happy_snapper Posted February 9, 2015 Author Share Posted February 9, 2015 7 days is the recommendation. Valentines day is the 8th day after. Link to comment
WithLove Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Well then - leap away! Link to comment
DancingFool Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 lol....glad you are making the rose for her. This is one of those where you have to read between the lines. She asked you about v-day, you promptly shot her down with "nothing". So she decided to go with it and claim that yeah it's just so blah blah blah.....in reality she is really hoping you'll do something and surprise her. The rose sounds really cute and romantic. Be careful about getting too comfortable with doing the "usual" though and getting into a boring rut. These holidays serve us all as a reminder to get out and do something special with each other from time to time. Shake up the routine once in awhile. Link to comment
IAmFCA Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 lol....glad you are making the rose for her. This is one of those where you have to read between the lines. She asked you about v-day, you promptly shot her down with "nothing". So she decided to go with it and claim that yeah it's just so blah blah blah.....in reality she is really hoping you'll do something and surprise her. The rose sounds really cute and romantic. Be careful about getting too comfortable with doing the "usual" though and getting into a boring rut. These holidays serve us all as a reminder to get out and do something special with each other from time to time. Shake up the routine once in awhile. Great point. I especially like staying in on the big days - New Year's, V-Day - and on other days, finding new adventures. Link to comment
notalady Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Love the indestructible rose idea!! You don't have to do anything or go out on v day, but DF makes a good point about getting too comfortable doing the routine and risk getting into a rut. Good to go out and do/try/experience different things together, will also help build your bond Link to comment
happy_snapper Posted February 10, 2015 Author Share Posted February 10, 2015 We do try to spend time doing different things. Museums, photography walks, meetups, eating out, we even went shopping once... It's just that it's a bit difficult thinking up things to do together, when you're both technically broke and its the middle of winter. We're planning to to go to a nearby park to see the deer if the weather isn't too bad, not sure what we'll do if the weather's crap. When I said "the same thing we do most saturdays" I meant saturday evenings. Most of the saturdays in the last month-and-a-bit have been spent doing something interesting during the day, then going back to her place when the urge to rip each others clothes off becomes too great. Link to comment
notalady Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Could try a more physical activity like indoor rock climbing (did that recently with my bf, both of us first timers and it was really fun!), or ice skating etc. could have some fun and a good laugh at each other falling all over the place haha.. Link to comment
happy_snapper Posted February 12, 2015 Author Share Posted February 12, 2015 I've been doing some experimenting with photographing motion. image removed image removed image removed image removed They came out better than I expected. It's funny how the people walking all look like they've lost a leg. Link to comment
notalady Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 That's awesome! I love motion photos. Link to comment
happy_snapper Posted February 13, 2015 Author Share Posted February 13, 2015 Disaster has struck. The plastic I was using to make the rose for CJ has degraded, the protective film to stop it getting scratched has somehow reacted with it. It's completely lost its workability and there are bits of protective film welded to it. It has been sitting in a shed for 4 years, so I suppose these things happen... Plan B. Origami! Link to comment
happy_snapper Posted February 13, 2015 Author Share Posted February 13, 2015 It's so annoying, because the crappy scrap piece I used for the prototype was in better condition than the rest of the sheet. It's a shame the prototype looks so crap (it got burnt when I was heating it, and I didn't cut it very well), it would have been good if I could have tidied it up. Paper it is. Link to comment
happy_snapper Posted February 23, 2015 Author Share Posted February 23, 2015 I had quite a mad weekend. On Friday me and CJ suddenly decided to go to London for a day trip on Saturday. She's always wanted to take me, to show off her local knowledge. We got the 5AM coach and got there for about 8:30 Took some pictures outside the Albert Hall, had a look around a couple of museums (we hardly touched the V&A, you'd need a whole day to see it all), wandered the Camden markets and bought some crap (a.k.a souvenirs), walked through Leicester Square and Trafalgar Square, took some pictures on Westminster bridge and then rushed back for the 7.30 coach home. I couldn't have done it without her. It was amazing the way she knows her way around and which buses to jump on. Loved it. We're planning to go for a weekend sometime, to try to see some of the hidden gems she knows about. Link to comment
Silverbirch Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 I wonder how Peter is going? Link to comment
Silverbirch Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 Oo, do t know what happened there - I opened the wrong page and thought you hadn't posted in a while! Hope all is well! Link to comment
happy_snapper Posted March 3, 2015 Author Share Posted March 3, 2015 Yeah I think everything's ok. The apartment purchase is still being delayed. I keep prodding them, but all I can really do is wait. I was told that things were nearing completion about 2 weeks ago... then nothing. Me and CJ are fine. I feel like we're starting to settle down a bit now. Link to comment
Realitynut Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 Usually up to 3 months is the extreme ga-ga infatuation period....the 'I can't believe this is happening to me!" Then after that...they usually dumped me!! lol After that, the next stage lasted up to a year...for me anyway. Then the guys would think...CRAP..it's been a year...I gotta SHEET or get off the pot! And they'd get off the pot! I'm glad you had a great experience in London. Was there once....and really, knowing what buses to get on was a real challenge. I paid for my son and i to get pedaled around the London sites! My 14 year old son said that was the only part of our two week trip he liked!!! Link to comment
happy_snapper Posted March 5, 2015 Author Share Posted March 5, 2015 Yeah, not too long ago I was dying to see her all the time. I couldn't think of anything else. I'll be happy to see her on Saturday, but I don't feel like I'll explode if I don't see her right now. I feel much more comfortable. We've made plans for the whole weekend, I'm looking forward to it, she's looking forward to it... I know we'll have a good time, but there's no rush. Link to comment
Realitynut Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 Good job Peter! It's a better place to be at...but i always liked the 'I can't WAIT to see him' stage! I guess that's why I'm basically single...drive the guy's nuts! ugh What are you doing this weekend? I'm driving 6 hours to go to an Aunt's and Uncle's memorial service. Died close together. They had a kid i grew up with, that i liked. So going to see her. But first i had to buy a new van....one that could travel 6 hours! Got it home and parked it. Drove my old van. 2 days later, as i was driving to bf's house...I hit a deer! Dang! First time in my life...and so glad i had my old van and not my new one. sigh. I woulda cried. Link to comment
happy_snapper Posted March 6, 2015 Author Share Posted March 6, 2015 Oh yeah I still can't wait to see her, but it's not like it was a few weeks back. Two weeks ago I sent her a text on Thursday and arranged to meet her after work (even though I was tired out), because I hadn't seen her since the Monday and would have died if I'd had to wait until Saturday. We're doing two photography group things: a meetup for chatting, drinks and a buffet tomorrow lunch time and a photo walk in Bath on Sunday. Plus we're going out to a stand-up comedy/film night tomorrow evening. Link to comment
happy_snapper Posted March 11, 2015 Author Share Posted March 11, 2015 It was our 3rd monthiversary yesterday. 3 months! Where is all the time going? Link to comment
DancingFool Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 .....teasing us all as usual..... Soo....what did you guys do? How did you celebrate it? Link to comment
happy_snapper Posted March 11, 2015 Author Share Posted March 11, 2015 Not a lot, we were both tired from work and had to be up for work this morning... We went out for dinner at a pub near her place. Then we went back to hers. I fed her chocolates while we watched a DVD, the same film we started watching 3 months ago... This time we missed most of the first half... we were a bit busy. Link to comment
Realitynut Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 LOL....you started watching it 3 months ago....missed the first half! Started watching it again this weekend....missed the first half! Ummmm.....are you ever gonna get it watched??? Maybe you should just start it AFTER you get 'unbusy'....!!! lol Link to comment
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