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  Comment by kerri — January 12, 2010 @ 12:18 pm

  order in dinner from his favorite resturant. watch his favorite movie… make it a night of his favorites… :)

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  Comment by Miranda — January 12, 2010 @ 1:11 pm

  I’d say a relaxing scalp massage and invigorating wash with a tingling rosemary Aveda product. Follow that up with a fabulous evening of fondue for two!!

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  Comment by Sandra — January 12, 2010 @ 3:41 pm

  Who says that Valentine’s Day has to be just for 2? Get your kids to make him a card (does not have to be legible), cook a special dinner (try something new! but not too hard), and do something fun all together. Celebrate love by spending time with those you love.

  Once the kids are asleep, have some dessert (I like Miranda’s fondue idea), bring out some aromatherapy and give each other stress relieving back rubs.

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  Comment by Jamaise — January 12, 2010 @ 4:30 pm

  I kinda hate corporate Valentine’s Day, but personal expressions to honor love are fun!
  The best Valentine’s at home that I pulled off was little hidden love notes hidden everywhere. I had shrimp cocktail & bubbly set out when he came home from work and the first note was there. I left them everywhere I knew he’d go.The last one was placed under his pillow.
  Some notes were about what our love means to me, some detailing how our love has grown, some about how it can continue to grow. Some were just love quotes I really like or poems.
  I left so many that about a week later, he found one in his tool box and brought it into me with a smile – we laughed and laughed. It was a nice memory & kind of like getting a late Christmas gift.
  I also made his favorite meal & dessert. It was a real nice evening and because I put myself into it, it was real.
  Afterwords, I got the idea that I could have turned it into a Valentine’s scavenger hunt just for him.
  Good luck & Happy Valentine’s Day

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  Comment by Kelly Ann T. — January 12, 2010 @ 6:54 pm

  Have the kids help you make a special dessert. Cook something special or carry out. When the kids are in bed I would have some wine or champagne chilling. If you are comfortable ordering from the internet I would get a sexy nighty or fun toy.

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  Comment by Prairie Girl — January 12, 2010 @ 7:22 pm

  Have a fondue night….or a picnic dinner on your living room floor. =)

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  Comment by Karen — January 12, 2010 @ 8:25 pm

  Video games…with you.

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  Comment by Darcy B — January 13, 2010 @ 12:13 am

  My kids are grown –what I used to do –I got a game I think it was called “dance, dance, revolution” had a mat with lights—that they had to dance along with. I would have a dance off for the kids—so they could tire themselves out. That night I know they would go to sleep early and stay in bed. I would rent a romantic movie (I love the Johnny Depp movie “Chocolat”)or “Love Actually” –pick up a bottle of sparkling wine like Lambrusco (it’s light, refreshing, and doesn’t give you a headache if you’re not a drinker) oh and get some chocolates if you rent “chocolat”. I would get take out from a nice restaurant–my favorite is P F Changs—-then my DH & I have a nice romantic meal and a movie while the kids are asleep upstairs.
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  Comment by brenda helgeson — January 13, 2010 @ 3:44 pm

  when he comes home from work, have a candlelit bubble bath waiting for him with a glass of wine. serve him his favorite dinner and bake him his favorite dessert.

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  Comment by Emily F — January 13, 2010 @ 8:04 pm

  Two Valentines Days ago I made a yummy pioneer woman steak/garlic mashed potatoes recipe and we had a candle light dinner–with the kids! It was really fun. I asked my husband what he’d want and he said the predictable male answer–and that was all I could get out of him. But I say yummy food, a favorite TV show or movie you’ve been wanting to see, and you’re golden. Take-out from a favorite restaurant would be fun too.

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  Comment by Britt Burton — January 13, 2010 @ 10:27 pm

  I have a couple ideas. I’ve done the first and the second is still on my list…

  Make a beach in your house. I used butcher paper to create most of the effect. Yellow paper ripped up into pieces and put on the floor for sand. Blue with swooshy waves cut into the paper and taped all around the wall of the room. A big yellow sun for the ceiling. Beach towels, a big umbrella and lawn chairs. I had sunglasses for us, a beach ball. I packed sandwiches and chips, drinks, everything you pack when going to the beach in a cooler. You could either play Hawaiian music or one of those soothing soundtracks that sounds like waves crashing against the beach.

  We ate our dinner and then afterwards watched one of my favorite movies from growing up: Back to the Beach. Classic beach bum surfer movie.

  Okay, other idea: Camping in the front room. Set up a tent inside your house and camp out. Use flashlights, sleeping bags, etc. You could even use butcher to help create the atmosphere for this one too. Pine trees, animals, etc. If you have a fireplace in your house you could even do smores and roast hot dogs. If not, pack food like you would for camping. You could make tin foil dinners in your oven. Smores in the microwave. You could also watch a camping movie after dinner with this one. Or be more authentic and not use any electricity and play card games using flashlights.

  You could even pack a backpack and then hike around your house til you get to the tent. I haven’t done this one yet like I said, so I haven’t completely fleshed out the idea.

  Hope you have fun!!!!

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  Comment by sarah — January 14, 2010 @ 11:23 am

  I think dinner and game night would be a great idea! Make his favorite meal then play board games. It keeps some conversation going rather than just watching a movie.

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  Comment by Erika — January 14, 2010 @ 3:13 pm

  I have a few ideas:
  1) Re-create your first date (or another memorable moment in your relationship). This could be done at home with the same foods you may have eaten, movies you watched, friends who were involved. You could also put together a photo/scrapbook (or a virtual tour!) of several memorable moments in your relationship and share it with him that night. It’s always fun to replay a really good time together…rekindle those same feelings you shared way back when.

  2) Totally geek out to your high school or college days. Make the whole night a theme of the 90s…pegged pants, MC Hammer, corny movies, or an I <3 the 90s marathon. This would be fun to do with friends who are your age and have everyone dress as someone famous from the 90s, play 90s music, have a costume contest, play trivia games, etc. I did an 80s party for my husband's 30th birthday and it was so much fun to be silly and not feel so adult-ish. I took photos from my husband in the 80s and had them blown up to poster size at Kinko's (in black and white it's around $3 each) and stamped the date in the corner. We had different categories for the costume contest and I awarded the winners with classic movies from the 80s (and they're all pretty cheap)! I know this probably isn't the most romantic idea but sometimes it's just fun to be silly and forget about being a "grown-up" and all the responsibility that entails for an evening!

  Good luck with your decision! :)

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  Comment by Michell — January 21, 2010 @ 12:11 pm

  We have had issues with finding a great babysitter and it can be hard to carve out one on one time that does not involve discussing kids, household or work dilemmas – to break the cycle and remind us, of well, us! I put together a little tray or set the table with some of our favorite food or snack. If we eat in front of the tv the tray will contain little trinkets, match books, photos or ticket stubs from our travels, etc. If we’re eating at the table sans toddler I try to tuck a little memento from our wedding or when we were first dating. It reminds us of who we were and how far we’ve come. Another ‘theme’ I’ve surprised him with that was surprisingly simple and really touched my hubby, I put together a little package of all his childhood favorites (baseball cards, penny candy) and had take out from the chinese restaurant he would go to every week with his grandparents as a child. He really appreciated the sentiment and the nostalgia.

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  Comment by Wehaf — January 15, 2012 @ 1:29 pm

  I vote for a really good, homemade dinner (delicious but simple – like roast chicken, maybe). Then rent a movie and make popcorn – for the kids. You and you husband get to make a fire in the fireplace (if you have one), give each other back massages, and break open a bottle of bubbly.

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