Mine told me to cancel our reservation for this evening. She said, "tonight is amateur night, take me out for dinner and a drink or two tomorrow, I know you love me baby." A very good woman I have there.
I get your sentiments on this, Bronze. But the guys scrambling around and acting the fool should have planned better. I made an order to Strange's florist on January 16th and made a reservation to Thunderbird's Steakhouse the same day. It took me three minutes and cost me 19 dollars. Yeah, it is a made up holiday, but I need all the points I can get. To me, it is an easy way to plan ahead a little and get some credit stored up. I already set a date in my Calendar for next year to do something similar.
You know it is just a matter of time before I do something stupid, or carry a prank too far, or spend too much time at work, etc. Easy pickings have to be converted when I can. Its the smart play, in my not-so-humble opinion.