Originally Posted by Sean415

HAHA Winston you are hilarious...hope things are good man.

I think we are just going to dinner locally. I tried calling a nice steak house, but the reservations were filled up and I really don't mind not haveing to pay around 200 for dinner. We are going to go see Charlie Murphy so that should be good times.

Originally Posted by kyoung05

My gf and I are doing a wine pairing party with 2 other couples. If you can cook worth a damn, feel free to steal my menu/pairings - all you have to do is buy the ingredients and cook.

Course 1: German Riesling w/ spiced (cumin, cayenne, salt, pepper) prawns in tomato-cream sauce (you can just used a jar sauce).

Course 2: California Pinot Noir w/ cheese fondue (you can just just do a cheese plate w/ crackers - for cheese, I suggest either a manchego or my favorite, petit basque).

Course 3: Italian Barbera (just regular Napa Valley Cab will work too, or, you can save some money and go with a South American cabernet which I prefer to Napa Cabs) w/ lamb chops (you can just salt & pepper these - nothing fancy required).

Course 4: Tawny port w/ sea salt caramels and chocolate fondue (you can just buy a dark chocolate cake instead, or if you're feeling spendy, buy some gourmet truffles - either will work well with the tawny port).

Originally Posted by JOEBOBBUCKET

so i think i have done pretty good here for v-day. i dont like the whole halmarkness of this holiday and i am just using it as a excuse to do something that i want to do with her anyways. its not always about how much you spend, but i think is should be more about spending time with your significant other. i did do typical stuff this year but nothing to special.

i made some dinner reservations in monterey, i got some free tickets to the aquarium, got a hotel room in monterey. instead of buying her flowers i made some out of red tissue paper and some green for the stems. i also made some white ones too. i made a card with photo shop, printed it on some nice card stock i had here in the office. i took the russians v-day episode and made some chocolate covered strawberries and am gonna make some truffels tomorrow morning. i didnt get her some gift because i feel it is better to spend time together then some crappy gift that she wont like anyways.

Originally Posted by jvick125

Where r u staying in Monterey?

<<<< Live in Carmel

My girl is flying in from PA tonight (@ the airport waiting). We are spending tomorrow in Monterey/Carmel, thenheading up the coast for dinner in SF then spending Sunday in SF having fun in the rain. Should be a fun quick weekend.

Originally Posted by Gibz

valentines day is so over rated and is nothing but a halmark holiday. people should be treated special every day! I boycott the whole cards and gifts!!