Are these big days in your house? Like does your dh/so buy you a really nice present and/or you do the same for dh/o on fathers day?
Was this a tradition that you guys started on your own or was it a big deal with yours and/or dh/so parents?
Im just curious. When I was growing up. My dad bought flowers/candy and took her to dinner. My mom had us make cards for dad and I don't want to think about what she may have done for him(eww gross)
But I have friends where the hubby buys nice necklace, pandora bracelet etc..,so they in turn buy dh a nice watch, kindle whatever.
Im also curious if birthday, anniversaries and Xmas are just as big gifts?
Also im sorry if this post sounds like I'm judging you. It's not meant to be. If you have the money to spend and want to spend it by all means go for it. Dh and I saved up this year and bought each other iPhones as our bday/mothers/fathers day gifts.
Re: Fathers day/mothers day question
Hubby is hit-or-miss for Mother's Day and my birthday. Sometimes he comes up with great ideas... some not so hot.
This MD I got pretty flowers (which is rare for him) and we went out for dinner at Red Lobster. My first Mothers Day he got me slippers. Another holiday he got me a shawl of Llama wool made by a bunch of nuns (his sis is a nun, too) Um.. okay.
I have a hard time coming up with good ideas for him. He loves tech stuff, but is super picky so I usually don't get him anything like that. I know he wants an IPad but I'm not going to try to find one of those for him. His BD is in 2 weeks. I think I'll get him a nice polo shirt from our favorite Irish Pub. (Which we never go to anymore!)
My guy is a SAHD, and I'm an educator, so we pretty much live paycheck to paycheck and don't go in for big presents because we can't afford them. We're doing our own remodel, so any extra money we have usually goes to that.
For Mother's Day, he'll make breakfast for me, and this year I ran a race that weekend, and we went out for a margarita and nachos after the race.
This year, I went a little overboard and got him several things for Father's Day (that all go together), but we'll probably count it as his birthday present, too. I'm a runner, and he wanted to get back into running, so I bought him running shoes, a Garmin (watch that tracks your miles and pace), and a jogging stroller for our DS so that it can be a family activity.
Last year, for Father's Day, I got him some clothes because he's the guitarist in a country band, and he needed Western shirts and a cowboy hat.
Mac and cheese lover!
Pretty low key here - i got an cute, but v inexpensive etsy necklace and a lovely 8x10 picture frame and lunch out. I'm getting him some gourmet soy sauce he loves and a goofy Doctor Who figure and we'll go out with my mom and brother for a steak dinner. That's about what we did growing up too. I send both mom's flowers and we took my mom out for dinner and brought his mom Cheesecake factory for breakfast (she's in a nursing home).
This year DH got me a new bike, nothing fancy, but I sold my old one, and we knew we'd use it. I'm getting him a new Norelco electric razor, but we've both said that when DD is old enough to make gifts, we're going that route, or maybe a Daddy n me breakfast, cute picture, or something more personal from her.
Anniversaries are usually dinner out. Valentine's Day is always seafood cooked at home. Birthday's are usually nothing but putting money towards a trip that we never take (our birthdays are the same week), and getting our free Red Robin burger, etc. Christmas is usually the most expensive and other minor holidays are low key.