Week #45
Welcome to another edition of Weekend Traffic Jam. Look for the link up to go live Thursdays at 9:30pm EDT. Melynda, from Scratch Made Food! & DIY Homemade Household, Lisa, from Boondock Ramblings, and Sue, from Women Living Well After 50 are joining me for the Weekend Traffic Jam Reboot. Sue’s post goes live in Australia on Friday at 12:30 pm.
Well, how are you all doing? It continues to be cold here though why that surprises me, I don’t know! It is February 1st, after all. Can you believe that? It’s already February! Do you make big plans for Valentine’s? Nigel and I don’t. We usually just wish each other a Happy Valentine’s Day, and that’s about it. I do remember having my feelings hurt quite a bit those first few back in the late 70s! I worked at a large insurance company when we were first married, and it was a really big deal to get flowers sent to you. You’d get a phone call telling you to come to the front desk. And, of course, women weren’t getting a couple of flowers. Oh, no! We’re talking 2-3 dozen roses all gloriously blooming! At the time, I was just so very jealous when those women walked past with their bouquets. Now, I wonder what all the fuss was. I can’t even remember if Nigel ever sprung for any! But, I digress!
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Hi Marsha we don’t do Valentine’s Day either. In our early years occasionally Mike would buy flowers or chocolates but we don’t these days. It really isn’t about the day is it? We should show our love all the time. x
Oh, I totally forgot about chocolate! I’m the one who buys him chocolate. Mike is so difficult to buy gifts for. I usually get him cologne or chocolates. He is definitely not into clothes. And, yes, we should show our love every day!
Thanks, Sue!
Happy weekend’s eve, Marsha. I have also wished for Valentine’s Day flowers from my guy but they never came. Oh well, there are so many other ways they show their love for us, right?
Rena
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It’s so funny when I think about those humongous bouquets…some of those women would get 3 dozen roses! Now, I want a rose bush or a trip to the garden center. I don’t want flowers that are going to die in a few days. But, back then? I wanted them, and I wanted them badly. My husband is so good about gifts…though I usually pick several things out, and he has the final pick.
Hope your weekend is fabulous, Rena!
We never done anything about valentines day. And I never received a thing in my life! Lol. Happy weekend Marsha.
Is Valentine’s not a big thing for kids, either? We used to really make a big deal of it when I was a kid and even when I was teaching. I know my grandkids’ schools don’t do much, if anything, for it. Have a fabulous rest of the weekend and next week, Nancy!
Your Valentine’s Day is what’s for us the Day of Love and Friendship that’s celebrated around mid-September (I’m from Colombia, btw) and just like you, years later, I don’t know what the fuss is about it. It was fun when I was at school, we used to play ‘secret friend’ and would get either candies and/or also something else depending on the budget that was set. Sometimes I liked my little gifts others not so much because not a huge fan of chocolate or anything sweet, so I would give them to mom and my brother once I got home, it was then in my last years of school, my classmates learned what I liked and they would give me salty snacks rather than sweet. haha :’) but again, these festivities/holidays are all about mostly commerce, and I think love should be demonstrasted and celebrated every single day.
PS: It’s up until now I realised about the traffic jam, just linked up my recent post and I may as well check other blogs out there, I just got back to blogging after having it neglected for a long while, so I need ‘new’ blogs to read and catch up on! 🙂
Wishing you once again a lovely day and happy weekend!
XO, Melissa
You Day of love and friendship sounds really nice by celebrating with secret friends. We would do something like that when I was teaching at Christmas and call it Secret Santas. Unfortunately, you are so right about these holidays being about making money…that’s sad because it should be about showing love.
I’m so glad you’re joining us for Traffic Jam. I also host a link party on the last Monday and Friday of the month as well as the third Thursday of the month. I hope you’ll join those, too!
Thanks, Melissa!
Wow, it seems there’s a whole bunch of us that don’t the Valentine cards and flowers from their partner. Actually Mr F never did that even in the early years, but it is so right that we show our love every day not just on one day. Also I don’t know about you but Valentine’s Day over here has become very commercialised and the shops and supermarkets are full of absolute tat that you’re meant to buy. No thanks, as just like you I prefer a trip to the garden centre!
And it continues to be cold and damp here. Love the sliver top btw. Thanks for hosting and have a great weekend 🙂
Oh, Penny! The Valentine’s stuff was out before Christmas came! It was nice when kids just gave those little paper Valentines and would bring a bag of candy to school to share. That’s what we did when I was a kid and when I was a teacher. Now, it’s another big occasion where kids and others expect really huge things. Mike used to buy me large expensive Valentine cards until I told him to stop. I mean, what do you do with them after the day. Today, I suppose you could go to Pinterest and find all kinds of things to do. Yes, I would much rather go to the garden center and get something that I will have for years to come.
Thanks so much, Penny, for linking up! Have a wonderful week!
My husband and I learned through the years to be more explicit about what we expect from each other on holidays. 🙂 At this point, I just want to have the day acknowledged, and that’s about it. ha. He’ll occasionally buy me an inexpensive bouquet of flowers from the grocery store throughout the year; that makes me happier than spending too much money on a big bouquet of roses on Valentine’s. I’d rather spend that money on books or something else. lol. Thanks for featuring my post this week on our bodies!
You are so welcome for the feature. I loved that post and tried to leave a comment, but I got kicked off. I think it’s something to do with the security settings on my laptop. I don’t object to going out for Valentine’s! But, we usually go a different day than the actual day. Now, a surprise bouquet is a completely different story. They’re nice little reminders, aren’t they?
Marsha,
We no longer do Valentine’s Day…We celebrated it as a family when the kids were young but after that, no…I do decorate but more for American Heart Month instead…
Thanks so much for hosting this lovely party!! I really appreciate the time and effort that goes into it along with visiting all the links!! Thank You!! I hope you are having a great week!! And thanks for providing so much inspiration!!
Hugs,
Deb
You are welcome, Deb! I have some decorations and intend to make a wreath for the front porch. But, I think I’ll try to make it more spring-y than Valentine’s so I can leave it up for a bit. I hope your grandbabies are doing well!
Valentine’s Day is my favorite holiday, I do make a big deal out of it. I decorate the house, I send the grandkids gifts, and hubby and I do celebrate it. We usually go away for the weekend. It helps break up the long winter too! How fun that your post was the most clicked! That outfit sure looks cute on you! Thanks for the party,
You are right that it helps to break up the long winter. A nice little mid winter trip is fun if you can find a place a little warmer, right? I have a couple decorations left over from my classroom, but I almost always forget to put them out. I’m sure your house is gorgeous when you’re done.
Thanks, Amy!
Thanks for hosting! That Christmas tree made out of cards is really cool. I should check that post!
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You’re welcome, Mireille! I thought it looked really neat. We don’t get that many Christmas cards, though. I think it would be kinda cool made out of felt squares. I think I may try that. If I start now, I may actually have a couple done by next Christmas!
We don’t do much of anything for Valentines day either anymore but I can remember getting called to the principal’s office in high school only to find a huge bouquet from my boyfriend (now husband) waiting for me. He did that again on one of our anniversaries when I was working as a teacher one of my final years before we began homeschooling. It did make me feel pretty special but I’m pretty sure those are the only 2 times I’ve gotten flowers from him.
Oh, those memories are sweet, Joanne! The one time I definitely remember getting a couple of roses from Mike was the birth of our last baby. I’m not sure why he didn’t do it for the other two. He’s gotten me roses other times, but now, I’d rather have rose bushes!
Thanks, Joanne!
Our bodies matter and we should take care of it. Valentine is a day but can be celebrated in good way to show love. Love should be shown everyday.
You are so very right, Melody! I thought the post on our bodies matter was really interesting. I hope you have a fabulous week!
Thanks!
We don’t really do Valentine’s day here in Australia so I’m not overly fussed about it – although I am glad it’s February because January was LONG!
Hope you have a wonderful weekend Marsha and thanks for the link up!
You are welcome for the link up, Mica! I think that is the consensus for just about everyone…January was loooong!
I have never been a big fan of Valentine’s Day either. I have always told my husband that I would rather he buy me the 90% off discounted chocolate the week after Valentine’s Day and I prefer wildflowers over store bought ones any day! I hope you have a wonderful weekend, my friend! Thanks for the link party.
Shelbee
Oh, that’s for sure! Buy that chocolate when it’s cheap! I told Mike today no grocery store flowers so he asked what I wanted. I have to think about that. I really want a rose bush, but it’s too early for one. Have a fabulous weekend, Shelbee!
Thank you for featuring my Charred Broccoli this week!
You are very welcome! I can’t wait to make it! Thank you for link up!
Not a fan of Valentine’s Day either. Thanks for hosting and I hope that you have a wonderful week.
Thank you, Patrick! I hope your week is fantastic!