Happy Valentine's Day!

I spent 26 years of Valentine's Days single, so I've enjoyed making the most of it ever since Mike and I got together.  We had our 2nd annual Valentine's Breakfast this morning.  Between last year's leftover plates & napkins, and these red & white decorations I found at Target for 90% off after Christmas... the whole scheme might have cost me about $1.20.   :)  I made strawberry heart-shaped pancakes with real maple syrup and strawberries, eggs & turkey sausage.... oh and Josiah had a pack of smarties from his little goody bag.  :)  It was fun and simple, and even if I do live with boys, I enjoyed a little bit of creativity and some pink!

Then Josiah and I spent the morning with some of his Storytime friends at Lynnhaven Mall for one of the boys' birthdays.  It was Josiah's first time riding the carousel so that was a treat and they got these fun punching balloons too. Getting them all still for this first photo was quite the feat... and as you can see there was still a balloon in front of one boy.  The second picture was more what they had in mind :)

Tonight, Mike said he's shopping, cooking and cleaning for dinner, so that should be fun!  The only thing I know is that crab cakes are on the menu. 


Mike and I did celebrate with a long-overdue date on Saturday night while Josiah had a sleepover with Grandma & Grandpa.  We had a delicious dinner at Mahi Mah's at the Oceanfront, while watching the little flash-blizzard swirl snow around on the beach, covering the sand & boardwalk.  Then we went to see The Vow, which was a sweet movie.  We sat in the very front row (never done that before, and never again) since even though we had pre-purchased our tickets, the show sold out and those were the last seats left.  Not ideal, but it was better than going back out in the snow and driving 20 minutes to another theater.  Then for the same price as one slice of cheesecake at The Cheesecake Factory, we picked up a whole chocolate mousse pie at Harris Teeter and brought it home for dessert.  :)  And there was enough leftover that we've had it every night since...and CONFESSION: I just might have had a little sliver just now as I typed this blog too.

Hope you've had a great day today too!