Valentines Day ( off topic )

[pinkie.livejournal.com]

Ok so I know that Valentines day is a little over two weeks away, but I was hoping that I could pick you girls brains for some gift ideas for my boyfriend. I realize this is way off topic, but I am really at a loss here and need some help. Please let me know if you have any sexy or romantic ideas, thanks!!!

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[mactavish.livejournal.com]

It's hard to guess what someone would consider sexy or romantic without knowing the person.

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[pinkie.livejournal.com]

Yah, I guess thats true, I just want it to me something sweet and memorable I guess. Hmmm......I just really don't know what I want, grrrr

[zestykitsune.livejournal.com]

Hmm..well, I'm making my guy some cookies in the shape of the Japanese symbol for love. (he's learning Japanese right now). I'm also going to cook him breakfast ^__^
I'm not good wih gifts..and it seems weird to give a present to someone on Vday to me.

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[pinkie.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I thought about making cookies in the shape of hearts or something because he loves cookies, I didn't want to do a "big" gift think, just things to let him know I care you know

[tyrsalvia.livejournal.com]

Hmm. Maybe find a place in your area that has rentable hottubs (a non-sleazy place) and buy a couple of hours there, with candles and stuff?

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[pinkie.livejournal.com]

I was looking into that actually, more along the lines of couple massages, but the cheapest I can find so far is $200, and being a college student I don't have that kind of money, so I am still searching, but thanks for the great idea, maybe I will go look for hottub places now!

[mactavish.livejournal.com]

Check out http://www.watercourseway.com

The Berkeley Sauna on Milvia in Berkeley has great massage for a reasonable price, too.

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[pinkie.livejournal.com]

Wow, thanks!!! That looks like something I might look into and call them. I think it would be really nice to do something like that, although I wonder how clean it is?! Hmmm, well its a start, thank you for the suggestion!!!

[mactavish.livejournal.com]

They're both very clean. The Berkeley Sauna (they have saunas, hot tubs, and massage) is "family oriented," shows wear and tear, and has great massage. Watercourse Way is much fancier, very clean, has really nice custom tile tubs, and though I'm sure their massage is good, it's all-around more expensive.

[mactavish.livejournal.com]

http://www.watercourseway.com :)

(but it's a schlep down from SF to PA)

[macabre-grrl.livejournal.com]

I personally can't think of anything besides a mix CD. But you ought to ask in craftgrrl. They will help you bunches!

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[pinkie.livejournal.com]

Yah, I already did the mixed CD thing for our anniversary, so that is out of the question now too. Boo on valentines being too close to christmas, my ideas were all taken last month.

[amber-moon.livejournal.com]

you could cook him dinner, candlelights
but if you're a college student living in the dorms that might be difficult

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[pinkie.livejournal.com]

I could do that over at his place though seeing as he is out of college and has a house :-) That is a super idea, thank you!!!

[cuzgoatsrkool.livejournal.com]

my SO already told me what he wanted to do for valentines...i thought it was sweet..he asked if we could get professional pictures done together and then send them to everyone..haha
i thought it was pretty sweet

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[pinkie.livejournal.com]

Ahhhhh, that is so cute! I would love to go and get our pictures taken professionally. We have talked about it, but we never actually follow through with it you know.

[shmi85.livejournal.com]

well like, my boyfriend's birthday is the 24th, 10 days after, so like, i made a combo thing for him this year (and already sent it actually, way early, but he knows i get excited about giving him things =P). we're in a long distance relationship, and it's a pretty much permanant relationship, so i made him what i called a 'someday book' with some publishing software. and like, i just started with 'i know that someday . . .' and listed all these things i know we're going to be able to do together in the future. it's the size of a folded in half sheet of 8.5x11 paper with fun fonts and colors, and a few love poems i added in.

i dunno what kind of relationship you guys have (kind of temporary, or permanent, or what), but seeing as you're in college and he's got his own house, my idea might work kind of. it all depends on the things you list.

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[pinkie.livejournal.com]

That is such a good idea and so creative! We are definatly in a permanent relationship, we have already been talking about getting married and stuff. I might steel year idea if you don't mind, I think he would really like that :-)

[aphoenixrain.livejournal.com]

One of my favorite things to do for all of my friends is take a blank journal and fill it with poems, pictures, song lyrics, anything that makes me think of them. It's really sweet, really personal and fun. :-)

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[pinkie.livejournal.com]

Hey that gives me an idea! I could make a collage of some kind with pictures, poems, love words, and stuff and frame it!!! That would be great and something he can keep and look at to think of us all the time when I can't be with him. WOW, thanks I all excited now :-D

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[aphoenixrain.livejournal.com]

Yeah. I had a friend who did that too. I'm not good at collage. But it's very cool.

[ravenfyre.livejournal.com]

one of the coolest sites i've found is http://www.lovingyou.com ...
it has TONS of neat ideas for stuff like that.
especially if you click on the "romance" channel on the left of the screen, or the "holidays" one...
hope that helps a bit :D

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[pinkie.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much, that site gave me lots of good ideas!!!