Thursday, February 13, 2014

Old School Blogging - Valentine's Style

Old School Blogging is a monthly Linkup party hosted by Elaine over at The Miss Elaine-ous Life.  This month, one of my favorite bloggers, Tamara from Tamara Camera Photography, is co-hosting.  This month, all the questions have to do with love and Valentine's Day.  Check out my answers, write a post with your own answers to these questions, and link up!



How do you typically celebrate Valentine’s Day?
We typically don't celebrate.  Of course, I do the class parties at the kids' school and I might wear red, but otherwise, it's just an ordinary day.
Do you like to get A)chocolates B) flowers  C) a sweet card or D) ALL OF THE ABOVE? C - chocolates will get eaten and I kill plants/flowers.  A card with a sweet message is something I can hold onto.
Would you consider yourself a “cuddler”?  If not, would you at least cuddle on Valentine’s Day? It just depends on my mood.  I like to snuggle with my hubby in the evenings when all is quiet and calm.  
What is your favorite movie about love or with a love story?  Hmmmm . .   My favorite movie ever is One Fine Day with George Clooney and Michelle Pfeiffer.  Their characters start out hating each other, but of course, by the end of this fine day they have fallen in love.  


I also love the movie Hope Floats.




Do you believe in “love at first sight”?  Did it happen to you? I believe that love at first sight could happen, but it hasn't happened to me.  When I first met my husband, he was not exactly sober and I was not impressed! :-) My friends secretly gave him my number.  
Do you believe love can conquer all things? I don't believe love can conquer all things.  If it could, there would be no cancer or war or famine.  However, love certainly makes the tough times more bearable.
What is one of the main things you love about your S.O.(significant other)?  I love that he makes me laugh.  I tend to be a little high strung.  I over analyze; I worry.  He has a way of lightening the mood and making me smile even when I don't really want to.
If you could have the perfect Valentine date what would you and your loved one do? Anytime we get to go out without the kids is nice.  We usually just go to dinner, but it would be really great to go away somewhere. 
Tell me about your first crush!  I don't even remember!  Probably the New Kids on the Block! (Don't judge!)
Do you have any embarrassing or horror dating stories?  I met my husband when I was 19, so I didn't date a lot of other people.  There was one guy in college, though.  I hoped he would ask me out and he finally did.  He picked me up in his crazy, jacked-up truck (which I didn't know he had) and took me to see a terrible movie.  That was it.  No dinner or anything.  Since we were in a movie, there was also very little conversation.  He didn't ask me out again and I was just fine with that!
Favorite flower? I like tulips and lilies.
What’s the first type of chocolate you hope for when you reach into a box of chocolates? Milk chocolate with a caramel center.  Yum!
Favorite love song? There are so many good ones.  The first one that comes to mind is this one:


What is the best breakup song? Again, "best" is hard because there are so many.  Here's one I like (also by Lady A):

Favorite celebrity couple?  I'm not a big follower of celebrity couples, but I like Tim McGraw & Faith Hill. They have a relationship that has endured for a long time and they seem very committed to each other and their family. 
Overall, are you pro- or anti- Valentine’s Day?  I'm a Valentine's Day scrooge.  My philosophy is "If you can't tell me you love me the other 364 days of the year, don't tell me on Feb.14 just because Hallmark says you are supposed to or because you are afraid I'll get mad if you don't."
If someone did that “Say Anything” boombox thing outside your window, would you be into it, or call the police?  When I was younger, I probably would have been flattered.  Now, since I have a husband and three kids, I would probably call the police! :-)
First thing you notice about the objects of your affection? Nothing specific.  I focus on overall presentation.  
What’s the best thing you’ve ever gotten for Valentine’s Day? A nephew!  He is the child who made me an aunt for the first time and he will be 12 on Feb. 14th! 

There you have it!  Everything "lovey dovey" that you ever wanted to know about me!  Now, write your own post and go link up!  Oh, and, Happy Valentine's Day!




27 comments:

Janine Huldie said...

Oh I totally loved NKOTB too and what a crush I had on Joey McIntrye back in the day! Totally brought me back and so not laughing at you, because I was so right there with you on this :)

Lisa @ The Golden Spoons said...

:-) I think I had a crush on each one of them at some point or another!

Sandy Ramsey said...

My first crushes were Shaun Cassidy, Leif Garrett and Andy Gibb. Feel better? I am with you on being a Valentine's Day scrooge. I don't get it. I'm not especially romantic, I guess. My idea of a great gift is cold hard cash. My husband just bought me a fancy new laptop and I found that incredibly romantic!

Lisa @ The Golden Spoons said...

That is romantic!! :-)

Lisa @ The Golden Spoons said...

A nephew was a lot better that chocolate - and chocolate is hard to beat! :-)

The Dose of Reality said...

I love One Fine Day! I mentioned that movie just the other day and the person looked at me like I was making it up. It was so good!! (and you can't beat a nephew for Valentine's Day. I feel like it's never getting better than that!) --Lisa

Teresa Danner Kander said...

Need You Now is one of my favorite songs, but for some reason my husband can't stand it, and will actually turn off the radio when it comes on! Your "Scrooge" explanation sounds exactly like my thinking on the subject.

Elaine A. said...

wow, that IS a great Valentine gift, a nephew, especially since you have all girls. :) And we actually call our cuddling "snuggling" too. I like that word better! ha!

Alison said...

No judging from me on the NKOTB crushing! :)

Lisa @ The Golden Spoons said...

Yeah - there are a lot of people who have never heard of/seen that movie, but I could watch it over and over!

Lisa @ The Golden Spoons said...

:-) Great minds think alike!

Lisa @ The Golden Spoons said...

My youngest is a big-time snuggler. I call her my snuggle bug! :-)

Lisa @ The Golden Spoons said...

:-) I'm sure most women who is somewhere close to my age and a crush on at least one of them at some time! (if they say they didn't, they are lying!)

Dana said...

I like your take on Valentine's Day, Lisa. And milk chocolate with caramel is one of my favorites too!

Kim said...

I think I said the exact same thing earlier - I'm a Valentines scrooge - I don't think it is any different from any other day!!

Janine Huldie said...

That picture at the end is classic and your girls are too cute! Seriously, I am so guilty of all of the above and more, but you are right I just wouldn't have it any other way either now, too!! :)

Lisa @ The Golden Spoons said...

Thanks Janine! Honestly, I'm such goody two shoes, I've never been found guilty of anything really and was struggling wight his post. Then, we had a snow day yesterday and I was the worst mom ever. Totally didn't make any good use of the "quality time" opportunity!

Tamara Bowman said...

This seriously resonates with me. We had a snow day today and we were babysitting for a friend. I totally let the girls watch TWO movies. I had so much work to do. I basically ignored them and now that they're in bed, I feel horribly and I miss Scarlet and Des too!

Kristi - Finding Ninee said...

I am so guilty of all of these and I hate myself for it at times. I have such a hard time knowing that I could do better, and be better. UGH to the screen time. I've been doing that way too much recently.

Ilene Evans said...

"One more minute," that was me this week! and I have no business chastising my kids over their messy bedrooms - when you look at the rest of my house!

Lisa @ The Golden Spoons said...

Yep! That was me yesterday. Kids were home from school and I should have been spending time with them, but I was in a funky mood and really just wanted them to leave me alone. Then I felt terrible.

Lisa @ The Golden Spoons said...

My kids are watching TV right now while I'm sitting here reading blogs and responding to comments. :-(

Lisa @ The Golden Spoons said...

Their bedrooms drive me crazy, but it's not like the rest of the house is super clean. I don't know why I can't let that go!!!

Lisa @ The Golden Spoons said...

Thanks Dana!

Lisa @ The Golden Spoons said...

Agreed! Scrooges unite!

Jodi @the noise of boys said...

I loved this post! Fellow plant killer here, too! LOL. I got the best valentine today from hubby (for me)... A Starbucks card!

Lisa @ The Golden Spoons said...

Now that IS an awesome Valentine! :-)

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