Showing posts with label Valentine's Day. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Valentine's Day. Show all posts

Tuesday

In Search of a Valentine


I don't know about you, but the only thing I miss about dating is the stories.  They may not have been funny at the time, but now they are some of my favorite memories.  The search for the love of my life was downright fun!

Don't get me wrong - I don't want to go back to it.  
I love being the Doc's wife.

With Valentine's day coming up, it seems to be the perfect time to talk about finding love - a.k.a. dating. And today I'm going to share stories from some of the housewives about their past experiences.

I'd love to tell you how I ran from my prom date when he tried to kiss me, but that's already been done - here.
Yeah, I really did that.

I'd also love to tell you about my friend's blind date who answered the door nekkid when she rang the doorbell.  But that's not my story, that's hers.  And it wasn't so long ago, either.

These are pictures from our younger dating days.  Aren't we adorable?
Nice outfit.
Is he the one?
At the prom with what's-his-name.
Sans giant blue glasses...
90's Glamourshot?

Think you've got us figured out?
Read the stories below (two per housewife) and see if you know who the story belongs to:

A.  This housewife dated a boy who drove a pink truck and was considered a Cowboy Casanova.  He really got around - just not with her.
A. This same housewife was an RA in the college dorm who went out with another RA and stayed out past curfew.  That REBEL! Afterward, he told everyone she kissed like a board.  A month later she literally kissed him goodbye and sent him on his way (after he admitted she didn't kiss like a board, of course).

B. This housewife dated a model & was completely smitten with his aqua blue eyes - until he came out of the closet.
B. This same housewife had a boyfriend who didn't want to go to the prom.  He also told her to accept another date, so she went with one of his neighbors.  The stupid boy then told her, "You could've at least picked someone I like!"


C. This housewife once asked a boy (from another school) to a formal dance but forgot to tell him he would need a tux.  On the day of the event he asked her, "Is this a coat and tie sort of thing?"
C. This same housewife was set up on a blind date in college for her sorority party.  Throughout the evening they never said two words to each other.  His lack of interest did not stop her from having fun! She later passed out (from all the fun, of course) and found his fraternity letters written on her leg in Sharpie marker when her friends woke her up.

Look Ma! No wheels!
D. On this housewife's first date with her husband, he lost his doors, tires, top & stereo from his Jeep in the time it took to come to her front door and walk her out to the car.  They took her car out that night.
D. This same housewife went on a first date with a guy to the beach (how romantic!). When the bill came to the table, he handed it to her and said, "I didn't bring any money." She thinks she should have clued in when he asked her to drive.  Thank goodness she did, though - she was able to leave him at the restaurant.

E. This housewife's junior high boyfriend gave her a hickey at a school dance.  She tried and tried to wipe it off with a coin because someone told her that would get rid of it. It doesn't work, by the way.
E. This same housewife went to a movie with her best friend and a boy they both liked.  Throughout the movie, they took turns mugging down with him. Yeah, that was also junior high.

And there you have it.  True stories of these desperate housewives when they were desperate singles.
Can you match the story to the housewife?
See if you get it right in the comments below!  I'll leave the answers in the comments at the day's end so you can check back and see if you are right.

Winner gets... to be the winner. Sometimes bragging rights are enough, yes?

Got a funny story to share from your early dating experiences? Tell us in the comments.  
We LOVE a good story!

~ Mrs. Priss

I kissed a boy, and I liked it
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Monday

Craft Ideas from the Heart from Mrs. Hart

Happy HEART month! I love the month of February. It's just another one of those months that I get to get my creative juices flowing and get my craft on. I confess, I'm not always one for coming up with my own "original" ideas, but I like to see an idea and then tweak it until I put my own special touch on it. Here are a few things I am doing this month.

I am playing "Secret Cupid" every night at my nest. What, you ask? Yes, I got the idea from the blog How Does She.  So long Santa I miss you & Charley, our Elf on a Shelf terribly, but we are doing 14 days of Secret Cupid at our Nest to learn that Valentine's Day is not about the gifts but about acts of love! It is really fun, and my kids and husband love the little "love" notes they are finding each morning addressed to them telling them the different things Secret Cupid I have done for them. Of course they know it is me. Here are the love notes that I made. Feel free to print out yourself and use for the remaining days until Valentine's Day- right click the picture and hit save as! Just fill in the blank with an act of kindness. My husband's favorite so far is "I took my medicine and kissed you goodnight because I love YOU!"

The next thing I am going to show you is the craft that I will be doing with my son's fifth grade class for their Valentine's Party. Fifth Graders, need I say more? Okay, I will. Last week my 11 year old needed 50 cents. Lets just say my status on Facebook that morning was this, "Candy Grams?!? Wish that 50 cents going to school today was for his Mommy, but I have a feeling it's not." There was even a "like" note involved- glad I intercepted it. When it came time to buy the Candy Gram, he backed out. Come to find out, the girl was pressuring him to buy her one. Obviously, she is more mature to handle a relationship than him right now. So, the craft we will be making for Valentine's Day in the fifth grade class is going to redirect the students from the  love of boyfriend/girlfriend and to more of a Teacher's Appreciation type gift from the heart of the students. This idea originally came from Pinterest. I made the full size version for my son's teacher at the beginning of the year, but decided to scale it back a bit.

Supplies: Empty 16.9 oz water bottle, goodies, a few pens, ribbon, tape,  box knife, ribbon, label & raffia!

You will cut a horse shoe shaped slit in the middle of the water bottle and pull back like the picture above, then you stuff the bottle with the goodies. The you wrap the label around the slit. The fun thing about this is that the recipient of this gift will wonder how to get the goods out of  the bottle, they will never guess to remove the label.

The finished product! The verse around the label says:
Green is for the inspiration you give me each day. Blue is for your patience in showing me the way. Orange is for your warmth and caring style. Yellow is for the way you always make me smile. Red is for my life that you have touched this year. You place knowledge in my hands, that melt into my heart and live forever! You're a "Magnificent" & "Marvelous" Teacher! Thank you for being my M&M! - we are putting M&M's in the bottles at school!
Here is the label that I made. Just right click on your mouse and hit save as if you wish to use.
This final project, I actually used for my daughters birthday January 31st, but will use again for Valentine's Day. Just wait until you see these lollipops. Now this might be something you have to wait until next year to do and if you are lucky you might still be able to find some mini candy canes around at some of the stores. The best time to buy is of course after Christmas! They are so fun to make and so delish, and once again I found the idea on...you guessed it Pinterest!



See what I mean about tweaking ideas and making them my own? It's so much fun. None of these are elaborate gifts at all, just simple little acts that say, Happy Valentine's Day, Your Special, Thank You, or I Love You without spending a fortune. Do you put together any similar gifts or acts of kindness? If so, tell me about them.

♥Mrs. Hart♥

Wednesday

L-O-V-E Is In The Air

With Valentine's Day less than a week away, I have been starting to think L-O-V-E! 
I'm not the housewife with the heart shaped baking pans. 
Nor am I the housewife with the valentine outfits for my man.

I am the housewife to buy him his favorite candy, heart covered boxers &
 a new shocks for his 1978 Ford Bronco.

And I am a housewife to make these for my sweeties...

   

How do you show L-O-V-E to your sweetie on Valentine's Day?

Mrs. Montgomery

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