outside of work, would be to plan Valentine’s day for guys for their girlfriends. I’m really good at making arrangements and looking into every romantic detail. I’m glad to help make someone so incredibly happy. And lots of guys don’t know what they’re doing, or don’t have the time to plan.
For example… for those on a budget…
Valentine’s Day is on a Sunday this year.
- Prep. On Saturday, get the following things:
- 3-5 Candles| $5 | Skip out on Yankee. Grab the ones from the dollar store. You don’t need them to burn forever.
- Bubble bath solution/scented oil | $5 | Even if you get the good kind, grab a small bottle. Seriously, how often do you bathe/shower?
- Roses | $10 | You’re just using the petals. Don’t give a crap if they look kinda sad.
- Sticky notes | free | If you don’t have them cut piece of paper. Extra points for pink paper. Extra points for cutting them into hearts. Write notes of them that say “This way.”
- Food | $10-20 | Stick to simple breakfast items unless you’re a good cook. Eggs, sausage, bacon, bread, pancakes, ice cream, OJ. Don’t forget butter, oil, syrup, her fave condiments.
- Box of chocolates | $10 | Take out all the chocolates & put them on a plate. Write notes about each thing you like/love about her and put them in the box.
- Sunday 30 min before she gets up | Fill the tub with hot water. Drop couple drops of scented oil/bubble bath ($5) in the water. (I said COUPLE of drops. Not the whole darn thing.) Quickly clean the bathroom. Clear the surfaces and wipe them down with Lysol. Close the toilet lid. Scrub the bathtub. Grab some candles (3-5 will do = cost $5 if you don’t already have them at home). Pull petals off roses EXCEPT ONE and put them in the water after the tub is full. Light the candles last. Driving you to the hospital… not romantic. Be organized but fast. If she has to pee, tell her to hold it.
- Sunday 5 min before she gets up | Hopefully, she hasn’t already gotten up. If she has, skip this part. If not, place the sticky notes in a trail leading to the bathroom. Leave the last one on her face. Give her a kiss. Sweetly say, “It’s time for your surprise. Follow the trail.” Go to the bathroom. Stick the last sticky note “Kiss me good morning” on yourself.
- Bath time! | Tell her happy Valentine’s Day. How much you appreciate her. Want this day to be special. Feel free to insert your own 3 sentences. Tell her to take a bath. This is her time. Kiss her and lock her in the bathroom.
- Breakfast | While she’s bathing, go to the kitchen. Make breakfast. Also take out the plate of chocolate. Make a dessert by scooping out ice cream into bowls and using the chocolates as garnish. Put back in freezer. Clear the dining room table (just shove the contents into a cabinet). Place remaining rose on her side of the table and set the table. When she comes out refreshed, you know… eat.
- Chocolates | Give her the box of chocolates and watch her read each message. Take dessert out of the freezer, and make some quip about how she still get her chocolates.
- Sex | <insert elevator music> ….
- Go do something you both like to do | Snuggle up for movies. Go for a stroll. If you on the coasts where cities are close to each other, visit a quaint little town, i.e. Half Moon Bay or Old Town Springs (TX). Go to the zoo. Go skiing or at least hot tubing. This can be as expensive or not as you want. (If you’re like me and wake up at noon, it’ll already by 6pm by the time you’re done with steps 1-7. So this is a prime time to grab from Taco Bell, watch some Fox Sunday night cartoons, and repeat 7. teeheee)
Total cost: $40-50
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