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14 Days of Valentines.

Feb 3, 2011 · Modified: Sep 27, 2016 by Kelly Roenicke · 23 Comments

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My first Valentine’s Day with my husband was when we were engaged. We met at the end of July, were engaged in December, and married the following October. It was a whirlwind! From September to May, he lived in Saginaw, and I was down here in the Detroit area. It was about a ninety minute drive to see each other, and I wanted to make Valentine’s Day really special, so I put together a packet of 14 valentines and tied them up with ribbon and mailed them to him so he’d have something to open each day starting with February 1.

I was younger then, and very in love, and I think each one probably said something like, “I can’t wait to marry you, baby! xoxoxoxoxoxoxo” :)

I’ve done this for him most years since then. I did miss one or two – that happens once you have a baby, things get crazy for a while.

This year I changed it up a little bit. I made simple folded cards with scrapbook paper, and glued a heart on each one. I wrote either an attribute that I love about Darryl, like his kindness, or tender heartedness, or I wrote down a memory that I have of us from the beginning of our relationship.

give your sweetheart 14 days of valentines this year!

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I bundled them all up with a little twine and presented them to him on February 1, so he has a whole stack of cards to open for the next two weeks!
It’s just a little something to remind him of how much I love him! Do you all make valentines for your loved ones?

 

 

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  1. Lisa

    January 16, 2014 at 9:02 am

    we knew we were going to marry each other on January 10th but didn’t actually get engaged until Valentine’s Day. We were married that June! That was 26 years ago. I love this idea and will be doing this, this year. Thank you!

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  2. megan

    February 08, 2011 at 12:06 am

    that is a great idea! I’ve been wanting to come up with some Valentine’s traditions to get my kids involved. Cute!

    By the way, I am hosting a giveaway right now that you might be interested in!

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  3. Emily {WhipperBerry}

    February 07, 2011 at 12:13 pm

    I wanted to let you know we featured you on WhipperBerry today! You can check it out here . Come grab a featured button if you would like!

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  4. I♥naptime w/ Chocolate Sundaes

    February 06, 2011 at 12:48 am

    So cute!! I’d love for you to link it up at I Heart Nap Time

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  5. Kristen @ ladybug-blessings.com

    February 05, 2011 at 6:08 pm

    these are precious! If you get a chance I’d love for you to come link up to handmade tuesdays @ ladybug blessings :)

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  6. megan lane

    February 05, 2011 at 12:49 pm

    aww what a sweet, sweet, valentine’s day gift. i need to think of something very thoughful to make too, those are my hubby’s favorite kinds of gifts. actually i think my first valentine’s day gift to him is still his fave gift & it was something somewhat similar to this.

    p.s. joel and i were also engaged on valentine’s day!

    p.p.s. your dating/engaged timeline sounds very similar to my engaged sister! they met in may, got engaged in november and are getting married next october!! love happens fast for some people!

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  7. L

    February 05, 2011 at 10:29 am

    So Cute! Would love for you to add to my Thursday Treasure Party @
    http://www.the treasurista.blogspot.com

    Thanks,

    The Treasurista
    Finding and Creating FUN things…

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  8. Kristi

    February 04, 2011 at 11:50 pm

    Oh, what a sweet idea! This would be a great idea to do for your children too. I might to the 7th through the 14th. Maybe sneak them onto pillows or in lunches. Awesome idea!

    I’d love to have you over to link up for Favorite Things Friday. It’s open until Weds.

    http://thespeckleddog.blogspot.com/2011/02/favorite-things-friday-no-10.html

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  9. Kelli @ RTSM

    February 04, 2011 at 9:21 pm

    This is such a sweet idea! We used to send each other sappy love notes when we were in college…but that was years ago!

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  10. Emily {WhipperBerry}

    February 04, 2011 at 1:27 pm

    I absolutely LOVE this idea. Anything to bring more romance to a marriage is always a plus. Thanks for linking up!

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  11. Shore Girl

    February 04, 2011 at 12:20 pm

    This is such a sweet/neat idea! I did something similar last year — I made a pocket card for my hubby and included 10 things I love about him — like the idea of one a day too – maybe I’ll have to do that next year!

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  12. karen★

    February 04, 2011 at 8:16 am

    this is an absolutely perfect tip that i am definitely going to grab. you are still such a romantic & that is the sweetest thing ever!

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  13. maggeygrace

    February 03, 2011 at 8:57 pm

    That is sooooo adorable!!! I am SO stealing this:) Thanks for the tip- that’s so adorable!

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  14. Clare B

    February 03, 2011 at 9:24 am

    Such a cute tradition to keep going. We give each other a book – not nearly as romantic, but special all the same.

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