RANT! Dumb women and Valentine's Day!

[HennysMom]

Valentines Day......

ugh. Overrated and overspent! LOL

The most memorable two I have are many many moons ago; first one was 20 years ago when hubby asked me to marry him on V-Day - by hiding notes all over the house (i.e, go look under the dish in the cabinet; next note under the dish said "now open the 3rd book on the bookshelf" etc..) until I finally ended up sitting next to him and he asked me to marry him. (We were young ...what can I say - it was romantic and silly!

). Second one wasnt funny for hubby but all these years later I still laugh about it. It was probably our 4th year into marriage and he decided to send me roses at work. WELLLL... he knew every Valentines Day my boss took me out to lunch (he was like my 2nd Dad and he still is...so it was a father/daughter type of relationship) So we're out to lunch and I just left from there to come home. I get home and hubby's all excited and says "Did you get them? Happy Valentines Day honey!" I'm like "Huh? Get what?"

He says "The 2 dozen roses I sent to you at work...."

Uhm.......*smallest voice everrrrr* I was at lunch and didnt go back to work...."

DH: "WHAT?!!! DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH MONEY I SPENT ON THOSE THINGS? YOU ALWAYS SAY I NEVER SEND YOU FLOWERS SO TODAY I SEND YOU 2 DOZEN AND YOU WERENT EVEN THERE?!!"

But honey..you KNOW I'm always at lunch with Van on VD Day during the day....and we go for a few hours. How was I supposed to know you'd suddenly decide to become all mushy and send me flowers?"

He pouted forever....and to this day - he REFUSES to send me flowers - ever.

I still like to tease him and ask him every year "Do I get roses sent this year?" and he glares at me then starts smiling and says "NOPE." LOL! He will however stop on the side of the road and pick wildflowers for me

or come home with a surprise small $5.00 bouquet sometimes..but he's kept his word and I've never gotten another "sent flower arrangement"

What are we doing this year for V-Day? Meeting with our tax lady to get our taxes done!

SEXY, No?! LMAO

 

[BayCityBabe]

This whole thread reminds me of the woman who couldn't understand why I hadn't "made" my boyfriend spring for an engagement ring. I was only 22 & in no hurry.
She was 29 years old -
and newly married -
to
her

THIRD
husband!

(And now you know "the rest of the story.")

 

[AussieSharon]

I'd better get something on Valentines Day from DH. It's my Birthday

 

[HennysMom]

isnt that the truth Bay? I swear - when hubby and I got engaged - we had little to no money, so our entire wedding SET (yes..all 3 rings) was about $800.00 and THAT was a huge amount for us back in 1989 I assure you. My diamond ring was so very small (probably around 1/4 carat or less) but to me.. it was the BIGGEST diamond in the entire world!

He kept apologizing for the size of it and I told him I didnt care if it came from a freaking bubble gum machine....to me.. it was precious and I loved it. I showed it off like I was Princess Diana and no one else had a ring like mine. Of course, some people made snarky remarks like "Oh my I need a magnifying glass to see the stone"

but to me, it didnt matter because it was from my sweetie.

By our 10th wedding anniversary our rings were pretty bare and had been reshaped so many times due to being so thin. That night DH took me out to dinner with my parents and our daughter and had the waiter come over with desert for us to celebrate. The entire room got very quiet and I thought it was very strange....but...eh..weirder things have happened. Hubby got up and then stood there and asked me to marry him all over again *sighs*....

and gave me a beautiful diamond wedding set that was HUGE - 1 carat engagement ring and I flipped out! LOL It was beautiful yes...no doubt about it...however....it just didnt look right on my hand (small hands) so I asked him if he would mind if I exchanged it for a smaller one (gasp gasp!

I see you women out there gasping LOL).

I now have a beautiful 1/3 carat ring with a 1/4 carat wrap that we exchanged for and I love it - but I love my first ring more. DH was a little sad that I didnt want a 1 carat or larger ring - he kept saying "but we can afford it now" and my reply was..."Yes..we can..however...I love my little ring you first gave me more than any large diamond you could give me today - it reminds me of how little we had and how far we've come and I dont ever want to lose that humility of where we've been."

Our old wedding set has worn down - it wasnt much to begin with, the bands were very thin - but.. we still have them - and we also have new bands from our 10th anniversary. I love to take out the old ones and on occassion I will wear my teeny tiny diamond - and it shines brighter than any other piece of jewlery DH could give me.

I'm not a jewelry girl.... I wear my rings and thats it - not even earrings so hubby lucked out in that category! LOL I'd rather have an antique any day of the week than a piece of jewelry.

 

[ozark hen]

beautiful story

 

[Buff Hooligans]

Boy, what a topic.

 

[luvmychicknkids]

That was such a sweet story Hennysmom.

I lucked out and convinced my husband I really wanted antique wedding rings.

Mine are not large but very old and he did the most amazing job picking them. Wouldn't trade them (or him) for the world.

 

[ksacres]

Quote:

Seriously, I have tears.

 

[MissPrissy]

We don't have fancy rings. Diamonds are just not me. My stones for my ring are a 5 ct. sleeper star pink sapphire and 14 white sapphires we bought from a US geologist - not a jeweler - who spends part of his year working in Sri Lanka.

My band is platinum because I am allergic to many metals in most rings.

My husbands wedding band was titanium with a silver inlay. He is a software developer by trade and heavy rings are annoying to his hands to type at first. He lost that ring last summer in the garden we were cleaning and tilling. I replaced it with tungstun carbide because the original ring could not be duplicated.

I am not a jewelry kind of girl. If you want to give me flowers make sure they come in pots and have roots on them. If he gives me candy he knows the kids will eat it. LOL

 

[spookyevilone]

I disagree with diamonds because they're too plain, and too many of them are the cause of icky foo. I also disagree with gold because it's too soft and squishy. If he ever gave me a ring, I would like one he made, preferably out of wood, with the theory that when it wore out, he'd make me a new one, kind of like a renewing of vows.

If it had to have a rock in it, I'd like an old fashioned star sapphire, or a Tanzanite. Dark blue.
-Spooky