Good for you! This year we went out for dinner (exceptionally) with my stepdaughter and our two year old son. I think we may have put every romantic couple in the room off the idea of procreating. Ever.

Oops....

; )

good fpr you two, you crack me up.
I worked late and then we had baked potato for dinner.
That about sums us up.

I love valentines day. There's always one person that asks me to buy a bunch of flowers or a box of chocolates for the one I love. My answer is always the same, regardless of my relationship status - "I'm single".

This year, some wise arse tried to beat me at my own game. "But what about some lovely flowers for your mother?" she asked. My reply? "She's dead".

Sad but true.

a coughing contest sounds more fun than a romantic reservation for two anyway!

I worked today.... And worked and worked. I swaer I waited on more tables in the 6 hours I was at work today than I do in an average week. We were on a THREE HOUR wait. And people waited! IdIOTS! Although, there was a family with a screaming child to ruin it for everyone. If I hadn't been working, that would have been me and my husband and my kids. Hey FW, I too am married to a sci-fi geek! God bless them, every geeky one

Ok both eeuwww! and comiserations on losing the contest. I probably would have won, because I have very strong pelvic muscles. But you...probably...didn't...need...to...know that...

Anyway. (:-))

Wishing you both better soon.

oddly enough, I always got a cold in late Jan which would turn into bronchitis by Feb. Then when this happened my freshman year of college, I had some difficulty breathing, went into the health center and was diagnosed with flu-induced asthma. the next year I showed up with asthma the same week of the year and they said, you're officially an asthmatic and sent me to an allergy/asthma specialist. turned out I've always been suffering from allergies and an atypical form of asthma. (I'm allergic to oak trees which bloom in feb in most of California)

I don't know why, but I love Science Fiction, especially the newer Star Trek series, which I guess are now all re-runs. And Star Wars. Those first three just blew me away. I cooked for Valetine's Day too. I don't mind flowers but if you load or empty the dishwasher without being asked, I am yours.

There are a few restaurants about two blocks from our home. Up until the moment we were getting ready to stroll down there and try to get a table amongst all the other slow-turning two-tops, we decided to sit in front of the fire and split the sandwich my valentine neglected to eat for lunch. Oh, and a little yummy-from-scratch german chocolate cake...

Yikes! Feel better (both of you!). Now I have the urge to wash my hands. ;)

Valentine's Day is highly over-rated! My boyfriend wasn't feeling well either - although from your coughing contest it sounds like you're a little ill-er than he is - and we spent a romantic dinner at Corner Bakery. It's the little things that count. :) Feel better!

you don't get sick until after the holidays because you CAN'T... BUT ONCE YOU LET DOWN, IT HAPPENS!!
LOL...

Food Whore - I rarely get sick (one packet of Emergen-C every single day, people!) but when I do....I feel your pain. What you need is the sick person's version of the Lemon Drop. I swear by it:

One packet of night-time Theraflu, Lemon flavor (none of that sissy non-drowsy daytime stuff)
HOT water
1-2 TBL of Honey
1 shot of dark rum

You won't win any bartending awards, but you will get some sleep. I promise. Just don't drive or operate any blenders or toasters.

i know how you feel on the illness front. every winter i'm plagued at least twice by either a sinus infection or bronchitis...or if i'm really lucky i get both. right now i'm rockin the sinus infection that seems to be segueing its way into my lungs. not fun!

the boy and i had to reschedule valentine's day due to the crappy east coast weather, and even today i'm still sick and miserable. we barely spent 2hrs together before i collected my dog (he;d been dog-sitting for me this week) and went home to bed.

v*day is overrated, anyway. i know i'm loved regardless of what day it is.

As my girlfriend Layla says, "nerd love is good love." Amen! Hope you're both feeling better

Valentine's Day is a rookie holiday...

After 30 years in f&b watching some poor sap without a reservation stand and b*tch about getting a lousy table, give his date cheap roses he bought at the corner market (the kind that die the next day), order off of the carefully prepared selections for couples- only to change everything...HANG on the four top because the deuce wasn't big enough and leave a crappy tip...

I'd rather stay home and do an amazing dinner out another night..

We stayed in, lit a fire, made omlettes and homefries and watched a movie...

Love means openly sharing misfiring bodily functions. And not even flinching. Love it. You two rock on!

Hope you get to feeling better soon. If you don't start getting better soon or that mucous starts changing to nasty colors, get into your doc, okay? (Your neighborhood RT :-) )

Romance, at least in the classical "hearts and flowers" sense is highly over-rated(I say that as a 32-year veteran (victim?) of marriage and mother to 6(!) children). That you have someone who is with you through coughing (and stress incontinence!) shows real romantic staying power.

Besides, if you are at all into food, your own home always offers you the best table in the house!(no bitching, it does no good there anyway!)

Get healthy!