Valentine's Day

sf said:

Came home tonight to pinky/rusty colored roses on the table and (how
did hubby figure it out?) a printed tablecloth in a spring/summer
motif......

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What are the odds I'll
get....

Shaddup and give the guy a big ol' sloppy thank you kiss!

nb

sf said:

Came home tonight to pinky/rusty colored roses on the table and (how
did hubby figure it out?) a printed tablecloth in a spring/summer
motif that actually coordinated with them.

I would have taken a picture of them on the tablecloth except I had a
problem.... either the camera or the batteies have taken a dive. I
*think* this is how they sell new cameras. Your batteries die (well,
they don't recharge) and your camera is a couple of years old.... so
you say it's time for a new one. I was certainly in the "let's get a
new one" frame of mind and then this happened. What are the odds I'll
get a new camera instead of just replacing the rechargable batteries?
LOL

You could get a camera that uses regular batteries (such as AA).

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Came home tonight to pinky/rusty colored roses on the table and (how
did hubby figure it out?) a printed tablecloth in a spring/summer
motif that actually coordinated with them.

I would have taken a picture of them on the tablecloth except I had a
problem.... either the camera or the batteies have taken a dive. I
*think* this is how they sell new cameras. Your batteries die (well,
they don't recharge) and your camera is a couple of years old.... so
you say it's time for a new one. I was certainly in the "let's get a
new one" frame of mind and then this happened. What are the odds I'll
get a new camera instead of just replacing the rechargable batteries?
LOL

At least ya' didn't bury the camera in the garden. Your hubby sounds like
a wonderful guy. We will do nothing special today. Maybe dinner out and a
movie.

Michael

--
“It requires a certain kind of mind to see beauty in a hamburger bun.”
_Ray Kroc, creator of the McDonald's franchise

"Michael "Dog3" Lonergan" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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sf <[email hidden]> hitched up their panties and posted
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Came home tonight to pinky/rusty colored roses on the table and (how
did hubby figure it out?) a printed tablecloth in a spring/summer
motif that actually coordinated with them.

I would have taken a picture of them on the tablecloth except I had a
problem.... either the camera or the batteies have taken a dive. I
*think* this is how they sell new cameras. Your batteries die (well,
they don't recharge) and your camera is a couple of years old.... so
you say it's time for a new one. I was certainly in the "let's get a
new one" frame of mind and then this happened. What are the odds I'll
get a new camera instead of just replacing the rechargable batteries?
LOL

At least ya' didn't bury the camera in the garden. Your hubby sounds like
a wonderful guy. We will do nothing special today. Maybe dinner out and

a

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movie.

Michael

We won't do anything special either, Michael. TFM will come home from work
and I'll make him a salad, he'll sit on the computer and I'll watch HBO on
Demand. Same as any other night. :~)

kili

kilikini said:

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Came home tonight to pinky/rusty colored roses on the table and (how
did hubby figure it out?) a printed tablecloth in a spring/summer
motif that actually coordinated with them.

I would have taken a picture of them on the tablecloth except I had
a problem.... either the camera or the batteies have taken a dive.
I *think* this is how they sell new cameras. Your batteries die
(well, they don't recharge) and your camera is a couple of years
old.... so you say it's time for a new one. I was certainly in the
"let's get a new one" frame of mind and then this happened. What
are the odds I'll get a new camera instead of just replacing the
rechargable batteries? LOL

At least ya' didn't bury the camera in the garden. Your hubby
sounds like a wonderful guy. We will do nothing special today.
Maybe dinner out and a movie.

Michael

We won't do anything special either, Michael. TFM will come home
from work and I'll make him a salad, he'll sit on the computer and
I'll watch HBO on Demand. Same as any other night. :~)

kili

I'm busy finalizing travel plans so nothing going on here, either. I'll be
on the road tomorrow. We'll do our celebrating then, although our "romantic
dinner" will most likely be pizza or Chinese delivery 🙂 We're planning to
go out for a nice dinner on Thursday evening.

Jill

I'm making a lovely 4-course meal after my BF comes home from work (9
PM, I hate eating late!) along with some champagne and raspberries and
of course luscious desserts that include girlfriend with chocolate
sauce and whipped cream =). (My menu is posted int he thread
"valentines menu decided" if you're interested.)

I will ba making a SEPERATE special dinner (same appitizers, purchased
entree, different salad, differtn soup, same dessert) for my daughter.
She eats at 7, so that gives me 2 hours after she's done to tie up all
the loose ends for my honey. I've got 2 valentines this year! =)

Then on Saturday, my guy's taking us to 'our' restaurant for a nice
luxurious romantic dinner. It's an Italian-European place, and I love
their risottos. Hopefully they'll have either a veggie one (had a great
butternut risotto special there once, wild mushroom another time), or,
more likely for v-day, a seafood one. Last time I had a lobster-shrimp
risotto with peas that was to die for.

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We won't do anything special either, Michael. TFM will come home from
work
and I'll make him a salad, he'll sit on the computer and I'll watch HBO on
Demand. Same as any other night. :~)

kili

My kind of marriage -- true love!
Dee Dee

kilikini said:

We won't do anything special. TFM will come home from work
and I'll make him a salad, he'll sit on the computer and I'll watch.
Same as any other night. :~)

kili

Hmm, sit "on" the computer, and you're gonna watch... so in your house
it's Valentines Day every day... sure sounds like kinky sex to me. 😉

So what's this salad you're gonna make him eat... just curious. hehe

"Hidden Valley Raunch Dressing"

Ingredients:
4 tablespoons dry parsley flakes
1 teaspoon pepper
2 tablespoons onion salt
1 quart mayonnaise
1 pint sour cream
1 teaspoon garlic salt
1 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons MSG or Accent brand (optional)
1 pint buttermilk

Directions:
Combine all ingredients. Allow flavors to blend overnight. Reduce
recipe in half if desired.

Makes a lot but stores well chilled for a few weeks. Use for salads or
any other recipes requiring a raunch dressing. CDKitchen
---

Sheldon

Michael 'Dog3' Lonergan said:

sf <[email hidden]> hitched up their panties and posted
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Came home tonight to pinky/rusty colored roses on the table and (how
did hubby figure it out?) a printed tablecloth in a spring/summer
motif that actually coordinated with them.

What are the odds I'll
get a new camera instead of just replacing the rechargable batteries?
LOL

At least ya' didn't bury the camera in the garden. Your hubby sounds like
a wonderful guy. We will do nothing special today. Maybe dinner out and a
movie.

Wait... there's more! We went out to dinner tonight to what turned
out to be a very popular restaurant (le Charm). Reservations were for
7:00 and the place was packed when we got there, but we were seated
promptly. Dinner had hits and misses which I won't go into. In spite
of wall to wall customers, our meal spanned 2 hours.... I had to ASK
for the bill in spite of at least 10 people waiting for a seat at 9PM
(they were obviously short staffed tonight). Amazingly, noise wasn't
a factor... tables were very, very close, but the only conversations
we could hear were next to us and it wasn't loud.

BTW.... the reservation was made by my son AND he gave us $100 cash to
pay for it. The $$ put a good dent in the bill, but I decided to have
the recommended wines with each course so we added some extra.

This was the best Valentine's Day I've had in a loooong time!
--

Practice safe eating. Always use condiments.

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I'm making a lovely 4-course meal after my BF comes home from work (9
PM, I hate eating late!) along with some champagne and raspberries and
of course luscious desserts that include girlfriend with chocolate
sauce and whipped cream =). (My menu is posted int he thread
"valentines menu decided" if you're interested.)

I don't see that thread, but your menus always sound wonderful, so I'm sure
it was a great meal. I made salmon wrapped in phyllo w/ red peppers and
leeks (found it on epicurious.com). It was very tasty and easy, but next
time I will make a sauce of some sort. Barely cooked sugar snap peas on the
side. Dessert was purchased: brownie bites from Whole Foods (not nearly as
good as I could make, but my daughter picked them out), vanilla ice cream,
and fresh strawberries and blackberries.

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I will ba making a SEPERATE special dinner (same appitizers, purchased
entree, different salad, differtn soup, same dessert) for my daughter.
She eats at 7, so that gives me 2 hours after she's done to tie up all
the loose ends for my honey. I've got 2 valentines this year! =)

Way to be!

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Then on Saturday, my guy's taking us to 'our' restaurant for a nice
luxurious romantic dinner. It's an Italian-European place, and I love
their risottos. Hopefully they'll have either a veggie one (had a great
butternut risotto special there once, wild mushroom another time), or,
more likely for v-day, a seafood one. Last time I had a lobster-shrimp
risotto with peas that was to die for.

Sounds really wonderful!!! Enjoy, and I know you'll post back about what you
had. Risotto is one of those things that's great to order out (at least for
me -- I don't have the time to stand there stirring it).

Chris

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This was the best Valentine's Day I've had in a loooong time!

Le fils est un charm.
Dee Dee

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This was the best Valentine's Day I've had in a loooong time!

I am so glad you enjoyed yourself. We did not do anything spectacular.
Went to an early dinner and came home to some chocolate ice cream (a real
treat for me). Nothing special but a nice time nonetheless.

Michael

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“It requires a certain kind of mind to see beauty in a hamburger bun.”
_Ray Kroc, creator of the McDonald's franchise

"Michael \"Dog3\" Lonergan" <[email hidden]> wrote in
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This was the best Valentine's Day I've had in a loooong time!

I am so glad you enjoyed yourself. We did not do anything
spectacular. Went to an early dinner and came home to some chocolate
ice cream (a real treat for me). Nothing special but a nice time
nonetheless.

Michael

The hilight of my Valentines Day, aside from reaping all the Valentines
from the women of r.f.c, was watching the women's luge in Torino, Italy,
Holy [censored]!!! You couldn't get me on one of those things going in a
straight line on level ground!!!!!!!

Andy

kilikini said:

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sf <[email hidden]> hitched up their panties and posted
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Came home tonight to pinky/rusty colored roses on the table and (how
did hubby figure it out?) a printed tablecloth in a spring/summer
motif that actually coordinated with them.

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

At least ya' didn't bury the camera in the garden. Your hubby sounds like
a wonderful guy. We will do nothing special today. Maybe dinner out and

a

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movie.

Michael

We won't do anything special either, Michael. TFM will come home from work
and I'll make him a salad, he'll sit on the computer and I'll watch HBO on
Demand. Same as any other night. :~)

kili

Well...my teachers aide brought me a rose, my students brought candy,
hot chocolate and a local Honduran breakfast specialty called a burrita
- refried beans, egg, and cheese sandwiched between two corn tortillas.
SO wanted to take me to the Steak Ranch in town but it was packed...so
we ended up in the local supermarket snack bar (owned and operated by
the same family that runs the Steak Ranch). We had salad, baked potato,
pot roast, veggies, garlic bread, a pina colada, and flan for desert.
In grade 11 biology today, one of the students asked if our dinner and
drinks were ok. His parents run the market and snack bar...and he was
making the pina coladas.

SD

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kilikini said:

"Michael "Dog3" Lonergan" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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> Came home tonight to pinky/rusty colored roses on the table and
> (how did hubby figure it out?) a printed tablecloth in a
> spring/summer motif that actually coordinated with them.

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At least ya' didn't bury the camera in the garden. Your hubby
sounds like a wonderful guy. We will do nothing special today.
Maybe dinner out and

a

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movie.

Michael

We won't do anything special either, Michael. TFM will come home
from work and I'll make him a salad, he'll sit on the computer and
I'll watch HBO on Demand. Same as any other night. :~)

kili

Well...my teachers aide brought me a rose, my students brought candy,
hot chocolate and a local Honduran breakfast specialty called a
burrita - refried beans, egg, and cheese sandwiched between two corn
tortillas. SO wanted to take me to the Steak Ranch in town but it was
packed...so we ended up in the local supermarket snack bar (owned and
operated by the same family that runs the Steak Ranch). We had salad,
baked potato, pot roast, veggies, garlic bread, a pina colada, and
flan for desert. In grade 11 biology today, one of the students asked
if our dinner and drinks were ok. His parents run the market and snack
bar...and he was making the pina coladas.

SD

I finally got to work today. Well, they took my suggestion of filling
Waterford bowls with Hershey's kisses. It was a huge success thanks to the
excellent display talents of a co-worker. Since we do excellent gift
wrapping (no charge) the husbands/boyfriends that looked like deer in
headlights appreciated it.

Interesting, never thought I would like retail but most of our business is
corporate. Since I'm only watching the front of the house for 2 hours on
the days I work it's interesting. I'm already irritated with some of our
[censored] customers though.

Ob Food:

Making spaghetti tonight. The SO will not be home for awhile so I'm doing
my slow simmer thing in a bit pot. I'm using Italian sausage and Roma
tomatoes for the sauce. I sweated some onion and garlic in olive oil
before adding the sausage. I'll have to drain some of the grease off but
this is tasty stuff. From the looks of it I may not have put in enough
tomatoes. I may have to resort to some tomato paste. I used an Italian
spice blend of spices/herbs I found on The Hill. It's all dried except
fresh parsley which I found at the market. I started the sauce at 5pm and
will simmer it until 9pm.

Michael

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“It requires a certain kind of mind to see beauty in a hamburger bun.”
_Ray Kroc, creator of the McDonald's franchise

kilikini said:

Quoted message said:

At least ya' didn't bury the camera in the garden. Your hubby sounds like
a wonderful guy. We will do nothing special today. Maybe dinner out and
a movie.

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We won't do anything special either, Michael. TFM will come home from work
and I'll make him a salad, he'll sit on the computer and I'll watch HBO on
Demand. Same as any other night. :~)

DH and I have an anniversary on March 6 so VD [1] gets skipped in
favor of the anniversary 3 weeks later. Still, DH was deeply upset that
the wine made me fall right asleep on the couch after dinner, instead
of a more traditional VD night ending.

[1] When I was a little kid I made my parents a valentine that said
"Happy VD" because I couldn't spell "valentine's day"... nearly 30 years
later and the joke hasn't died yet.

Stacia

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kilikini said:

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At least ya' didn't bury the camera in the garden. Your hubby
sounds like a wonderful guy. We will do nothing special today.
Maybe dinner out and a movie.

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We won't do anything special either, Michael. TFM will come home from
work and I'll make him a salad, he'll sit on the computer and I'll
watch HBO on Demand. Same as any other night. :~)

DH and I have an anniversary on March 6 so VD [1] gets skipped in
favor of the anniversary 3 weeks later. Still, DH was deeply upset
that the wine made me fall right asleep on the couch after dinner,
instead of a more traditional VD night ending.

[1] When I was a little kid I made my parents a valentine that said
"Happy VD" because I couldn't spell "valentine's day"... nearly 30
years later and the joke hasn't died yet.

Stacia

I had to laugh. A woman I work with had a great VD with her hubster. She
made prime rib with all the fixings. They usually don't get each other
gifts, they spend the money on their children. I guess you would have to
know them. Very good and loving parents. Anyway, she's like "You didn't
even get me a card" and he went downstairs and 20 minutes later came up
with a card with a song on it. It was funny but maybe you had to be there
to get the gist of it.

Michael

--
“It requires a certain kind of mind to see beauty in a hamburger bun.”
_Ray Kroc, creator of the McDonald's franchise