Valentine's Day Ideas for Busy Parents | Renee Rhinehart | MomCave LIVE | MomCaveTV

Jen and Renee Rhinehart from Party Host Helpers chat about how to celebrate Valentine's Day when you have young children. They discuss how date nights are a way to connect with your partner, even if you have to rely on a babysitter. Jen and Renee speak about finding small ways to celebrate throughout the day, such as sending thoughtful texts or leaving a love note. What they both can agree on is that it is important to prioritize your relationship, even when you are busy with young children.
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Transcript:
Jen: Welcome to Momcave Live, where we may have lost our minds, but we haven't lost our sense of humor. We have a fun guest today from Party Host Helpers. We have Renee Rhinehart. Hi, Renee.

Renee Rhinehart: Good morning.

Jen: Good morning. I know it was a good morning.

Renee Rhinehart: I feel like we did it. So this is it. We're good. We got we did it. This is our accomplishment for the day.

Jen: We're here. We went live. We haven't done anything live yet. But we went live. There you go. There you go. And I still have kids at home. My kids haven't gone back to school yet. Crazy. Crazy. Raise your hand if you still have kids at home. Give us a comment. Tell me what to do, help!

Renee Rhinehart: So how many days is that? Huh?

Jen:  I didn't count the days if I counted the days, I would maybe go insane.

Renee Rhinehart: Definitely over two weeks, though.

Jen: It's been over two weeks. I love them to death, but they need to go to school. You know, they need those teachers who like know how to keep them calm and in line and I'm not good at that. Honestly. So, but we just finished the holidays. The holidays are now sort of officially behind us. Congratulations, everyone. Every mom who was making magic and did it all did all the things. Did you have a good holiday, Renee?

Renee Rhinehart: I did. So I have a 15-month-old at home so

Jen: I didn't know you I littles that little congratulations.

Renee Rhinehart: Thank you. Yeah, so I'm a new mom, kind of sort of still learning the ropes. Yeah, this year was a lot about wrapping paper, and Oh, wow. People climbing stairs, saying hohoho

Jen: Hohoho. And did you have to protect your tree from getting climbed?

Renee Rhinehart: Shockingly, no. I'm so jealous. I know. Because literally when I was putting up I'm like, am I gonna have to put like, you know, whatever. They're not a gate but a plastic. Oh, is this finally for the next two years?

Jen: Yes. Someone's gonna climb your tree. Good morning, Megan. Megan saying good morning. Over on Facebook.....

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We have a fun guest today fromParty Host Helpers. We have
Renee Rhinehart. Hi, Renee.

Renee Rhinehart (00:24):
Good morning.

Jennifer Weedon Palazzo (00:26):
Good morning. I know it was a good
morning.

Renee Rhinehart (00:28):
I feel like we did it. So this is it. We're
good. We got we did it. This isour accomplishment for the day.

Jennifer Weedon Palazzo (00:33):
We're here. We went live. We haven't
done anything live yet. But wewent live. There you go. There
you go. And I still have kidshome. My kids haven't gone back
to school yet. Crazy. Crazy.
Raise your hand if you stillhave kids home. Give us a
comment. Tell me what to do,help!

Renee Rhinehart (00:50):
So how many days is that? Huh?

Jennifer Weedon Palazzo (00:53):
I didn't count the days if I
counted the days I would maybego insane.

Renee Rhinehart (00:57):
Definitely over two weeks though.

Jennifer Weedon Palazzo (00:58):
It's been over two weeks. I love them
to death but they need to go toschool. You know, they need
those teachers who who like knowhow to keep them calm and and in
line and I'm not good at that.
Honestly. So, but we justfinished the holidays. The
holidays are now sort ofofficially behind us.
Congratulations, everyone. Everymom who was making magic and did

(01:19):
it all did all the things. Didyou have a good holiday, Renee?

Renee Rhinehart (01:24):
I did. So I have a 15 month old at home so

Jennifer Weedon Palazzo (01:27):
I didn't know you I littles that
little congratulations.

Renee Rhinehart (01:31):
Thank you.
Yeah, so I'm a new mom kind ofsort of still learning the
ropes. Yeah, this year was a lotabout wrapping paper and Oh,
wow. People and climbing stairs,saying hohoho

Jennifer Weedon Palazzo (01:46):
hohoho.
And did you have to protect yourtree from getting climbed?

Renee Rhinehart (01:51):
Shockingly, no.
I'm so jealous. I know. Becauseliterally when I was putting up
I'm like, am I gonna have to putlike, you know, whatever.
They're not a gate but aplastic. Oh, is this finally for
the next two year?

Jennifer Weedon Palazzo (02:06):
Yes.
Someone's gonna climb your tree.
Good morning, Megan. Megansaying good morning. Over on
Facebook. I have a kid comingdown the stairs. Classic classic
Momcave live. We'll just carryon here. So um, so the holidays,
the Christmas, Hanukkah,holiday, New Year's, all that

(02:26):
those holidays are behind us.
But we have another one that isgoing to be here before you know
it. And that is Valentine's Day.
Right?

Renee Rhinehart (02:34):
I love Valentine's Day. It's my
favorite. I have even before Imet my husband, even when I was
single. I just love it. Oh mygosh, the expectations. It's
just fun. I throw a girl'sValentine's Day party every
year. I was about to put thatinvite up this morning. Good
morning.

Jennifer Weedon Palazzo (02:49):
So you have a Galontines Day party? I
do. Do you hear that? We shouldonly Galantine state parties so
fun. It's when you have partywith your friends like your your
friends for Valentine's Day. Notyour not your date. But your
friends. Okay. So yeah, here Ihave a kiddo who? Who's going
to? No, you can't listen on myheadphones. Go upstairs. Yeah.

(03:12):
Okay. So I have never metanybody before whose favorite
holiday was Valentine's Day, Imust say You are unique in that
way.

Renee Rhinehart (03:21):
I like red. I like pink. I hate the winter. I
live outside of Philadelphia.
It's cold. And I feel like if wecan get through Valentine's Day,
and celebrate it, that brings alittle bit of joy in that month.
And then the next month is whenspring happens and Easter and
all the spring stuff

Jennifer Weedon Palazzo (03:37):
So yeah, I get it. I love it. Um,
my birthday is also in February.
And so I like look forward toValentine's Day and my birthday
because otherwise February islike cold, dark. And somebody if
not all of us always has theflu. Like, February. Here you go
see starting out with a cough

Renee Rhinehart (04:00):
to keep everyone healthy this year. So
you can celebrate.

Jennifer Weedon Palazzo (04:03):
Right?
So we thought we would talkabout this because Valentine's
Day when you are when you'redating or before you have kids
and You're newlyweds. You've gottime and energy to make
Valentine's Day like its ownthing, Yeah. Right. And then in
my experience with little kids,it's kind of like one of the

(04:23):
last things you think aboutthat. You know, you're dealing
you're so much in the weeds andyou are Renee with a little
little one that, you know,concentrating on each other and
celebrating each other as thepeople who made the little
people kind of just totallyfalls by the wayside. Yeah. Can
anybody relate to that? Let meknow in the comments and let us

(04:46):
know if you have any solutionsfor that. Okay. Are you going to
meet me here the whole time?
Yeah, that's the plan. That'sthe plan. Well, we can't talk
about that. spicy stuff if she'shere so she'll lose interest
soon. Okay. Okay, so Renee,start us off, like, what is your

(05:13):
top way that couples can connectwhen they still have little ones
at home they're concentratingon.

Renee Rhinehart (05:19):
I think date nights are so important. And I
know it's not realistic foreveryone to have a great
babysitter to rely on. But we,you know, I have not been
married that long. I justcelebrated my three year wedding
anniversary. We're a little bitolder, I'm 41, my husband's 42.
So we obviously met a little bitlater in life. And, you know, I

(05:40):
focus on my career running twobusinesses. And I feel like when
you get married later and have afamily later, you kind of miss
that the fun stuff you did. Sofor us, we aren't as scared as
some of my friends who are newparents in their 20s to trust a
babysitter so we can get out andenjoy a little fun time. So the

(06:04):
last two years, I was just foundout I was pregnant two years ago
in February and then last year,we go with it, we went with
another couple down to Cape May,which is a beach town for an
overnight so that might not berealistic for everyone. But even
if you get out for like two orthree hours and go to a local
restaurant, go to a BYO, grab abottle of wine. I think getting

(06:27):
out without the kids is somonumental. And I'm sure you
agree, yeah, it's like

Jennifer Weedon Palazzo (06:34):
I love it that you and I are gonna have
totally different perspectivesbecause I have older kids, I
have a 12 year old and a sevenyear old. And I've been married
for I don't know how long. Idon't know, oh, I think it's
gonna be 20 years this year.

Renee Rhinehart (06:47):
Oh, congratulations. You need an
anniversary trip.

Jennifer Weedon Palazzo (06:51):
We totally do. So we've been
married a long time. And so whenwe, and when we had little
babies, we literally had nomoney for a babysitter, right?
So it was always about like,asking friends and I had some
lovely friends who would help,you know, come play with my kid
or when there were grandparentsthat were nearby having

(07:13):
grandparents help, but findingways to just like, do things
that cost no money or, or have adate night at home was what we
had to do a lot. And now it'salmost like now you know, we're
a little older, more establishedin our careers. And we we have

(07:34):
enough money, at least for ababysitter. But we're also we're
like, so exhausted.

Renee Rhinehart (07:43):
it's exhausting sometimes, too. So, I mean, even
just putting the kids to bed.
And you know, these are just afew ideas that I have. Get a
couple bottles of wine, do yourown little wine tasting, there's
a million things online that youcan take time. Even if it's I'm
sure that there's YouTube's orsomeone that you can find that
is doing this for Valentine'sDay virtually, especially since

(08:03):
Covid, there's so many virtualactivities like this now

Jennifer Weedon Palazzo (08:08):
Like a virtual wine tasting, I bet that
exists.

Renee Rhinehart (08:11):
Yeah. And they tell you in advance what you
want, what they want you to tryand taste and they go through it
with you. You can do that withchocolate, or you can do your
own do some research one of youknow, put it up, put it on your
husband and to figure this out.
Yeah, I think that's a fun idea.
I think just like even grabbingpizza, and then a nice bottle of

(08:32):
wine or make a fun pinkcocktail, or whatever you like
to drink. Just making it alittle bit special helps. Right?
I'm a big fan of gifts in ourhouse. And we don't spend a lot
of money, but I think it reallyimpresses me when, you know, it
was our leather anniversary andmy husband got me probably
wasn't real leather. I mean, itwas Kate Spade, but it was a

(08:55):
little Kate Spade purse. Thatwas a heart and I loved it. My
mother in law helped him withthe idea. But still he thought
he thought about the leather.
You know, for the anniversary.
So I think something beyondchocolate and candy, especially
when we're all trying to behealthier this time of year too,
so something small.

Jennifer Weedon Palazzo (09:17):
Yeah, it can be the smallest little
thing. When we were muchyounger. My husband had this
coat that he loved and it had abutton that fell off. And it was
driving him crazy. It was likehe would constantly complain
that this button fell off. AndI'd be like, I'm too busy. Just
deal like, you know, deal with,why is this my problem? Right?

(09:39):
And so for months, it becamelike this inside joke of he'd be
like, my button fell off and I'dbe like, too bad. I'm not that
kind of wife because I'm not.

Renee Rhinehart (09:48):
Take it to the dry cleaner, right?

Jennifer Weedon Palazzo (09:51):
Then it became this whole thing and then
on Valentine's Day I had nomoney, but I went to the dollar
store and I bought like a bag Igot like 200 buttons, and laid
them on the bed. And when hecame home from work, there were
just all these buttons. And itwas, it was hilarious. Like, I
don't know, I thought it wasfunny. He thought it was funny.

(10:12):
And then I actually did sew thebutton on because that's what he
wanted all along. And just likelittle things like a little
thing that's bothering right,you create a memory so it
doesn't have to be a big deal.
It doesn't have to cost a lot ofmoney. Just some little thing.

Renee Rhinehart (10:30):
Yeah, I've seen some local places near me doing
in house cooking classes to Idon't think my husband will be
super interested in that. But Ithink for couples who don't,
like can't leave the housebecause they have kids or they
don't want to trek into thecity. The chef will come to your
house and help, well teach youhow to prepare. You enjoy it

(10:50):
together, which I think isinteresting.

Jennifer Weedon Palazzo (10:52):
I think even if he doesn't like to cook
he would like just eating orwatching. Exactly. Right.
Exactly.

Renee Rhinehart (10:59):
And I mean I'm not a huge Baker I do bake but
it's not my thing but I evenjust making a special treat.

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(12:15):
and might have a little viatourists kind of thing. Hi,
people who are joining in tellus what uh, what are some of
your ideas of how to still makeValentine's Day Special. If
you're exhausted, broke? Don'thave a sitter. Let us know some
of your ideas or ask us somequestions if you have any.
Renee, tell us about your yourcompany. What's Party Host

(12:38):
Helpers.

Renee Rhinehart (12:39):
So Party Host Helpers is a nationwide party
staffing company. So it we have20,000 people in our system that
are hospitality professionalsanything from you can hire
anything from a bartender to ageneral to a coat check
attendant to a registrationHopper for corporate. So if

(12:59):
you're throwing a Valentine'sDay party or a Galentine's Day
party, you can get a bartenderthere I started it thinking it
would just be residential andnow we are just residential. I
thought it would be justresidential in the Philadelphia
area. And now we're in 30 citiesand we serve as caterers with
universities. Yeah, so it'swild. You know, for My

(13:21):
Galentine's Day party, I willmake sure that I have a party
himself or bartender Of course.

Jennifer Weedon Palazzo (13:28):
Nice.

Renee Rhinehart (13:28):
I served here.
Royals, they were a big hit lastyear. Oh, wow. Okay, so easy.
It's just champagne and thesplash jam board. And then you
know, I'll make sure that I havea general helper to help with
the food out to clean up toserve. So it makes the host job
so much easier.

Jennifer Weedon Palazz (13:43):
Totally.
It's it's great to have helpwhen you can. I've never done a
Galentines Day party has anybodywatching done a Galentine's Day
party and I know people havestarted this tradition with
their their group of like theircore group of friends and they
do this every year.

Renee Rhinehart (13:59):
Didn't start with what's that show? Parks and
Rec I've forgot that. I love Ialways just I always have done
friends. You know, friendsthing. Thanks. It's just one
year we did like a wine tastinglocally. One year we threw a big
party with our guy friends too.

Jennifer Weedon Palazzo (14:22):
Yeah, it doesn't have to be Galentines
day you know? How aboutPalatine's Day, be guys and
girls! Now she's at the agewhere like everything's about no
boys allowed girls only. Yeah.
Yeah, I like that!

Renee Rhinehart (14:37):
You need a Galentine's Day party then yeah,
you can craft you can serve,totally

Jennifer Weedon Palazzo (14:42):
Right.
Yeah. If you have um, you know,another idea if you're going for
like a Galentine's Day a lot offriends that also have small
kids will you can just make it ahuge playdate where the kids
will go off and play and thenyou guys can have some time
together. Let's see. We have acomment from Carly. She says on

(15:05):
Valentine's day when my oldertwo kids were little we were
stuck in a snowstorm while dadwas out plowing no money and
stuck. I came up with ascavenger hunt with little toys
they forgot about or McDonald'stoys never opened my five kids
today hold me to this traditiontoday that I started 12 years
ago. But it's a great tradition.

(15:26):
Carly, could you do that? Thanksa lot, Carly. I guess I have to
do that. No, no, I'm justkidding. That's a great idea.
Scavenger Hunt. And you can dothat for your kids. Or you can
do that for your partner. If youknow after the kids are in bed,
you could create a scavengerhunt. It could even become kind
of a naughty scavenger hunt.
Yeah. Okay. Um, so what aboutwhen you don't have a babysitter

(15:57):
at all, and you're staying home?
Let's think about some let'sbrainstorm some ideas here. Oh,
those four games with kids thatwe're talking about? Mommy daddy
time. No.

Renee Rhinehart (16:20):
I like words of affirmation. And for the kids
and husbands. I think they likethat, too. depends on the age of
the kid, obviously. But youknow, putting a little love note
on a red heart and putting it ontheir door every day leading up

(16:40):
to Valentine's Day or puttingnotes in the kids lunch boxes,
or Dads lunch box. That's fine.
And those could be manually. Youcan just be boring and fall
asleep. You could just be boredand fall asleep. Yeah.

Jennifer Weedon Palazz (16:52):
grownups are boring sometimes. That's
what happens to us. Because whenwe have kids and jobs and all
these responsibilities, weforget to be fun anymore. But we
totally should be fun. Like whydid we become a part partners in
the first place and have theskits because we have fun
together. So it's like bringingback the fun.

Renee Rhinehart (17:12):
And I mean, you've been married 20 years. So
do you remember what you did tocelebrate your first Valentine's
Day together, I mean, it's kindof fun to recreate.

Jennifer Weedon Palazzo (17:20):
I don't remember that but I do remember
our first anniversary when againwe had zero money my husband his
gift to me was that he made areally really nice dinner and he
like researched how to make someof my favorite things and he
made the dinner but the specialpart that I remember because I

(17:43):
still have this is he went tothe stationery store next to us
and he got this like parchmentlooking paper like fancy you
know what menus would be made onand he he he like meticulously
wrote out the menu in script andmade it look very fancy and made
the menu and said you know,Happy first anniversary. I love

(18:07):
you. And I still have the menuso the menu was like the most
sweet part of it.

Renee Rhinehart (18:13):
And that takes time to learn to make certain

Jennifer Weedon Palazzo (18:20):
Yeah, yeah, I'm not sure

Renee Rhinehart (18:23):
You should remake the meal. Just bring it
back the menu

Jennifer Weedon Palazzo (18:26):
You know, I bet that whatever it was
I can't remember exactly is notmy favorite anymore. Do you see
foods if you're not a foodie ifyou're not in the kitchen often
you know like how things changeyour tastes change. I'm now
that's just a lot of effort.
you're making me be inspired togo look at it just because I'm
curious. Like, what was myfavorite thing? 20 years ago.

Renee Rhinehart (18:44):
Now it has probably been more. It's more
some more sophisticated.

Jennifer Weedon Palazzo (18:47):
Yeah, probably. Probably for sure.
Okay, so do you have a planalready for this Valentine's
Day?

Renee Rhinehart (18:55):
So I am going to do the Galentine's Day party
for sure. I don't think we'redoing our overnight getaway
because we are heading toBarbados in January without the
baby, good for you, so if we youknow, I think it's a weekend too
the 14th?

Jennifer Weedon Palazzo (19:13):
I haven't even looked.

Renee Rhinehart (19:17):
Oh no. It says Yeah. No 13th is a Sunday,
Valentine's Days is Monday.
We'll probably get a babysitterand go out to dinner locally. I
will try to make it a little bitfun for my daughter. She's 15
months so I already have aboutseven Valentine's Day outfits
lined up for her.

Jennifer Weedon Palazzo (19:36):
Right it's all about the outfits.

Renee Rhinehart (19:38):
Oh I will use cookie, heart cookie cutters to
make waffles and other littletreats that she will not
appreciate or remember but Iwill

Jennifer Weedon Palazzo (19:46):
No, but you'll feel good about it.

Renee Rhinehart (19:49):
Anything red we like anything red and pink that
week. So awesome. I don't knowwhat we'll do that Monday night
I might task my husband on this.

Jennifer Weedon Palazzo (19:58):
I will Love to hear how that goes. And
if dad's things turn out thesame way as mom's things would,
because that sounds interesting.
Can you let everybody know wherethey can find you on all the
social media places?

Renee Rhinehart (20:12):
We are all over. So on Instagram, we are
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If you have any graduations ordinner parties or exciting

(20:34):
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Jennifer Weedon Palazzo (20:47):
Great.
Thanks for all the great ideas,everybody. I am Jen from
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(21:10):
So check that out. Thanks forwatching, Renee, thanks for
talking to us. Thank you Jen! Ihope everybody's Valentine's Day
is everything they want it to beeven if it's pizza and beer and
hanging on the sofa.