs, or is anything of the sexual nature, be prepared to be slapped.)
• Everyone Loves to be pampered – bubble baths, massages, foot rubs, etc.  Your guy may act tough, but trust me, he’s curious as to what that green mask stuff feels like on his face…  If you break out the nail polish though, you may have gone too far.
• Special Delivery – Everyone likes getting a special delivery.  It doesn’t have to be something expensive.  Even the cheapest bouquet your local florist has will do swimmingly.  That special delivery just makes them feel like a million bucks!
• Picnic - The outdoors and food together… What’s not to love?
• Cater to his/her interests – Choose to do something that he/she loves.  People always appreciate the amount of work it takes to do something when they know how to do it.  If you cook for a cook, he’ll appreciate it on a different level than a mechanic would.  If you learn a song on the guitar, your guitar guy will eat it up, even more so than your football guy might.  Cater to him/her, she’ll appreciate every second of it.
• Sparkling Juice – It’s cheap, bubbly, and makes all the difference.
• Chocolate – All the ladies know… I don’t even need to explain this one.
• Fruits and Cream- I’m not even sure you can eat strawberries and cream without it being romantic.
• Bake for him/her – I don’t even like cake, cookies, brownies etc.  But I would love it if someone baked something especially for me. Wouldn’t you?

Bottom Line – Make him/her feel special – You know your person better than me.  What makes them tick?  What drives them wild?  Let them know that every second of your plan was made especially for them.  What does this mean?  Don’t show up with a dozen roses, take them to dinner, then to a movie.  It’s been done, it’s not special, and no matter how much dinner was it isn’t better than that homemade card you could have made for $2.  It’s about the person, not the place, not the gift, not the day, not anything.  It’s about them.  And if they believe that you made it about them, you will have a great valentines day.