Happy Valentines Giveaway– Times Two!
Published February 14, 2011Sweet cyber sisters–
How I hope this pre-scheduled post finds me happily in Charlotte, NC and ready to appear on Monday evening’s Made to Crave webcast. The webcast is free so log onto www.madetocrave.org at 8:00 pm EST to catch the last installment in Lysa TerKeusrt’s fabulous and motivating series.
Oh, and if ‘ya wanted to whisper a prayer that I don’t cough or sneeze live on the air after a long week with the flu, why that would just be so greatly appreciated!! Your prayers have seen me through and I don’t want them to stop now!!!!
In the mean time, I have two fun Valentines Day giveaways for you–one for you married women and one for the single gals. I guess this is my equivalent of taking treats to school for my friends. 
Oh and speaking of treats…..hop on over to my dear friend LeAnn Rice’s site SheCooks.org where I am sharing a favorite treat recipe for Valentines Day–homemade peanut butter cups!
LeAnn is also a guest on this week’s Made to Crave webcast. (Where we will try to encourage you to crave God, not homemade peanut butter cups! But hey…a tiny treat is okay now & then, right?)
Enough chit-chat. Now, for the giveaways:
First, for the married women. A Red Hot monogamy giveaway. It includes:
~ A pack of red hot cinnamon tea light candles
~ Some dark chocolate-covered espresso beans
~ A bright red silicone kitchen hot pad
~ A totally rockin’ retro kitchen apron (Yes…the way to his heart at times is through his stomach. Other times its with a little old fashioned ‘horizontal fellowship’ if ya know what I mean!)
~ A signed copy of my friend (and fabulous speaker & author) Pam Farrel’s marriage book Red Hot Monogamy .
IF YOU ARE MARRIED and want to be entered to win this fun giveaway, simply leave a comment telling us your favorite romantic memory with your hubby.
It can be from yesterday or yesteryear. It doesn’t matter. Just let us know what you consider to be the most romantic thing the two of you have done. (Rated G of course!!!)
And…for now for my single friends. Here is your giveaway:
~ A jumbo milk chocolate bar fit for a Queen (or a prince, as long as he’s charming!)
~ Some P.S. I Love You Spring Fling scented lotion from Bath & Bodyworks
~ A bag of Lindt milk chocolates with white chocolate centers–simply divine!
~ A pretty pair of sterling silver earrings from Kohl’s
~ A copy of LeAnn Rice’s fabulous e-book Sharing Grace. LeAnn is a single, widowed mom with a love for others that is totally contagious!! Her book is full of recipes for blessing your friends & family– both around your table and through your life.
NOW FOR YOU SINGLE GALS: leave us a comment letting us know your favorite way to spend time with your friends. What do you do? Where do you go?
And for those of you who have a suggestion, what are some creative ways married women can make their single friends feel included? That is an area where I’d like some new ideas.
Okay now….leave your comments. I’ll be back on Wednesday to announce the winners.
Speaking of winners….the winner to the weekend’s Sweet Dreams giveaway is:
Ayla; time stamp February 11; 9:44 am
Congratulations!
See you all on Wednesday!
Loved-by-Him Blessings,
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I am a single woman and I love to spend time with friends. It’s not too often I spend time with them so I make it count. I don’t really have any close friends from church who do anything with me but occasionally one friend and I might go shopping but usually it’s because I need help. It’s been a few years but a few of us from church have gone out to eat after a Sunday service.
I do have three very close friends who live around four hours away from me who I might see once or twice a year. When I go to see them I stay a few days and make every minute count. We go to church on Sunday morning and we do things relating to the reason why I’m visiting. Last October, for example, I went with another friend to visit my friends and we went to a ministry dinner. Last June my three closest friends and I met up in between where we all live and had lunch to celebrate one of their birthdays. It never matters to me what we’re doing. I always enjoy just being with them.
It can get hard at times because all three friends are married.
Your peanut butter cup recipe on She Cooks looks great!! I’m going to be making those this week for sure. My husband keeps doing little things to surprise me and show his love and I’m never disappointed. For Valentines Day this year he made a video of some of his favorite pictures of me set to At Last by Etta James. He makes my heart melt <3
When I was about 5 months pregnant with our first baby, my husband took me on a weekend trip to Biltmore. We took three different tours (which about wore me out!) and ended with a candlelight tour. The house is beautiful, and when we walked outside afterwards, it was snowing! We had a nice dinner afterwards and then I all but collapsed in our hotel room, and my husband rubbed my sore legs until I fell asleep. It was a very nice night.
My husband and I always like to take a beach trip in February or March. There aren’t many people there and it’s just nice to get away together to combat cabin fever!
My favorite recent memory with my husband is from a couple of years ago when he surprised me with a birthday/anniversary trip to the beach…just the two of us! He arranged everything from childcare to reservations, all I had to do was pack a bag and go. It was AMAZING!
Let’s see- my husband is to me the best of my everything. We never go to bed mad, we always tell each other how much we love each other and I know in my heart he is my everything. He is the one of the reason’s I have found myself back in the path of God.
Our breath’s are one–mushy but true<3
Since my husband and I started dating (now 19 years ago), his favorite romantic thing to do is to leave love notes on my car windshield (no matter where; ie. Work, home, church) stating his love for me and signs it ‘The Masked Avenger’. He also signed my Valentine’s Day card the same today. He’s quite the comic. Still keeps me in stitches to this day!
Blessings,
Lisa
Since my husband and I started dating (now 19 years ago), his favorite romantic thing to do is to leave love notes on my car windshield (no matter where; ie. Work, home, church) stating his love for me and signs it ‘The Masked Avenger’. He also signed my Valentine’s Day card the same today. He’s quite the comic. Still keeps me in stitches to this day!
Blessings,
Lisa
When I was engaged to my husband we had a very special and romantic Valentine’s Day meal at a restaurant where we had star seats to view a snowing winter wonderland. It was magical and romantic.
My husband is not a very romantic person.Some men TRY but they just don’t know how..He DOES however give me beautiful gifts everyday.Every day I know I can trust him.I never have to worry or wonder about him being true to me. He is always there when I need him.He tries hard to be everyhing I need and that to me is more precious than gold.He has given me his heart and trusts me with it..I need nothing more..
Happy Valentine’s to all!!
My favorite romantic memory is when my husband proposed to me on top of the empire state building! It was so sweet and magical. He got down on one knee and proposed!
My husband is not the romantic type at all. We have had a lot of problems in our marriage and after being separated one time we went to Florida for a couple of nights and even splurged for a higher-priced room directly on the beach. The weather was nice and we had night walks on the beach and our room was on the second floor and we left the sliding glass door facing the ocean open and heard the sound of the waves crashing all night. I think that was the most romantic time for me.
For our 15th wedding anniversary, my husband was planning a long weekend away. I told him that was great, but I’d really love to have him write a “love letter” to me as he’d never really written one to me before. On the evening of our anniversary, in our beautiful hotel room, he got down on one knee and presented me with a velvet box with an exquisite heart shaped ring inside and said to me, “I’m not that great with the written word, but I hope that every time you look at this ring, you’ll remember that I’d marry you all over again”…now I am able to wear his special “love letter” to me right on my hand and always be reminded of what’s in his “heart” for me!
My hubby of 27 years has never been a romantic in the normal sense of the word so I have grown to love his idea of romance which is truly wonderful. He pumps my gas for me which I hate to do, he goes on weekend mornings to the local convience store and gets me coffee and recently he has been taking an Iron Man class at a local church and they give the guys homework assignments so I have recently got a bunch of flowers just because and a card recently after he was out of town just becuase and today he even gave me a beautful valentine day card. I know he lvoes me so that is all the romance that I need.
My husband is kind everyday by making my coffee and doing little things, mainly making me laugh because I tend to be too serious. He has given me sweet cards, flowers etc but I love the everyday little things.
My romantic memory actually occurred before we were married. On our first date we went out to his car and there was one beautiful rose waiting on my seat. It set the tone for the entire night and made my heart sing! The rose was from a rose bush in his yard. We have been married over 20 years now and I have the whole rose bush to enjoy every spring.
The most romantic memory I have of my husband is from our honeymoon. In the evening we would just go and sit on the beach listening to the ocean and just talking about our dreams for the future.
My husband has done many sweet, romantic things in our 42+ years of marriage. His sweet, everyday actions of love still melt my heart. Each day I thank God for my husband & the love we share.
Sweet Blessings.
My husband shows me he loves me in a million little ways every day! He cleans bathrooms, does the grocery shopping, gets up with sick kids in the night and still works a stressful, full-time job every day to provide for our family. He also prays with us and guides our family spiritually, which is the BEST gift ever! We celebrate ten years married this year, and I love him more each day!
Last year, my husband took me to a small town in Tennessee. We stayed in a bed and breakfast that used to be an old mill and we could hear the mill turning from our room. We spent an entire day walking through the town looking through the antique stores and just spending time with each other. Spending time together, just “us”, was wonderful. I thank God for the wonderful husband he has blessed me with.
Talk about Red Hot Monogamy? … My husband proposed to me in his firetruck almost 21 years ago!!! It was a total surprise in the early evening and I thought my house was on fire at the time when I looked outside and saw the lights flashing!!! Those peanut butter cups look fabulous … I am going to try them out because those are a big favorite with the hubby and children!!! Thank you for the opportunity to try at this giveaway, ~Amy S.~
My favorite romantic memory with my hubby has to be on our five year aniversary (way back in 1998) when he put together a get away weekend for our anniversary. He booked a night at a beautiful bed & breakfast, made reservations at a wonderful restauranr at a small airport (where we dined the night of our senior prom in 1991) and planned a lazy 5 mile water canoe trip down a small river. It truly was great. He is my forever Valentine!
My sweetest memories of my husband involve our wonderful and sweet wedding and mostly the fun we had out our outside reception and honeymoon in Hawaii. Also, the 2 days that we brought both of our wonderful children into the world- I remember looking at him and how much in love he was with those babies and falling head over heels in love with him again and again!
Definitly our engagement. We had driven down to Denver to celebrate one year of dating. Our plan was to visit the museum of natural history (we’re nerds) and then eat at a yummy Italian place downtown. It was the middle of November, and snowy and we had gone outside the museum for a walk by this little pond. A flock of geese (I think they must have forgotten to fly south!) landed in the pond right in front of us, and when I turned back to my future husband, he was on one knee with a ring in his hand! Wonderful memory. Thanks for this chance!
Romance–a love affair. This is how I describe my marriage of 42 years! I intentionally look for a romantic time each day…from watching him sitting across from me reading in our favorite chairs, playing with the grandchildren, enjoying his help with the kitchen clean-up. It really doesn’t take a BIG, dazzling romantic time to be reminded that each day my marriage is blessed by God!
The most romantic thing my husband did this past weekend was give me my valentine gift and a bag of Dove promise chocolates (with the little romantic sayings on the wrappers) – even after I had thrown a major PMS hissy-fit meltdown the night before. He stays so calm and works through it with me and I am so appreciative of that aspect of his personality. We had a fantastic dinner out this weekend and great couple time! Love my man!
I am a widow. This is a hard day for me. Good luck tonight!! I enjoy going out to eat and going to the Movies!!! Happy Valentines day
My husband, one of my most loving memories is before we were married (41 yrs) and he still said yes to our marriage, even though due to my infertility I would bear him no children. He had the freedom to go on, but he did not. God has given us 3 children through adoption…So thankful to the Lord and to Bill…Blessings, and we may count them daily…
Some of my favorite romantic memories include the times my husband travels to Africa and he leaves little encouraging love notes all over the house for me to find when he is gone. I love his thoughtfulness and how he cares so much to do something for me even when he cannot be here.
My husband and I have been married for almost 19. For the last 5 years he has been working for a barge company and is gone every other month. Usually every other year he will miss valentines day and if he does we just make it up when he comes home. Like this year, he will not be home til Thursday, but to my suprise, this year he sent me flowers and they were so unexpected! I love that man and will continue to the day I die!!!
I guess the most romantic thing is when he proposed over 5 years ago. He put my ring in a champagne glass at a restaurant. The waiter was in on it. Looking back I remember how frazzled our waiter had been, red in the face and sweating. Hubby musta put the pressure on him..lol. Tonight we are renewing our vows at a special church ceremony with some other couples at our church. Thanks for the giveaway Karen
When we were dating, my husband and I sat on a rock on top of a mountain and watched the sunset. Beautifully romantic!
One Valentine’s Day my husband went to work in one outfit and showed up for dinner in another! He went shopping for an outfit that he knew I would like! So sweet and out of character for him, it must be love! He’s also great at writing little notes and poems to show me how much he loves me…. I am blessed!!
I have been happily married for 31 years now and the most romantic thing my husband and I have done is take a dinner cruise in Chattanooga TN 2 years ago. It was amazing, the first vacation we took without children and not visiting family. Thanks for the encouragement and praying you are well tonight.
When our children were small, we found it hard to get or afford babysitters, so our most romantic time was dinner for two after the boys were in bed. I would plan before, get in some easily prepared food which just needed putting in the oven and change into some pretty clothes. I would arrange the table with our best china and cutlery and of course candles, put on some classical music and we would enjoy each others company. Just the two of us! Those were very special times. Today since our sons are grown and won’t be home at dinner time, I have arranged a similar kind of meal – for old times sake! Oh and hubby has no idea! It is my surprise for him!
The most romantic thing was my hubby proposing to me on Valentine’s Day 44 years ago in the school parking lot….then from there going to my home and David asking my Dad if he would give us his blessing. God brought David into my life on a blind date with friends and he is still my best friend, hubby and everything else. We both love the Lord and look forward to many more years together. I would so love to win this prize package…David would love to see me in th red apron!!!
The year my husband gave me diamond earrings carefully placed in the ears of an adorable teddy bear is a memory I will always treasure. I was so thrilled with the teddy bear I did not even notice the earrings
After 30 years of marriage, my husband came home one day and picked me up and took me to a park next to a beautiful river. He had brought a picnic and our letters to each other when we were dating in college. It brought back beautiful memories and we had a wonderful afternoon.
Well I have alot of sweet memories since Valentine’s Day is also my husband’s birthday. So I try to make it special for him ever year. I think my one favorite would be Valentine’s Day 2009, because my husband had a heart attack in Sept. 2008. We almost lost him so I wanted to make sure it was extra special for him. God has blessed me with a Wonderful husband who I adore. Thanks for the chance to win this awesome gift pack. Charlotte
My single girlfriends and I either go to a day spa to get pampered, have a dinner and exchange cards. Occasionlly rent and watch romantic comedies.
Happy Valentine’s Day!
With 12 years together, 8 years of marriage, two kids under the age of 5, homeschooling, and a husband working two jobs, (one of which is dairy farming!) it’s the little things that count. Since we live in rural Wisconsin, when the winter comes we get locked into our home. After a good week of not even going to the gas station, my kids and I had bad cases of cabin fever. One morning my husband came in after chores and before he had to leave for his next job and announced that “Nana” was going to take the kids, he was going to take me to lunch, and then we would come back home and nap! (no dishes, no laundry, was allowed!) Now, there have been many wonderful gifts and romantic trips to places during our relationship. However, it was the fact that he met my biggest need when I needed him most of all that meant the most to me. Love him VERY much!
Thanks Karen!
My favorite Valentine memory of my husband and I is our honeymoon! We never have money to get away and after 17 years never took a vacation together. We just work,work, work!! Well, after 17 years of living together- 4 years ago we got married! Yep- the entire wedding thing! We saved and paid on the wedding for an entire year and on 9/30/06 I walked down the aile in my 40′s with a beautiful dress! That was wonderful, but the highlight was that from the wedding money we were able to travel 200 miles away and stay in Ruidoso, NM in a bed and breakfast for 3 entire days! We loved it! It was like we we just met again and no stress of everyday life was around us. This was a blessing and I will never forget that weekend. Happy Valentine’s Day everyone! Blessings.
In our “season” of kids growing up…and running all directions….
I just enjoy some dinner for the two of us and watching a great movie on the couch.
Just this morning, my husband fixed my coffee to-go cup for our drive to work together…I was busy in the other room, and he knows how I like my coffee, so that’s one task I didn’t have to take care of this morning! Sounds like nothing, but it’s the little things that count!
My wonderful man of 37 years has not always found it easy to be romantic – but he does a great job trying!
One of the many things he has done that I thought was so sweet was back when I was working at a law firm – the receptionist downstairs called me and said that a couple of roses had been delivered, would I please come down and get them – which I did. Two roses from my husband – very nice.
Then an hour later, she called and said that two more roses had been delivered, would I please come down and get them. Two more roses from my husband – very very nice. By the end of the day, I had a dozen – and the last came with a sweet note that we meet for dinner and……
My husband has done many romantic things over the years, but most of them are not your typical romance things. I found it very romantic when we were married less than a year and he brought home a bunch of pine trees for us to plant together. This is hysterical, since we live in the wood and are surrounded by pines. But he wanted these particular pines to be in particular places. And as we planted them, we talked about how they would grow over the years. Since then, they have grown from little seedlings to now as tall as we are. We also work together a lot, and to me it is very romantic to be side by side with my husband working. Call me strange. Maybe the first typically romantic thing he did was on our first Valentine’s day when we were dating, he called into a radio show about me and won a full package: a dozen roses, a box of candy, and candles. He also took me to dinner at a fancy restaurant. We were so busy talking that we didn’t even notice that our waiter up and quit in the middle of his shift and we didn’t get our food for hours. That is a long story in itself. The other romantic thing he did was to propose to me on a riverboat ride after asking permission from my daughter, who was five at the time. He got down on one knee in front of all the other passengers, and they applauded when I said yes.
He has been the best husband and father to her; and also to two more daughters we have had together.
When we have cold, icy mornings in Seattle, my husband gets up and starts the car for me and scrapes the windows so it will be warm and ready when I have to leave. Since I leave hours before he has to be up, this really speaks love to me!
My FAV Memory w/MY MAN was my last B-Day. He took the kids to my friends house. We went out to eat at PF Changs. Then He took me SHOPPING! So fun! (1st TIME!) Then we had a couples massage. (MY 1st)
You see what is AWESOME about all of this is that GOD REDEEMED a lost love. He has restored a relationship that I thought was a goner!
Single Friend advice…I make it a point to call them on days like today & remind them of how much they are loved. (This goes for my friends that are struggling in their marriages, too!)
Because HE first loved…
amy nicole scott
Valentine’s Day is always romantic in our home…My darlin husband always makes it a Valentine Weekend with flowers, dinner, homemade cards and other surprises…I love him so much–we have been married 41 years and look forward to so many more..
My favorite romantic memory with my hubby was when my firstborn was just a few months old. I was in her room nursing her and it had been a looooong day (she was coliky)and I was so tired. When I put her down and closed her door, I noticed there was a note on our bedroom door. It told me to go in and slip into something more comfortable – a hot bath with candles! It was something so simple, but so very romantic to me!
My favorite memory is from our honeymoon. We stayed at a B&B in the mountains of western North Carolina. We had perfect spring weather and enjoyed days of hiking where the filmed part of the movie Last of the Mohicans. It was simple but memorable.
My husband isn’t really the most romantic but he is the sweetest and kindest man and I am so blessed to have him as my husband. But the sweetest thing he did was throw me a surprise birthday party. He started planning it 8 months before my birthday. I was so surprised that he thought of it because he is not a birthday kind-of guy but for me I love a party and love to celebrate birthdays so for him to plan so far in advance was so super special. It was truly one of my best birthdays. I have so much to be thankful for. God has blessed us so much. Thank you.
My favorite memory is when my husband and I lived in Laramie, WY for a few months. He was doing some training there but we had lots of time to be together in a beautiful place.
I am a single female and when I do get together with my friends we go out to have dinner, chat and have a good laugh. Happy Valentines Day, Karen and to all my blog sisters.
My husband is not the romantic type but on rare occasions he comes through. While on vacation at the beach, we got up early and went for a walk on the beach and ended up having breakfast at an outdoor cafe just the two of us. It was breath taking. I can still hear the ocean, feel the breeze on my skin, and see his face as he sat across from me.
I am happily married for 18 years to my childhood sweetheart. Our families have been friends since 1974. We were boyfriend/girlfriend through middle school, then went our separate ways, and became reunited many years later. When I first saw him again in 1991, I had those butterflies you get in your stomach, we briefly ‘small talked’ and later that evening he called and asked me out. He showed up with a beautiful rose (which I still have) and we went to the movies and dinner. We talked all night long and had a wonderful time. One of the favorite ‘sneaky’ romantic things my husband likes to do is to leave cards or love notes hidden for me in the car or in my purse. He always gets me cards that really express his true feelings and have a lot meaning. God has truly blessed me with this wonderful man! I LOVE HIM!!
WOW…I was totally surprised at work today by a close friend who knows I LOVE Elvis…(I am a single mom who has made Valentine’s Day about loving EVERYONE, not just significant others, as I was once married to a man who thought you should only celebrate Valentine’s Day with SO, not even the kids)…she sent an Elvis impersonator to serenade her husband and me! My students LOVED it and are probably currently putting all the GREAT
videos on facebook!
Years ago, I needed a “new” car. My husband handled the purchase and came home on Valentine’s day with a “redhot” car. It was more practical than sexy, but was a delightful surprise and very romantic!
The most Romantic thing about my husband is that he loves me unconditionally…even when I am not loving and do not love myself, he continues to show me that he loves me! So grateful for him!!
What a nice giveaway! One of the most romantic things my husband has ever done for me, well he is in the military and has been deployed many times. He always misses special days etc..so this one year on my birthday I was feeling really sad to not be with him. The doorbell rang and he had sent me beautiful roses. I was soo happy, then the phone rang and he had his entire platoon sing Happy Birthday to me. It was SO SWEET to hear these grown men singing Happy Birthday to me. Even sweeter that my husband arranged it.
He is getting ready to deploy to Afghanistan again(our 4th deployment)..
My husband and I are perfect ‘soulmates’. we enjoy hanging out together , it doesn’t matter if we are on vacation or just sitting around home. I love it when he just comes up behind me and gives me a big hug and kiss and tells me he loves me for no reason. we have a perfect marriage. i am sooooo blessed.
For our 25th anniversary we took a 7-day Caribbean cruise. It was wonderful!
My husband shows his romantic side by fixing supper on my volunteer day at the Food Pantry. That especially makes me feel loved
Hi Karen,
My favorite romantic memory of my husband is the song he wrote for our wedding ceremony. He sang to me during our wedding and it was so special!!
Sending prayers your way for a wonderful MTC appearance tonight. You’ll do great!
Becky
One of my favorite romantic memories was when my husband surprised me by booking a night at the B&B we stayed at on our honeymoon. I was very surprised, I couldn’t even figure out where we were going.
My husband really isn’t very romantic but he is very thoughtful and tries hard to make me happy. When we were expecting our first child he bought me flowers on Mother’s Day. I thought that was very sweet.
My favorite romantic memory of my husband happened before we were married. He knew how much I loved my horse, so he took me out to a wonderful dinner, gave me chocolate dipped strawberries he had made himself, then took my to the farm where my horse was and we rode under the full moon. It was a wonderful evening! It was the start of many more wonderful memories! God surly blessed me with a wonderful man.
I still think one of the most romantic things my husband has ever done was declare, “One day I am going to marry that girl!” the first day he saw me… and that was in 9th grade! I won’t even go into the beautiful poetry he would write for me and the drawings my talented artist would give me! We’ve been married for 16 years, known each other for 22 years, and look forward to so much more time together, as God sees fit to grant it!
One of my favorite valentines gifts from my husband was roses, the best part was there was a $20.00 bill wrapped around each one of the roses. My daughter and I were going on a school trip to New York and the money was for the trip.
One of my favorite valentines gifts from my husband was roses, the best part was there was a $20.00 bill wrapped around each one of the roses. My daughter and I were going on a school trip to New York and the money was for the trip.
My husband has done many a romantic thing over the years we’ve been married. From store-bought to hand-picked flowers to a nice backrub after a long day to composing a song. But if I had to choose one of the most romantic moments, it would have to be the day he created a new word, just for us. We were talking about how much we loved each other and how even the word love just couldn’t compare to what we felt. So racking his brain and combining different languages, he created our word…a word representing not only our love but also our close friendship with each other. That word holds so much meaning; it is even engraved on our wedding bands. <3
A romantic memory that I have of my husband is one day he went to work and didnt tell me that he actually was going to work for a few hours so I was expecting him to come home much later. I heard the doorbell ring and I looked out the peep hole and didnt see anyone i started to panick and the door bell rang again. I was at home with my 3 small children so I opened the door anyway to see what it was and on the floor was a vase with roses and a heart bag.I was scared to take it because i didnt know who it was from so i picked it up and went inside and then he came and knocked on the door i was completely shocked he had included in the bag 2 bundt cakes and gifts for all of us. It had me in tears…
One of my favorite romantic memories was a time when my husband and I were far apart. His father had a massive heart attack while vacationing in Canada. My husband and siblings flew to be with my father-in-law. One day, the family had planned to go see a movie that my husband and I were going to see together before he left. So, we planned the time difference between Canada and California and my husband and I went to the movie at the same time but in two different countries. We sent eachother text messages during the movie and talked about it after. It drew us close even though we were unable to be together.
My favorite romantic thing my husband did for me was our first Valentine’s date before we were married. He cleaned out a large storage closet at our favorite coffee shop and had set up a special table just for us – complete with table setting and candlelight. He had even made a mixed tape of our favorite songs and had them playing in the background.
Our 10 year anniversary! We had been living overseas in North Africa for almost 2 years working for a real estate company and didn’t think we would be able to do anything for our anniversary. One because of finances and two because of child care. My husband really wanted to do something special and was getting a bit discouraged because it was looking impossible. AND to our suprise, his boss ended up making it possible for us and sent us to Paris and Rome for a 7 day getaway. It was our first real get-away in about 2 years. It was incredibly magical. We walked hand in hand up and down the streets of Paris as if we were newly dating. I was glowing and he was happy. My favorite moment was coming to the Eifel Tower at dark and watching the lights change color. It was stunning, romantic, and a memory I will never forget! The best 10 year anniversary I could have asked for and was SO romantic. (oh and a friend who worked for the same company took care of our 3 little boys so we could go).
The first romantic thing my hubby did for me was when I first got sick. It had been the very first time being sick & being married. I really just wanted to run home to mom & dad. I was so sick & totally embarrassed about being sick with the flu. But hubby knew that when I was a little girl & home sick from school my dad would bring me a coloring book & crayons since I couldn’t leave my bed. So my hubby did that for me. I was actually taking Nyquil day & night just to sleep it all away but when I woke up, I saw the coloring book, crayons & a stuffed bear sitting on the dresser for me. It was the most sweetest thing & I knew that I didn’t have to run home to mom & dad when sick. he was gonna do just fine taking care of me. lol
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A few years back, My husband and I decided we just wanted to stay home and have a quiet dinner and evening to ourselves instead of the restuarant environment, so we took the kids to Grandpa and Grandma’s for the night and we just grilled and had a very nice, quiet candle light dinner at home and then we just relaxed and watched movies and talked, in the quiet, privacy of our own home. It was so nice, now of course I still got ready as if we were going out. But just the same I think we both enjoyed it a lot better. Happy Valentine’s Day!
This Friday, my husband and I will be married 34 years! Even though he has written me many poems over the years (and I still have each one) and he makes me laugh every day, my favorite memory is one year when I was under tremendous stress at work and working a lot of hours, he called me and told me to take Friday afternoon off and that was all he would tell me. He arranged for his mom to babysit and reserved a hotel room about two hours from home and we went to dinner, drove to the hotel, spent the night and the next day together and I felt like I had been on a week’s vacation! I will never forget that because he made all the arrangements and all I had to do was pack an overnight bag!
My hubby’s most romantic moment would be when he proposed to me. He put a lot of thought and planning into it.
By far most romantic night was last year for our 10th
aniversary.
We were in Jamaica (doesn’t hurt!) and we had a wonderful dinner overlooking the city and ocean. He presented me with a gorg new ring! After that he asked this man who was playing guitar to play and sing a song we could dance to. As we danced the tears were just a flowing. Having made it through some very hard times, I was so thankful and full of love in that moment. By far most romantic night ever, even over our wedding night.
My dear husband and I aren’t very romantic in the traditional sense of the word. Some of the things I consider the most romantic moments are watching “bonnet movies” (his term for Jane Austen-y type movies) together and when we went to Breckenridge, CO 1 1/2 years ago for our 15th anniversary. 2 whole days together to just walk, talk, and have uninterrupted time together enjoying God’s gorgeous creation of the Rocky Mountains.
My husband is an incrediably romantic person – a lot more romantic than I am. We’re in our mid 50′s and got married last April. After the wedding ceremony and after all the guests had been dismissed to the reception, he asked the pianist to play the “On Eagles Wings” again (our recessional) while we slow danced to it. The few people who were still in the sanctuary were grinning ear to ear, I was saying “We need to get downstairs” (yes, ever practical) and he said they could wait, he wanted a dance with his new wife!
One of my favorite memories with my husband was about 10 years ago when we had his 18 year old son living with us, as well as another young man who was in his early 20′s from a church missions outreach for the summer…my husband I went out to dinner on a Friday night and there was a Best Western motel next door to the restaurant. We decided we needed some time to ourselves, and so on the spur of the moment, we checked into the motel, without even so much as a toothbrush! We got a room with a jacuzzi tub and had a wonderful evening, and a lovely memory of just being spontaneous!
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My favorite romantic moment I have with my hubby was the day I told him I loved him and he had no idea it was coming. That is the day our friendship became more, I true love!!! Happy Valentine’s Day!
My favorite romantic moment with my husband happened just this weekend. We enjoyed a nice dinner at Capital Grill and then walked down to McGlowan theatre to enjoy some Love Sexy music. We ended up in the balcony and at intermission he moved us to the back row and we snuggled and smooched our way to the end of the performance. Wonderful time for a “young” couple married for 27 years!
My husband and I have been married for 21 years now…but, one of the many favorite times with him is when we were dating…we went for ice cream…in his toyota truck…mine was melting so I stuck it out the window and my scoop of black cherry fell right off.
My husband is really good at planning fun things then surprising me! But the best was for our 10th anniversary. I got home from work on a Friday, he had left me a beautiful love note saying how much he loved me and to meet him at this romantic victorian hotel in Newport Beach. His note said to take my time because I’ve always been worth the wait and included exact driving directions because he knows me so well. When I got there, I didn’t have to ask which room we were in because there was a heart made of rose petals on the floor outside the room! When I went in he was waiting for me in the room filled with roses, chocolates, champagne, bubbles for a bath. It felt like a romantic movie. Very sereal. There was a light mist of rain and we walked to a romantic Italian restaurant. I can’t even explain in words how the entire evening felt. It was like we were the only ones there yet the love was so strong everyone could feel it! AMAZING I tell ya!
I think the conversation me and hubby had on the way to our daughter’s b-ball game last week was sweet! we decided we were each’s BFF! It was repeated to the girls later that night… it was definitely a “you had to be there” moment!
30 yrs this summer!
My favorite romantic memory with my husband is actually when we have time in the evenings after the kids are in bed and are able to simply sit and talk, holding hands or laughing over something the kids said that day.
Dear Karen,
I am celebrating my 16th Valentine’s Day with my husband today, and Friday we will celebrate 16 years of marriage. I think the most romantic things he does are when he surprises me with flowers, makes dinner when I’m busy with work, or puts gas in my car.
My favorite memory is when he planned an anniversary weekend getaway. Things were going great at the time, but he was trying, and that’s the part that touches me the most, the fact that he was trying
Have fun tonight, and I said a prayer for you.
Every Anniversary we have a mini get-a-way…its a great way to reconnect without kids. So, we get out of town and enjoy each others company.
My favorite romantic memory is when I first met my husband. He was my flight instructor, so we spent many hours squeezed in a C-152, flying around. We got to know each other very well, very quickly! We talk about that all the time. We’ve been married for almost 11 years.
My husband has surprised me with roses a few times in our many years of marriage. We tend to be the more practical couple and prefer not to waste the money on flowers but my heart certainly does melt when he surprises me
We also enjoy time away from the kids regularly and will be celebrating 17 years next month.
My favorite memory was on our honeymoon! We drove to North Carolina from Texas and the CD’s we listened to then are still our favorites today and we love to listen to them now and be reminded of that fun time!
My favorite memory is going to the mexican resturant with my best girlfriend. She got me a Valentine’s gift because my husband had recently passed away. Fondest memory ever!
My favorite memory is from our anniversary last year. His dad loaned us his Corvette and we rented a hotel room in the next town over. When we got up Saturday morning, we took the car up to the Blue Ridge Parkway and just drove with the top down until it got hot. Just riding around through the mountains and talking was awesome.
My most romantic memory happened this past weekend. My husband agreed to go to a marriage retreat hosted by our church. This is so out of his comfort zone but he knew it meant the world to me. The theme was Fireproof Your Marriage and we both learned a lot about how to be better spouses for each other.
My favorite Memory is a tie between the day my husband proposed we were in the top of the Arch on St. Louis he told me to look out of the window at river and when Iturned around he was down on one knee. The other was the day I told him we were having a baby!!! The tears in his eyes said it all for me.
My fav sweet memory of my husband was the first time he sang to me … Kind of corny and sexy song .. It was “Do Me Baby” by Prince… Goosebumps thinking about it
We didn’t get married until a little later in life! And my FH (Fabulous Husband) is such a joy to me. When we were first married we would sit together on the couch in the evenings – snuggling and watching movies. I knew those days were limited and SO enjoyed them. We did snuggle on the couch again last night “like the old days.” My husband is a toucher. When we are sitting next to each other he will rub my back or play with my hair or rub my arms. Most of the time he doesn’t even realize he does it, but it’s one of the ways I know he loves me!