Congratulations Christy @ more than mommy you are the winner!
While my husband and I are trying to get through this strange period in our marriage, what I know for sure (thank you Oprah) is that above all else we are committed to raising our kids as a team.
Once you have kids with someone- I think the whole marriage game and your investment in it completely changes. And when I get a letter from my nine-year-old daughter, in which she writes, “Mommy when you and daddy fight it makes me think you don’t love me and Jackson (her brother),” well it kind of puts things into perspective… real fast.
I realize that marriage is nothing like the Hollywood style version I’d envisioned; it’s far more than roses, holding hands and having a permanent Saturday might date. It’s about compromising, sometimes swallowing your feelings and sometimes fighting fair is much easier to type than to actually put into practice.
And just when I feel like maybe having to work so hard at something just isn’t what I signed up for I see my kids and this little family unit that my husband and I worked so hard to bring to fruition. I watch my husband, as he does homework with my daughter and lets my son climb all over him, karate chop him and sit on his head and doesn’t so much as wince. He is such a hands-on dad, fully entrenched in all aspects of our kid’s lives giving them every bit of his heart on an intensely visceral level.
So this Valentine’s Day, in addition to the hearts, flowers, candies and the baubles I hope I get (c’mon I’m a girl and I’ve been spoon-fed these Valentine’s Day must-gets for almost 37 years) what I’m most interested in is luxuriating in the familial love my husband and I have managed to negotiate, in spite of our recent bout of problems. And, what I know for sure, really what better way to learn and explore more about the facets of my husband than with a few incredible journals, books and love games…
And the very best part—because I believe in the healing power of words and their ability to bond a couple in ways nothing else can I’m incredibly excited to be able to giveaway- to one lucky winner -SIX TOTAL eye candy books and journals from one of my most favorite publishers Chronicle Books
This is For You
Artful, eye-catching, and full of heart, renowned screen printer and artist Rob Ryan’s papercuts craft a book length valentine that will move the heart and engage the spirit with its charm and artistry. This Is for You is a powerful combination of poetry, graphic novel, and museum quality art—but at its heart, it’s a simple yet timeless tale of love.
Cake Pops
Wildly popular blogger Bakerella (a.k.a Angie Dudley) has turned cake pops into an international sensation – and a New York Times bestseller! These tiny candy-covered confections made of crumbled cake mixed with frosting can be molded into different shapes and decorated for any occasion, including Valentine’s Day. Bakerella’s Sweet Hearts are the perfect way to express your love!
Back to Us
This elegant and easy-to-use journal is designed to take couples on a journey that will lead them to a more fulfilling relationship.
Love and Lust Journal
Finally, a journal from sexpert Susie Bright! Whether you are a romantic, a sensualist, a tenderhearted cynic, a close observer of love and lust, or all of the above, Love and Lust offers the perfect place to record past and present private adventures and to dream about future adventures.
I Dare You
From sexpert Susie Bright, this luxe box contains 30 seductive prompts and dares—each sealed in an envelope ready for the taking. Select an envelope, tear it open, and read the card aloud to discover what comes next.
Book of Love
From sexpert Susie Bright, this luxe box contains 30 seductive prompts and dares—each sealed in an envelope ready for the taking. Select an envelope, tear it open, and read the card aloud to discover what comes next.
So how can you be the lucky winner of all six of these books?
Leave a comment here with the best or worst Valentine’s day experience with a current or former love interest.. I’ll go first, my worst experience…My boyfriend (at the time) took me out to dinner to BREAK UP WITH ME on Valentine’s day!
For an extra entry you can follow me on twitter at @Madijack and for an additional entry Like Married My Sugar Daddy on Facebook.
Giveaway ends Saturday January 31st. GOOD LUCK!
Slow dancing on a boat house. He broke it off with me a few days later which lead me to reconnect with my dream guy- this will be our first valentines day.
worst valentine's day experience is when he introduce me to his family but no one really cares. They are all busy with their own respective lives. I wish not all families are like that.
extra entries:
*followed you on twitter as novice2aica
*Liked Married My Sugar Daddy on Facebook as Mxy Rxy Fernandez
My worst Valentine's Day was when an ex accidentally slammed the car door on my hand and broke my finger.
i've forgotten all about susie bright, she was a big hit when she spoke on campus when i was in college all those years ago.
my fav valentine days where the years my kids were in jewish preschools and we didn't celebrate (is that terrible of me?) now they have the holiday at public school and we celebrate too but it is not of my my fav holidays
(i follow u on twitter and like u on facebook)
My best was my first with my husband 8 years ago. It was so romantic!
My worst Valentines Day as when my dh forgot about it! Luckily he's never done that since!
My then boyfriend cooked a great meal to come home to the day before Valentine's Day because he was working the next day. The following day I found out he had actually gone to see the girl he was cheating on me with.
My worst Valentine's Day was when it seemed everyone in the office was getting flowers. I didn't have a valentine and got nothing that day.
My divorce became final on Valentine's Day-not my best!
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I follow you on twitter as ptowngirl.
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I came down with a stomach virus on Valentine's Day and actually threw up at the table, at a fancy restaurant, in front of my date, on my new red velvet dress. It's been ten years since this happened and I still cringe when I think about it!
I follow you on Twitter (@turboterpmd). Thanks!
My boyfriend (at the time) gave me two beautiful angelfish in a little tank for Valentine's Day. In typical form, he hadn't really done any research on it and had no idea that angelfish are tropical and need a tank heater. They were dead within a week, a definite harbinger for our relationship.
And, of course, I follow you on Twitter. @morethanmommy
A simple present of roses and a night at a favorite restaurant. It's not so much what we did but the company was priceless.
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Worst- picking up my date and running over a dog on the way to the Valentine Dance. Didn't exactly set the mood.
Follow you on twitter@akds33.
Like you on facebook. Thanks.
My worst valentine's day was spending it alone at my house with no one to share my love with
I follow you on Twitter @Katier6678
My dumb boyfriend didn't make dinner reservations and we got turned away from like our first 4 choices of restaurants. *sad trombone*
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I follow you on twitter! @MomMostTraveled
Worst experience?
After he hinted around for weeks about a "special present", I expected something wonderful. Especially because I'd been leaving magazines and catalogs open to pictures of pearls, which I craved.
Instead, he presented me with a shopping bag that contained a large brown leather briefcase. Men's. Used! I thought perhaps it was going to lead up to a joke about a bag, and then he'd whip out a gorgeous purse, my *real* present. Or maybe my *real* present was the pearls I'd admired, hidden within the recesses of the old brown briefcase.
Nope. Turned out that the hideous used men's briefcase was my *real* present, my only present. His explanation? He said he thought I'd like it. He wouldn't tell me where he bought it, either, but it looked as though he'd plucked it out of his dad's closet.
The gift showed me that, despite all the time we'd been together, he didn't understand me at all. Needless to say, it was the beginning of the end. He is now an ex.
Following you on Twitter.
I received a foot massage one Valentine's Day!
One good Valentine's memory with my man was a weekend at a cabin. It was relaxing and romantic.
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@chiquidita
My best experience was a relaxing Italian dinner for two