More reasons why I'm a bad American
According to the National Retail Federation (via CNN), "each person is expected to spend $122.98 on Valentine's Day."
What? I guess I don't know these crazy people.
Brad and I are spending about $30 on Valentine's Day, if you count the groceries and inexpensive bottle of wine for our dinner tonight, which I don't really count anyway. Valentine's Day gifts are never really given in our house, even more so this year because we just made a big purchase that will suffice for gifts for all our Valentine and birthday and random other gifts for the foreseeable future: plane tickets to Ireland.
Yep. Brad and I are going to Ireland for 12 days in early April. I can't tell you how much easier it is for me to get through this last awful part of winter knowing what I have to look forward to. That'll be a good use of our tax rebate money, eh? Spend it all in another country. Apparently I hate America. I'm okay with that.
Comments
You don't hate America. You hate wasting money on frivolous things that have no actual personal meaning to you.
I'm stoked about your trip to Ireland. I know you and Brad will have a ball.
Posted by: jane | 9:11PM, 02.14.08
Woo-hoo! Tell us more - where in Ireland? Mostly Dublin, or will you have time to get out into the hills and bogs too? I can make a couple of recommendations, if you're interested; I lived there for 6 months a few years ago...
Posted by: simon | 3:19AM, 02.15.08
Spent on Valentine's day: $0.
Don't forget to drink pure Guinness, straight from the source -- it's an underground spring somewhere, I think.
Posted by: Wil | 7:24AM, 02.15.08
I thought the rivers were made of Guinness?
Simon: We'll fly into Dublin, but we only want to spend a couple of days there, spending most of our trip in the hills and bogs and more obscure places. Our trip is very unplanned so far. Recommendations would be GREATLY appreciated. Email me?
Posted by: andrea | 8:44AM, 02.15.08
This isn't in the guidebooks.
Posted by: jane | 10:27AM, 02.15.08
Very cool news! Tracy and I are always willing to cat-sit if you'd like.
The following "posted by" name was something I couldn't resist.
Posted by: Bogless Mike ;) | 7:05PM, 02.15.08
Bogless Mike! Hee hee.
Posted by: andrea | 7:15PM, 02.15.08
Hooray for bad Americans, I say.
Posted by: tina | 8:30PM, 03.07.08