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1. Tell what your plans are for Valentine’s Day (or after, what you did).
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Not very exciting but I will probably go out to lunch and then hang around home with my pets.
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Valentine’s Day is the day that I got engaged.
We try to either go out to dinner or I have a dinner made to bring home from our favorite restaurant. We haven’t quite made up our minds on what will be going on.
I am a follower.
I plan to eat chocolate on Valentine’s Day!
I follow Healthy Heyday with Google Friend Connect.
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I like Kelly’s Lucky You on Facebook (Jane Eileen).
We will have dinner and a movie.
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I don’t really have any set plans for Valentine’s Day, but I will probably go to dinner with a friend or stay home and watch movies with family!
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Have a special dinner & watch family friendly movies
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My plans for Velentine’s Day are to enjoy the day with the kids…maybe make heart-shaped pancakes for breakfast and then bake some cookies in the afternoon for their dad. (Hopefully my husband and I get a date night too!) :-)
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exchange gifts, dinner, and maybe a little romance later
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Our plan is to just go out to eat.
My fiance and I plan to stay in this Vday, cook steaks and drink some special wine we saved for the occassion
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I’m single this year so I plan to surprise my mom with flowers and cook a meal for her!
I follow your blog with google friend connect
I follow Healthy Heyday with google friend connect – the Raw Garden Pizza looks amazing!
I like Healthy Heyday on Facebook – my FB name is Amanda Moore
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I tweeted this giveaway, my Twitter ID is @AmberGoo: http://twitter.com/AmberGoo/status/34716287984734208
We are hoping for a quiet romantic dinner once the kiddos go to bed.
ty :)
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I follow via twitter and tweeted.
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I liked Kelly’s Lucky You via fb.
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We are going to spend a quiet evening at home; make a nice dinner and snuggle in front of the fire.
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I don’t have any plans for Valentine’s Day yet.
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romantic dinner and movie
I don’t have any plans for Valentine’s Day – I’ll probably make a nice dinner for my daughter and I to share.
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I am planning on having a date with my husband
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I follow friend’s new blog, Healthy Heyday, with Google Friend Connect.
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My plans for Valentines Day are that hubby will go to school from 9am-6pm…I will pick him up and we will eat dinner as a family, and then my mom will come into town. We’re going out of town later that week for a conference instead :)
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I won’t do anything special, but might find some extra time to read!
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I plan to cook a nice dinner at home.
I follow on GFC.
I’m making my husband a surprise candlelight dinner.
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Just dinner at home!
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Hey – I am going to watch Cirque du Soleil’s OVO show with hubby and then he has planned a surprise dinner for me – know he’s cooking! XX
liked Kelly’s Lucky You on FB ;)
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We have no plans. Maybe, we’ll go to Golden Corral.
We will make our annual trip to the local thai restaurant for dinner..YUM!
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Magnificent Hubby and I will snuggle in at home with a couple of good movies.
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I’m already a google friend at Healthy Heyday
our plans are to go out for supper and a movie
My plans will probably be a quiet night at home w/ hubby & 1 yr old daughter:)
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Will be spending time with my girlfriend on the phone and online, long distance relationship!
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I am going to Disneyland! My son’s bday is the 13th so we are going on Valentines Day.
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My daughter gets her braces on on Valentine’s Day so I will be spending a quiet evening at home with her serving soft foods, probably ice cream and mashed potatoes.
We plan on visiting a friend’s art exhibition, then enjoying dinner and DVDs at home. Thanks!
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I plan to eat plenty of chocolate!!
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Our plans are to watch a movie. We never really do anything for Valentine’s Day.
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We plan on going out to eat
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My 90 year young mother and I had lunch and my husband had dinner on the table in the late evening – wonderful day!
We spent the day tog, shopping and finding a new place to have lunch. etlinder at aol dot com
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We had a nice lunch at home and visit with friends.
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we didnt do anything
we had our beautiful 2 year old grandson with us so his mommy & daddy could have an evening out….we had pizza & a fun night playing and reading books…fun fun fun!
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It wasn’t very romantic, but it was a sign of family values–my son-in-law and grandson worked on clearing my driveway of snow and ice so I could get out onto the road!
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I didn’t do anything for Valentine’s Day.
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We went to the doctor and then ate lunch at Rooster’s.
We had a great meal a homemade dessert and then some personal time.
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my husband took me to eat
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We didn’t really have plans for Valentines. But my husband came home from work with roses & chocolates for me…and a purple rose for my daughter…and a small box of chocolates for my son!
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we had a quiet evening at home
dinner at home with the kids-not too romantic :)
It was a pretty quiet Valentine’s day for us…had a nice dinner together and watched a movie : )
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We actually went and switched out our cell phones at US Cell… We took up the bogo deal on the mesmerize.. I love this phone.. we also gave each other a small gift..
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On Valentine’s Day, we explored the area around Clermont, Fl and ended up having a Valentine’s Day dinner at a Mexican restaurant in Leesville, FL.
Had dinner at home with husband and kids <3
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We didn’t do anything~But we had dinner together.
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We went to a nice Italian dinner and then went dancing, thanks!
i had a Valentines breakfast for my students.
had no plans ty.
We went browsing at a used cd store, and I baked heart shaped brownies fo rhim.
Ice cream and a DVD!
for valentine’s day we stayed home and had a nice dinner
Nothing exciting. My boyfriend got a new job, so I was home alone with our puppy. He took me out to dinner the next day and got me a gorgeous orchid plant though!
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