Valentines Day Gifts

Ah, yes, the carousel.  Clueless Guy, I’d have to agree.   It was a cool gift!  My best gift was actually mentioned in an earlier post.  I was lucky enough to get a new tempur-pedic bed with a new headboard and all.  It is so comfortable and has gotten very nice reviews.  The salesman that sold us the bed said that if you need to call customer service for whatever reason, there is only 1 of a total of 2 people on staff.  In other words,  they rarely ever get phone calls.

I’ve had the bed for about a week now and it’s been broken into quite nicely.  I have to say that if your bed is “killing” you at night, invest in a tempur-pedic and I think you’ll be very happy!

With Christmas now in the rear view mirror, it’s time to look forward to Valentines Day, only seven weeks away.  Are you ready?  Well, probably not, so we aim to give you some more ideas.

My favorite gift that I got for Christmas this year was something called a liquor carousel.  Basically it’s an easy way to pour up to six bottles with perfect 1.5 oz pours.  I’m not sure where it came from, possibly Sam’s Club.

Obviously this gift would be a perfect Valentines Day gift for anyone who enjoys a drink every now and then, and any other time between now and then.

What was your favorite gift?

Have you ever not realized how much there is for you and your somone to do on a date?  I know I usually end of doing the same thing on every date.  It’s usually dinner and a movie.  I’m starting to realize that this kind of date idea is getting a little bland.  And, well we all know that getting the guy in the relationship to plan the date probably won’t work either.  They usually have one thing on their minds.

With PlanJam, you enter in your zip code and use the pull down menu to choose your date idea and BAM!  It gives you the locations all within your area.  You don’t have to brainstorm anymore.  Just choose an idea and roll with it.  It’s actually kind of cool seeing the different bonding ideas there are.  I think I might pick out my next date idea with PlanJam.  I’ll let you know how it goes.

I hear that pocket watches are making a comeback. I don’t know exactly who carries them - I’m just telling you what I heard. Not for me, but then again I’ve never been one to wear a watch at all. For whatever reason, they make me jittery (don’t laugh. Oh wait, you already did? Nevermind then). I think it’s because I’m constantly checking the time, so that makes me constantly worried about being late. So…I guess maybe I do need a pocket watch then.

Of course, I already have a cell phone which sends emails, makes and receives calls, has chat capabilities, plays old Nintendo games, stores books, and even…tells the time. Oh, and it can be a tip calculator.

Anyway, the point is that some people really like pocket watches. It probably makes them look cool or old school or something.

Come to think of it, my grandpa would have probably worn…er, carried…a pocket watch. And the best site I’ve found for buying them is JewelElegance.com. Go check them out.

With the holiday season upon us, I felt it necessary to re-mention a Spa Day for the women in your lives.  If you’re like me, than the holidays bring a lot of tension into the family and relationship.  The malls are insane with people, the lines are horribly long, the traffic…. let’s not even go there. 

Sending Mom, Grandma, girlfriend or wife to the spa to show them how much they are appreciated is the perfect idea.  We women will come home afterwards feeling so relaxed.  It’s only a couple of hours and if you are feeling extra giving, try cleaning up the house or cooking a great dinner for her to come home to.

Happy Holidays! 

I had a chance to join a wine of the month club recently, and I couldn’t be happier with it.  Usually I buy 2 or 3 bottles of wine each month anyway, but I have really no idea what I’m buying, other than it’s red.  I’ll go to Harris Teeter and pick out whatever red wine bottles are marked down the most.  Yup, definitely a connoisseur.  So having experts pick out wine for me is perfect, and I might even develop a taste for certain Merlots or Cabernets (”Cabs” for us experts).

The company I signed up with is GoldMedalWine.com, and they have three different levels of clubs based on your taste and your budget.  If your a big baller and you get bored if brushing your teeth with Dom, you may want to join the Diamond Club, which ranges in price from $150-$180 per month (although they limit that club to 500 entrants).  But if you’re like me and don’t have the discerning palate just yet and/or don’t have the budget, you’ll want to go with the $30/mo Gold Club.  But who knows, maybe I’ll be movin’ on up one of these days.

And for Valentines Day or Christmas, they have gift cards available.  This would be perfect to get that special woman who likes a variety of wine.  Or perhaps you know she likes wine, but you just haven’t been paying attention and don’t really know what kind.

Anyway, very happy so far - can’t wait to get more next month!

So, we’ve talked bout wine and beer of the month clubs, but what about all those coffee drinkers?  Like myself, if you enjoy a nice cup of coffee each morning than a different brand and taste might be a nice wake-up enjoyment.  You can choose from 3,6,9 or 12 month club memberships and choose from many different flavors. 

And, if you really don’t like coffee but you are instead a  cappuccino, lover, hey….. that’s okay too.

It’s actually pretty inexpensive and a nice idea for anyone in your family who are coffee addicts.

I heard through the grapevine that a company called BedinaBox.com is going to do a video contest for a blogging network.  I’m not sure how it works, but it sounds like bloggers will be asked to make a video (like a commercial maybe?), then submit it, and the best videos will get something from their website.  It’s not like they have any inexpensive products out there, so it must be something good - a coupon for a memory foam mattress maybe?  I don’t know, that would be kind of crazy.  But what if it wasn’t?  What if they were giving away a whole bed if you made a great video?  Maybe I’ll enter it, although I’m not quite sure how.  A lot of people are going to do something with the Justin Timberlake / Andy Samberg video with the similar name, right?

I’ll have to think of some creative ideas, because that would be a ridiculous prize - and a great Valentines Day gift!

You know when you were little, you made sand castles on the beach or wrote little messages?  Well, how about writing a romantic sand message to the one you love and framing it as to look at it all the time? 

This is a perfect, and very inexpensive gift if you live in a warm place near a beach, but most of the US is covered in snow around this time of year.  If this is you, then there are sites that can help you with this idea.  They will take the picture and you pay of it.  It’s still a great gift that your special someone will cherish forever.

Nice list Hot Chick! I only threw up in my mouth when I thought about watching a few of those. Oh, just kidding. Well, only half-kidding anyway. I’ve never seen Love and Basketball, but I’ll have to at some point. And I need to make a Chick-Flicks that Guys Don’t Mind Watching list.

With no transition, I wanted to mention Canvas on Demand again. I talked about this a long time ago, but these canvases are just incredible. My boss recently got one for his father-in-law’s funeral. Every single one I’ve seen so far has nearly brought someone to tears. Basically what they do is take a photo and enlarge it to a mixture of a painting and photo and imprint it on a canvas. You’ll really have to see it to appreciate it, but they make perfect Valentines Day gifts.