Happy Valentines Day!
by sue on Feb.14, 2010, under Book Chat
This is our month, isn’t it? February is Romance & Borders recognizes that by offering our customers a special Buy 4 Get the 5th FREE promotion! So come on in & stock up on some of these best sellers:
Pleasure of a Dark Prince, by Kresley Cole - on sale 2/16
First Drop of Crimson, by Jeaniene Frost
Embrace the Night Eternal by Joss Ware
to name a few. Stop by our stores & check out the selection & let our booksellers help you find that Valentine you’re looking for.
In celebration of the Holiday today, tell us of something special that happened to you one Valentines Day. While you comment below, please note if you’d like to do a post for Borders True Romance Blog & we’ll get you set up on our calender.
One thing that happened to me on Valentines — my date, at the time, & I were going to a concert & the artist was a punk, heavy metal sort, so we thought of, kind of, dressing the part . . . my date brought me black roses, & seriously I thought that was so special because he actually put some thought into the evening & went to the trouble to have them painted black!
Actually, I was so impressed with that, & many other things, that I married him!
Happy Romance!
SueG
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February 14th, 2010 on 5:01 pm
One of the nicest things my husband did for Valentine’s day was to plant me a large bed of roses. Nine rose bushes that to this day are still blooming. He knows I would rather have them live forever than just for a short week.
February 15th, 2010 on 12:48 pm
WOW! I’m jealous!
February 14th, 2010 on 4:12 pm
We don’t really do anything special for V Day. Staying home with family.
February 14th, 2010 on 3:42 pm
Black Roses!!! I love the thought; a man who has a different way of thinking! I want to find a black rose to plant in my yard. Is that weird?
Happy Valentine’s Day To You, Sue! For making my days lively, my computer happy and my bookshelf fuller!
February 15th, 2010 on 12:49 pm
I think you have to paint them
But I’m no expert.
Happy Romance!
February 14th, 2010 on 3:03 pm
My best Valentines Day was the birth of my first daughter—1966.
February 15th, 2010 on 12:49 pm
Yes, I can see how that would be the best — and all the future Valentines too
February 14th, 2010 on 1:20 pm
I used to work with a very sweet, funny, younger guy with whom I had a great friendship. He also had a crush on me, but he was way too young for me to date. Neither one of us had sweethearts. One Valentine’s Day, he was waiting for me when I got off from work. He brought me the four “CEES” (coffee, chocolate, cheese, and cookies), which he knew I loved. He gave me a very sweet card which said: “I like you more than you like me. That’s OK. My feelings are unconditional.” We kissed. Our one and only kiss. I looked up into those very intense baby blues, and repeated the word “baby” in my head! That was a close call! We haven’t worked together in quite a while. He married and started a family. We’re still friends, and his eyes are still blue : )
February 15th, 2010 on 12:51 pm
LOVE IT! 4 CCCC’s — have to remember that
February 14th, 2010 on 1:16 pm
My husband bought me ear rings one time and had them attached to a white rose and placed inside a balloon! Since he never buys me gifts I was quite thrilled! Trust me when i say this was a one time thing.
February 15th, 2010 on 12:51 pm
Very clever - will share with my hubby
February 14th, 2010 on 12:37 pm
black roses!? AWESOME!
happy valentines day sue!!
February 15th, 2010 on 12:51 pm
You too!
February 14th, 2010 on 12:25 pm
I remember the year, early in our relationship, when he had lavender roses delivered to me at work. I had never received flowers before (my ex-husband was a Scrooge about those kinds of gifts because they “don’t last”) and to get them in such a public way was mind-blowing.
I still feel really lucky to be with him, 30 years later.
February 15th, 2010 on 12:07 pm
I misspoke–they were SILVER roses (he corrected me when I told him about the post). But I remember the color best and they were more lavender than gray.
February 15th, 2010 on 12:52 pm
Silver — very nice — I never knew roses came in so many colors! I love them no matter what color
Don’t you?
February 14th, 2010 on 6:19 am
I’ve been with my hubby for 7 years but we only celebrated our first V Day together. He hates “manufactured” holidays, but we’d only been together a couple months when I convinced him to celebrate V Day with me. We were living in Prague, and since he’s British I thought I’d buy him a nice teapot and some loose-leaf tea (neither of us had much money, so tea seemed like an extravagant gift). I bought the tea but couldn’t find any non-girlie tea pots.
I showed up at our date with only a couple bags of loose-leaf tea, which he couldn’t use because he didn’t have a pot. He gave me a beautiful hardcover book of black and white photos of Prague, because it was where we fell in love.
He was thrilled with my crappy gift - not because it’s the thought that counts but because he took it as an excuse never to celebrate V Day again.
February 15th, 2010 on 12:53 pm
LOL — that is the best story! Thanks for sharing
February 14th, 2010 on 2:12 am
well the best valentine’s day ever was when my man had our kids go over to his mothers for the day.
He actually gave me a body massage n a nice bubble bath…ah the lil things in life. I LOVE IT AND HIM 
February 15th, 2010 on 12:54 pm
WOW - double jealous