A GirlTalk Valentine’s Day: Idea #6

Hey y'all, you thought that these Valentine's ideas were over, but we had to throw one more at you.  A few people (thanks to Rachel for this particular one) sent us ideas which involved a 14 day countdown leading up to the big day.  We didn't start the contest early enough for you to actually use these ideas this year, but we wanted to begin sparking that creativity for next year...

I decided to do 14 Days of Valentine's Day (similar to 12 Days of Christmas).  Starting February 1 and continuing each day until February 14, I do something special to show my husband how much I love and appreciate him.  This takes a bit of pre-planning (I collect ideas all year), but it's well worth it!  This year, things I've done include personalizing the lyrics of a song and putting them somewhere unexpected for him to find, baking heart-shaped cookies for him to find in his lunch box, filling his car with pink, red & white balloons and leaving a huge love note on the steering wheel for him to find after work, and creating a special evening for us after the kids were in bed, complete with candles, chocolate and a romantic board game.  I can make the gifts as elaborate and expensive or as simple and inexpensive to fit my budget and time.  This tradition helps me to focus on showing my husband my love in a way that I don't often get to do as a busy mother of 2 toddlers, and makes Valentine's Day itself extra special.