I told ya’ll last week that I boycott dinner at fancy restaurants for Valentine’s Day and the reasons why. I wanted to follow-up and tell you that even though I’m not spending Valentine’s Day with my love it doesn’t mean that he’s forgotten. He’s so supportive and loving of my quirks that I wanted to do something different for Valentine’s Day.
Last year, we spent Valentine’s Day in NYC at a concert and had a ball. Remember this cute shot? Yeah, it was pretty great.
We still didn’t go out for Valentine’s Day to dinner. We had a couple of slices of NY pizza and just enjoyed the day sightseeing. We went back to the hotel and I fell asleep before the concert and then we went and had a great time.
This year since we are in an official relationship, I told him that I wanted us to do something different. I told him that it was our first real Valentine’s Day as a couple, but more importantly I wanted to suggest something that I’ve never done for Valentine’s Day. He said, “Okay.”
I told him that our gift giving limit is $20.00 maximum. No more. I told him that I would allow $21.20 to cover any tax but I didn’t want any expensive gifts. I told him that I want him to show me how he feels about me for $20.00. Let’s keep it real. He laughed and said cool.
Now, I know ya’ll are probably thinking that I’m crazy, but I’m not. Trust me. I’ve received diamond tennis bracelets, handbags, shoes, perfume, expensive chocolates, etc for Valentine’s Day. But, I never had someone think about the gifts that they had to give to express their love to someone with a $20.00 cap limit.
This means that you need to really think about the person you’re dating. What is it that you want them to know/think about how you feel about them? What can you do to show your feelings to someone in $20.00?
I’m glad you asked. Here are some quick ideas.
For the woman that you love – why not remind her to love herself each and every day by giving her this cute key chain?
Love You More Tassel Key Chain – $8.00
What about for the wonderful love that loves to write? Why not give them this personal journal and on the first page write a love letter to them?
If you really want to give her jewelry, what about these?
10kt Yellow Gold Diamond Stud Earrings – $19.99
If you want to do something together – why not think about a book about the two of you that you can complete together and have for years to come?
Here’s another great book if you two want to see how your relationship grows. It’s a 3 year journal.
Our Q&A a Day: 3 Year Journal for 2 People
See, there’s a lot of cute things you can do for your mate for under $20.00. I just hope that my gift includes a love letter. Hint, Hint!
Good suggestions.
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Thanks Victor!
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I hope you get your love letter, sis. These are great suggestions. 🙂
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Thank you sis! I hope so too.
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You’ll let us know, right? 🙂
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Absolutely.
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I really like the Love Me journal! Does he read your blog??
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Me too. Yep, he reads it. All the time. I love that about him.
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That’s good! Mine reads it too. 🙂
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Love all of these suggestions. Our anniversary and valentines day are a week a part so we just combine it. I am not a huge fan of commercial holidays. I think love should be shown always 🙂
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Absolutely. I love when a man takes the time to do things that matter to you throughout the year instead of just one day. That’s the beauty of getting older and wiser.
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Give the poor man a break. You’ve already taken too many good ideas. I bet he finds his own though. ~~dru~~
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Probably. But, I wanted to give him ideas to start thinking outside of the box and realizing that he could get me something nice for less than $20.00. I can’t wait to see what he comes up with.
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Great suggestions, I know where you’re coming from , it’s not about the money it’s the idea behind the gift. Plus I bet if he didn’t have any money to spend you would still be happy with him. It takes maturity to reach that level where money is not the focus but pure love. This got me thinking, great post ❤
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Thanks Shereena! Yep, I am beyond the expensive gifts. I like them when they are warranted, but we could save that money and head to the beach this summer.
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So true, learning something here.
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I have kept that Q & A book for 3 years now and love seeing my answers from past years and how things have changed. Whenever I get married I’ll have to get that book for “us” to do! That is so fun! 🙂
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I’m going to check it out. Thank you.
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What a great idea to have a limit as this makes your partner really think about what to get you and they’ll get you something that really means something and is special. I love your suggestions!
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Thank you. I’ve had expensive gifts and the older I get I want you to get me stuff that is meaningful on a budget. Heck, he could make me something.
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That would be great if he made you something! I wonder what he would make??
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A cute plaque with “Love” or paint a heart red and write our names on it. Michael’s and Wal-mart have all kinds of cute woodwork things. LOL.
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Why not a lovely poem on love on that cute diary…? 😇 Your idea of “Dollar 20” is super! 👍
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Thank you. Hopefully. That definitely seems to be the one that everyone loves.
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Loved all of these! A love letter is probably the best though 🙂
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I think so too. I’ll definitely let ya’ll know what he does.
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🙂
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Wow, I love the idea of giving a personal journal and writing a letter on the first page.✨💕 I would loveee if someone ever did that for me lol.
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Me too. I hope he does something like that.
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Love it! We don’t even give gifts any more, but just try to plan a special night. I posted a blog on basically free Valentine’s date ideas if you want to check it out. 🙂
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Thank you. I’ll check it out.
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Great ideas! I love the thought process of being forced to think about who you are dating and not hiding behind the money. I feel like it’s such a win-win because the people don’t have to spend much and they also get something more real out of it. Le sigh, I wish more things in life were this simple. Thanks for sharing!
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LOL, thank you. I’m excited to see what he comes up with and I’m sure he’s excited to see what I come up with. No gift cards are allowed. He can make something or buy something.
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I love this idea! ❤️
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