Valentines Day Gifts

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.

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.

Ok, enough ranting about fast food deliciousness. Any more road trips with Taco Bell and snack food the whole way and I’ll end up at fat camp.

But that’s not the camp that the title refers to. Ladies, a great gift that you can give your man would be to send him to camp, and there are a ton out there. If he’s a formal baseball player or just a fan of America’s game, send him to baseball camp.

If he’s a wannabe poker player, send him to the WPT Poker Camp.

I’m sure you can also find football camps, basketball camps, or even golf camps. You get to play with other amateurs, and you get instruction from real pros and coaches. These will probably cost a lot, but it might be the best gift ever if he’s a huge fan of the sport / game. Plus you get a vacation from each other for a week or so too. And if he goes to poker camp and actually learns something, he might make all that money back.

Awww, Clueless Guy, that’s a cute gift idea.  I wish I would’ve thought of that one. 

Another unique idea for the woman, or mom in your life is giving the gift of makeup.  Many women out there, including me at times, don’t know the best makeup and well, don’t exactly have the best budget either.  With this one on one session with celebrity makeup artist Emily Connors,  your special someone can learn about all the different cosmetics available and learn what the best brands for them are. 

You can learn what works, learn what doesn’t and learn what to change.  It’s a great way to create a new look and be ready for all your future nights on the town.  These sessions are currently held in only a few locations such as Atlanta, Washington DC, and New York but I’m sure you can rearch and find a local makeup makeover session near you.  Or….. you can always send her on a little trip.  I’m sure either way, she’ll love the gift!

Nice, good one Hot Chick!  The Princess Bride is a classic.  Did you know that Andre the Giant once drank 119 12-oz beers in a 6 hour period?  Inconceivable!  Can’t wait to see what’s next.

So I was scouring the web for different gift ideas, and I found a great site that you can go to for many different personalized gifts, MemorableGifts.com.  They have a lot of gifts there that really qualify as ‘gifts you give when you have no idea what to get but don’t want to get in trouble by giving a gift certificate’.  And yes, that’s a new official gift giving category - don’t act like you wouldn’t get in trouble if you bought a gift card - even if it was to your loved one’s favorite store.  My favorite of the ‘gifts you give when you have no idea what to get but don’t want to get in trouble by giving a gift certificate’ is the personalized CD/DVD cover.

This is a pretty cool idea - you make either a mixed CD of your favorite songs, or you make a DVD of videos or pictures together.

Wow Hot Chick, that’s a pretty cool idea. It’s really unbelievable how many different video / photo Valentines Day gifts are out there. I had no clue (obviously) before starting this blog. Those gifts are always great for parents and grandparents too.

Now for something that’s not in the least bit sentimental but it really caught my eye today. I came across a new product called the GPS Golf Guru.

This thing helps you locate golf courses, gives you information about the course, gives you directions to get to the course. Then when you’re on the course, it helps you determine distance to the pin, find hazards, etc. Plus it helps you keep track of your score, and you can upload your scores to the USGA handicapping people. I’m pretty sure it can make a sandwich for you while you’re on the course too.
This is definitely the ultimate golf gadget. Would be awesome for any golfer.

I know I’ve had a lot of photograph ideas but I keep finding more and more unique ideas to share.  This idea is actually pretty cool because you can turn one of your simplest photos into a magical light. 

What’s so neat and different about this magical light is that there is no actual photograph within the picture.  Light Affection takes the photo that you provide and carves a duplicate copy for display.  The light is placed behind which displays the beautiful illusion of your memorable moment.  It’s simply a unique way to show someone you care and can be a great gift for anyone!

Looking through the blogging world today, I came across a post that had a great idea for a Valentines Day Gift - a video greeting.  vath12917 said it best, so I’m not even going to tear up the words.

“Trash greeting card as an idea. Although personally made greeting card is sweet, it is clich. Greet your love one uniquely. Make a video presentation, documentary or a music video and give a copy to him or her first thing in the morning. That will surely melt her heart. If you have a video camera, it would be much better. If not, you can rent or buy one. A video camera can document important and memorable events.”

Nice idea!  Maybe some karaoke or poem recitation.  Or maybe I’ll have to start learning the guitar.  Or work out more so I can do some shirtless flexing.