Harleigh
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Hi Everyone,
I thought I would try to be proactive and get a jump start on Valentine's Day this year as it is only a month away. My FI is a man who rarely wants or needs anything that he doesn't go out and buy for himself, which leaves me at a loss of something unique to do for him on special occasions. I know some people don't look at V-Day as one, but we do, so I would again like to do something thoughtful for him for Valentine's Day (aside from his favorite home-cooked meal!) this year and am out of ideas...I feel like I've done many creative things so far and want to do something special again.
Last year for V-Day I did a photo album that chronicled our time back together and have continued adding to it throughout the past year. I also gave him a bowl full of beautiful agate wishing stones I chose for their specific wording and then I wrote out a letter to him explaining what each one meant to me, how it related to him and us, etc... To celebrate our engagement, I got him a Citizen eco-drive watch with an inscription on the back commemorating the date and for Christmas his "special" gift was an HD-DVD player & a bunch of his favorite DVD's in HD, etc... Now I am out of unique ideas and need some help, and I thought PS might be just the place to come for good ideas. I love to do things for him that he wouldn't normally think to do for himself, and he appreciates these gestures, so I would like to continue on with the creativity!
For a little background, he loves to read, do handyman stuff around the house and is a Captain for the local fire department, though he doesn't seem to care much about "Firefighter" stuff anymore. I thought about trying to put something together to go towards our wedding on Maui in July...I ordered the latest edition of the "Maui Revealed" book...any ideas/suggestions as to what I could include with it to make a unique gift? After trying to work on welcome bags for our guests in July, I feel like I am grasping at straws for stuff for him now that he hasn't already seen and would actually appreciate!
He also LOVES poker...he has his own table, his own beautiful clay chips, etc... I have heard some on here talk about a personalized "chip marker" but I don't really know what those are for, and I don't know if he would use it? Any men out there, please feel free to chime in here! I need your help! I also thought about trying to find a poker tournament going on in Tahoe or Reno that I could pay his entry fee in, which he could go to and then later we could go to a show or comedy club, but the tournaments can go on forever, which would leave me alone for most of the day, and if he wasn't done at the tourney, we might miss the show, etc, so I don't know if this is a viable option. Maybe just a weekend in Tahoe or something???
What does everyone think? Thanks in advance for any suggestions!
I thought I would try to be proactive and get a jump start on Valentine's Day this year as it is only a month away. My FI is a man who rarely wants or needs anything that he doesn't go out and buy for himself, which leaves me at a loss of something unique to do for him on special occasions. I know some people don't look at V-Day as one, but we do, so I would again like to do something thoughtful for him for Valentine's Day (aside from his favorite home-cooked meal!) this year and am out of ideas...I feel like I've done many creative things so far and want to do something special again.
Last year for V-Day I did a photo album that chronicled our time back together and have continued adding to it throughout the past year. I also gave him a bowl full of beautiful agate wishing stones I chose for their specific wording and then I wrote out a letter to him explaining what each one meant to me, how it related to him and us, etc... To celebrate our engagement, I got him a Citizen eco-drive watch with an inscription on the back commemorating the date and for Christmas his "special" gift was an HD-DVD player & a bunch of his favorite DVD's in HD, etc... Now I am out of unique ideas and need some help, and I thought PS might be just the place to come for good ideas. I love to do things for him that he wouldn't normally think to do for himself, and he appreciates these gestures, so I would like to continue on with the creativity!
For a little background, he loves to read, do handyman stuff around the house and is a Captain for the local fire department, though he doesn't seem to care much about "Firefighter" stuff anymore. I thought about trying to put something together to go towards our wedding on Maui in July...I ordered the latest edition of the "Maui Revealed" book...any ideas/suggestions as to what I could include with it to make a unique gift? After trying to work on welcome bags for our guests in July, I feel like I am grasping at straws for stuff for him now that he hasn't already seen and would actually appreciate!
He also LOVES poker...he has his own table, his own beautiful clay chips, etc... I have heard some on here talk about a personalized "chip marker" but I don't really know what those are for, and I don't know if he would use it? Any men out there, please feel free to chime in here! I need your help! I also thought about trying to find a poker tournament going on in Tahoe or Reno that I could pay his entry fee in, which he could go to and then later we could go to a show or comedy club, but the tournaments can go on forever, which would leave me alone for most of the day, and if he wasn't done at the tourney, we might miss the show, etc, so I don't know if this is a viable option. Maybe just a weekend in Tahoe or something???
What does everyone think? Thanks in advance for any suggestions!