‘Being Around’ Valentine’s Day
For our first Valentine’s Day, my (now) husband went above and beyond to make me a gift. He spent hours making a mixed CD for me and it had some of the best, most unexpected songs on it.
Mixed CDs are the bomb diggity. I miss the days of creating the perfect CD.
My favorite from the CD? “Being Around” by the Lemonheads.
Kenny and I had a strange relationship early on. And it’s been a long time since I listened to that CD. (Seeing how my CD player in my car is on the fritz, I really need to back the CD up onto my iPod.)
Today I was driving home and I heard John Legend’s song “All of Me” and just thought it would be the PERFECT song for a couple. Had this song been out 7 years ago, I would have chosen it for our first dance at our wedding.
It’s such a great song for Valentine’s Day.
I have high(er) hopes for Valentine’s Day this year. I’m hoping to complete some handmade cards before Friday and spend the evening with the husband and the toddler. We won’t be going out Friday night, since the husband has to work (at school!) on Saturday.
With the weather being so sketchy and me just being lazy, I’m thinking of sending a few e-cards this Valentine’s Day. I haven’t sent a proper e-card in several years (nor have I received one) and I used to think they were really cute and could be pretty funny. Blue Mountain has a great selection of Valentine’s e-cards ranging from romantic to funny and even some printable cards.
(My favorite so far is the dog singing the “That’s Amore” song. Seriously? It’s going to be sent to a few people.)
Do you send e-cards? Are you considering it this Valentine’s Day? If you’re hanging out on this snow day, head over and pick out a card or two to send Friday – and make someone smile!
**This post is a partnership with Blue Mountain. I wasn’t compensated for this post, and all opinions are my own. Honestly, have you seen a cuter dog singing “That’s Amore”? I didn’t think so.
Do you have any mixed CDs lying around? What is/was your favorite song from a mixed album? (Could be a mixed tape, as well. Those were super fun, too.)
Sigh…..mix CD’s were so awesome back in the day. And what a thoughtful gift that was I’m sure. I have never heard of that song, but I am off to listen to it now!
I loved mixed tapes and CDs. So 80s and 90s. A playlist on an iPod is just not the same. By the way, I LOVE the picture of you and Kenny on the CD cover and also the fact that you described your early days as “strange”. LOL. I heart you guys.
Wow! How sweet of your husband to do that for you! Lucky girl! I love music and mixed CDs and play lists, esp for working out and walking.
What a thoughtful guy! I love love love mixed CDs!! So memories are trapped in songs and there’s something awesome about be transported to those memories while listening to the CD.
I love mix cds! A friend of mine sent one to me recently that I loved!
How thoughtful! It’s been so long since I even held a CD!
I love mix CDs and believe it or not, still listen to them. I have a 10 disc CD changer in my car and I so rock that! Of course, I have something else on from time to time but I still stock my 10 favorite CDs. š
I haven’t sent e-cards in years, I don’t think but I did when they first came out. We’re going to have a simple stay at home Valentine’s Day too.
That’s so sweet of your hubby! When I was in high school I thought e-cards were fun but to be honest I just don’t have time for them anymore!
Mix Cd’s!!! I used to loveeee them! I feel like they’ve died down because of the mp3 player!1! People are just dropboxing music to eachother now! The idea of tangible gifts are a theme of this post! I’m getting music from people over the internet, as well as ecards! We’re not sending out letters, but emails or ecards! This digital world sometimes makes me sad! Perhaps I’ll send some friends some snail mail and mix cd’s! Everyone loves receiving mail and gifts!
Mixed tapes.. oh CDs… yeah I never got the whole burning.. :/ LOL So I was all about the tapes.. But yeah there’s just something about receiving a mix of songs. I’m not sure I’ll send e-cards this year. It’s been hectic this holiday.. š
How absolutely sweet is this? I am so old I remember making mix tapes! My hubby and I have ‘our song’ from the 80’s and I plan to get it for him before V Day.
Oh you are right, making the right CD mix really is a lost art and something that just doesn’t happen anymore.. in fact I don’t know if my kids even really know what a CD is. That is a great idea to send an e-card, especially to extended family, something easy and they would love it as at least I am doing something š
I actually had mixed tapes as a young child, then lived though the switch to cds in high school. Now my kids will mix playlists on their phones for one another.
You gotta love when they surprise you with something homemade and it’s really surprising when they take time to do it. So happy for you
That is too sweet! I still have many of the burned CD’s past boyfriends or ex-friends have made, and I still listen to them all.
I used to send e-cards all the time, but I haven’t in years. I’ll look into for this year. I loved making mixed tapes when I was younger, but please don’t ask me to pick a favorite song. There are just too many good ones!
I was about to say, Mixed Tapes all the way!! Back when your boom box could record the radio and tape Star94 and all the pop hits! I still have them, but no way to listen to them. I have my record from when I was a kid, too.
I used to have a ton of mixed CDs that my husband would burn for me. I think we need to get back into that habit!
A mixed CD? That is like the sweetest thing ever! A lot of thought is put into something as sweet as that!
That’s such a cute gift! We had a cd made of our wedding songs back when we got married and we still listen to it.
John Legend is one of my favorite artists! A song from an early CD of his, Stay With You, is another one of those couple-y, lovey-dovey songs too! He is awesome.
well, I feel old now. we used to make mix TAPES. I remember when cds were new. I rmember 8 tracks!
Oh my word, this is adorable!! My hubby used to love making mixed cds too, mine were usually work out related, but fun hip-hop songs that now would be funny.
I love mixed CD’s! I think they express so much! As for e-cards, I haven’t given or received one in years!
I have mixed CDs that hubby made me back in the day. It is fun to relisten to them and think back,
I recently found a couple mix CDs from my hubby (then boyfriend). I haven’t listened to them lately, though:)
Yup, I actually have quite a few mix CDs. One even from my dating my now hubby days!
I love that John Legend song. I am getting married in July and I think I’m going to use that as my first dance song…. I often wonder what happened to ecards. I use to send them all the time. I am going to checkout Blue Mountain… maybe I will start sending them again.
I normally send ecards all the time! I love them!
What a great way to celebrate a special day. I love the idea of a mixed CD with all your favorite songs… Beatiful
So sweet! I’ll probably send my husband an e-card this year too š
I know, I miss the days of mixed CDs. These days my husband makes me mixed playlist for my phone.
Awww… I love looking back! Mixed cds were fun.
Well, that is my new favorite song from John Legend…thank you!
I feel kind of old, because I grew up more in the mixed tape era than the mixed CD era. But they were definitely fun to make and give, and even today the songs still can bring you back.