I took an epic nap when I got home from class on Saturday which resulted in 1) major insomnia and 2) catching up on blog reading. Most bloggers posted something about Valentine’s Day, so I clicked through to see what everyone did.
Valentine’s Day is normally over a four-day weekend in Army land because of President’s Day. V Day is the “holiday” that Mac and I have spent the most together because of said four days (and I ain’t complaining). This year, we opted for a nice brunch at the Cheyenne Mountain Resort with delicious food and mimosas heavy on the champs. I spent 20 Valentine’s Days single, and I was never once bothered by it. In high school, my friends and I swapped cards and little gifts. In college, I used Singles’ Awareness Day as an excuse to party (let’s be honest, I used any and everything as an excuse to party). Valentine’s Day as a married woman has been rather uneventful. During our Bragg days, work and the crowds had us celebrate on other days. Mac gets me flowers, and I stock up on themed treats for him. Our fanciest V Day was last year when we went to The Melting Pot (if only because I wanted to go there), but we tend to keep things low key. I think being together is more than doing something fancy (but I don’t mind the fancy when champagne is involved).
Do y’all make a big deal about Valentine’s Day?
We didn’t to anything else out of the ordinary, except Rob did give me flowers! That was unexpected! haha
I love The Melting Pot!! It’s such a treat š We usually go out for a fun meal around Valentine’s Day, exchange cards and spend the day together. Nothing too fancy, but fun nonetheless š
We took the kids and went shopping and to Carrabba’s for V-day this year.
We always keep it low key too, I mean Kyle was working so it didn’t matter anyway lol.
We don’t really do anything for Valentine’s Day because our dating anniversary is the following week, so we celebrate that instead… and even that isn’t big anymore since we have our wedding anniversary now. For V-day, we just cooked a nicer-than-normal dinner together. š