Last year we did company wide co-worker appreciation day and could purchase (for 25 cents) the little valentines cards to be delivered. For $1.00 you could get a frosted fortune cookie to go with the card. I was flooded with cards and cookies - and to be honest it made my day. I usually feel so unappreciated and hated because of what I do, that it really made me smile.

This year, our office didn't do anything. Our IL office did and my boss sent me some chocolate.

I thought that's what I said (yeah, that's what I wrote). But that's why I find the "charge" against Valentine's Day surprising. It's been the most crassly commecialized holiday since forever. Perhaps that's why some people think of it strickly in those terms. (And, in fact, it may truly have been invented by a Hallmark, FTD and Sees cabal for the express purpose of selling stuff).

On the other hand, I think noticing the crassness also has a lot do to with the polarizing factor of Valentine's Day that tends to unfortunately separate the significant-other-haves from the sig-other-have-nots.

:(


But love is a many-splendored thing ... and just because Hallmark decrees it so does not mean we have to limit the celebration of love to the romantic flavor only.

Let's celebrate all of love, our capacity to love, the love we have for our bothers and our sisters, whoa-oh-ohver this land.

:cool:

And while we're at it, why don't give give medals to everyone that participates in the Olympics... to prove that we're all special ;)

This has never been my favorite day of the year. HE would send me flowers at work, with a snarky card, so that the women I worked with could see how great he was (yes, he once told me that). Later I would see the flowers on the credit card statement.

I guess it could be worse. One of my new co-workers received an awesome flower & balloon arrangement this morning. The card only had her name on it. She immediatly called her boyfriend/live-in and thanked him.... The gift was not sent by him. OOPS!

Hahahaha.


Pafooey on men who can only be romantic on Valentine's Day, and worse on those who do it for nefarious purposes.


I may have done it up bigger on V.Day, but was always one for random roses, casual candies, moonlight beach walks, candlelight anythings ....



.... but, then, of course ... wouldn't ya know ... i turned out to be G.A.Y.




oh well. :rolleyes:

We got AMAZING chocolate dipped strawberries from work today- dark chocolate swirled with milk chocolate; delightfully delicious, definitely a nice employee appreciation day perk :)

We used to exchange cute little cards and too-sweet candies .... but nothing says Valentine's Day quite like a school shooting.

:mad:

That's just what we did - He bought me a bottle of my favourite Strawberry Champagne (Yellowglen Bella Vintage) and I bought him the DVD set of "Nigella Feasts" TV series. Then a normal dinner.

What sort of Meat ?? Bacon candy ? :p :D

Love you. :cool:

Oh my goodness... :(

I am a bit concerned... I know someone that's going to school in the area, though I'm not sure if it's his school.

Happy, happy, happy...

LOVE her!