"That" Day

We aren't super into lovey-dovey Valentine's day.. but I do like an excuse to show John that I may or may not like him. He does the same.. whether or not it actually takes place on Valentine's Day.

This year he surprised me on Saturday and joined forces with Ben to surprise Amanda and I with a little trip to downtown Baltimore to see Disney Princesses on Ice (don't judge- I love me some Cinderella). Obviously Cinderella (the best) was saved for last.

After the show we went out for some Mexican (second night in a row!) and margaritas for Amanda and I. Followed up by some Coldstone. Not too shabby. He knows the way to my heart for sure.

I made our Valentine's day supper on Sunday since I wanted to make John a supper that would take way longer than the amount of time I have after work. Apparently I am getting better at making steak.. he was pleased. And unfortunately for him.. the filets only came in 3-packs at the grocery store..

Bacon wrapped filet.

New England lobster pie. Delish but very rich.

Bacon wrapped asparagus.

Lava cake... this was a kit from Wilton, but I have had success with Pioneer Woman's recipe before.

While I was in the kitchen yesterday, I also made up a few treats for our offices!

Strawberry cake balls and yumm-o chocolate cupcakes.

Thanks for the idea Pam!

While Valentine's day is a made up way to get us to spend money blah blah blah, I enjoy the excuse to show John that I do like him... occasionally..


So.. Happy Valentine's Day to my sugar lover.

The infamous cake batter pancakes. Yum.

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Valentine's Day!

Everything was so yummy yesterday! I loved being able to just cook all day. We lit candles and put them in our new crystal candle sticks & ate off of the new china. I loved it :)

When I was cooking, John went into the bedroom and came out all dressed in dress pants and a red button up shirt- shoes included. He was holding roses and a bag of dark chocolate truffles.

In a vase that I had.

The flowers sat on the table for our fancy supper :)


This morning when I got up, John got up also. When I came around the corner from the bathroom, John was standing there holding this:

He got me more flowers and candy to prove to me that he doesn't need Valentine's Day to prove to me that he loves me. Cute and gag-worthy eh? So now I've got two bouquets and two kinds of candy to bring to work!!


Our new camera from Christmas finally came to John's parents house on Friday. We picked it up today after church and I've been playing with it this evening.


We also went to public skate this afternoon because... I'M PLAYING HOCKEY ON FRIDAY!!! I got my skates sharpened and bought a new mouthguard. I'm so scared though! I haven't played in like 3 years and I don't know the people I will be playing with or their skill levels. It is a club-like team from John's work. I think it ends up just being pickup hockey once a week, so it should be interesting at least..

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Valentine's Dinner

For Valentine's day, I am going to make supper. We are going to use our new china and be all fancy :)

The menu is as follows:

Breakfast
Strawberry Muffins (+red food coloring = red.. awww)
Nutella Crescents

Lunch
Crockpot Mac & Cheese

Supper
Starter
shrimp of some sort (fried I think)

Main Course
(J) Filet Mignon
(S) Crab Souffle

Mini Twice Baked Potatoes
Grilled Asparagus wrapped in bacon
Garlic Knots
Heart Butter Pats

Dessert
Chocolate (pre)dipped bananas & strawberries
Molten Chocolate cake (like the cruise!)
Cake Cookie Sandwiches

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