Well, after hearing me rant (sarcastically) about the commercialization of this Hallmark Holiday, SWMBO decreed that we wouldn't do anything to celebrate this holiday.....of course, being a divorced man - I've learned from my mistakes and I knew better
Plus, being the Boy Scout-type - I buy my gifts and cards well in advance - whenever I see something I know she'll like (it never hurts to have them as backups for those times when you're in trouble, either
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Our gifts are usually pretty non-traditional. My sweetie being the atypical woman - she likes getting new fishing gear, stuff for our kayaks, and anything to stock the 75 gallon salt water tank she has (last year, I got her some Mexican Grazer snails - she thought it was the coolest thing!!) She usually gets me some brewing accessory (got a nice bench capper this year), and sometimes some seeds or some type of flowers that she wants me to plant in the yard (this year I also got a beautiful miniature rose bush).
Well this year, she had to work late shift last night - so we went out to a new Mongolian Grill restaurant for lunch, and then she had to go to work.....when she got home, I let her know what my intentions were....I sent the kids off for the night, and when she came home there was a pound of Kona coffee beans (the only thing that gets consumed more than beer in this house is coffee), a fifth of Jameson's, a bottle of Irish Creme, and a 12 pack of my latest stout. Time to pull out the sofa bed, watch some movies and do some Irish Car Bombs!!!!
Turned out to be a pretty good night
Chris
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