I'm sure you've noticed by now, but in case you somehow haven't, let me tell you that Jared and I aren't super traditional when it comes to holidays and such things. We've never gone to a fancy restaurant for an anniversary (or... ever, really) and the total number of flowers we've had in our home over the years is however many fake ones there are in my wedding bouquet. That's just not our style; we're homebodies who are perfectly content to eat a nice homemade dinner or get a pizza on celebratory nights. I've never been a flower kind of girl, either. I don't think I've had a single piece of floral fabric in my closet since I got old enough to choose my own clothes.
We still haven't entirely figured out how we'll be celebrating Valentine's Day this year, so I've been thinking of all sorts of potential things that one could do. If anyone else is in the same boat, maybe one of my ideas will sound appealing to you!
For couples:
- Build a blanket fort! Bring a laptop in the fort to watch a movie on, read books in your fort, or just take a nap. Filling the fort with non-messy snacks is also a good idea.
- Build two blanket forts and use them as cover during a Nerf gun battle. Put anything breakable in a safe place before the foam darts start flying. (This one was Jared's suggestion after he read all of the ones I came up with. I adore him.)
- Make your home into a vacation destination! Spread beach towels on the living room floor, put together a picnic, find a video of ocean sounds, and lay under the ceiling light with sunglasses on. If you wish you were in Disneyland, look for videos taken on your favorite rides and watch those in full screen while you eat some homemade versions of Disney park treats. (Bonus points if you borrow twenty strollers from your friends to leave in inconvenient places all over your house!)
- Use their love language as much as you can that day. Leave sticky notes all over the place for them to find and write cute notes on them. See how many times you can give them a surprise hug. Find little ways to make them happy all throughout the day!
- Think of some two-player video games or board games you could enjoy together! Just steer clear of Mario Party, Overcooked, Sorry, and other things that can cause frustration.
- Put together a non-flower bouquet! Think of smallish things they love and arrange those like flowers. If they like to cook, get them a bouquet of kitchen utensils! Maybe you could find a way to arrange books in a vaguely bouquet-shaped blob? If all else fails, there's a way to make bacon strips into little flower buds.
- Find a terrible movie to watch and mock it together. If you can't think of what to watch, romantic comedies are always a safe bet. You could also make fun of Twilight, Green Lantern, Sharknado, or any of the Fantastic Four movies.
- Make some ridiculous and/or punny Valentines for each other! You probably know the kind I'm thinking of. If not, I'll include a whole bunch at the bottom of this post. They make me happy.
- Cook dinner or bake dessert together! (Wait, a suggestion that sounds like something reasonable? On my blog?!) You can look for recipes that sound appealing and work together to turn ingredients into deliciousness. If you're feeling especially ambitious, you could try to recreate something from a cooking/baking show you've watched together!
- Try to learn a type of ballroom dancing by watching instructional YouTube videos. Will it work well and result in a new skill? Maybe, or maybe you'll enjoy struggling along together. Either way, it seems fun!
- Blow up a whole bunch of balloons and scatter them around your house or a specific room. I don't really know what to do from there, but I imagine you could have some pretty intense games of Don't Let The Balloon Touch The Floor with several balloons in play at the same time.
For single people:
- Have a date night with your cat/dog! Get them a new toy, play with them, maybe attempt to put a little bow tie on their collar. Pets deserve to be shown how much they're loved!
- Take the time to let your friends and family know how much you love and appreciate them. Write letters, call them, bake cookies for them, or arrange to have one of those embarrassing human telegrams go sing to them.
- Visit a widow/widower or someone else who may be lonely. Bring some games to play or just talk with them.
- Rewrite the words to love songs to make them about other things, like pizza or cats or soft blankets. ("Are you loafing tonight? Tucked your paws in tonight? Are you sorry you knocked off that glass?" - Elvis, probably)
- Date yourself for a night! Dress up just for fun, read your favorite book, write a list of things you like about yourself, put on a moisturizing face mask, eat some of your favorite foods, and get enough sleep.
- Have a party with other single friends! Host a night of games, movies, cookie decorating competitions, trivia, DIY spa treatments, sharing book/show recommendations, scrapbooking, or whatever else you and your friends would love.
I know most of these were pretty silly, but love needs laughter to survive! If you're still making your plans for Valentine's Day, I hope you'll at least consider one of these options. :)
Love,
Lizzie
And now, the promised silliness:
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