Mrs. Bundy over at the RHOK wants to know how we celebrate Valentine's Day.
I fell head over heals in LOVE with this man (and his baby blue eyes, perfect smile and sexy accent) 11 years ago next month:
 |
| Taken 5 minutes before he asked me to marry him on a cruise ship. |
I knew he wasn't very good in the GIFTING department but he had a strong romantic side to him (bow-chicka-bow-wow) so I let him marry me because I knew we would have gorgeous blonde haired, blue-eyed babies. ;)
I used to say "don't worry about a gift as long as you get me a card". Gentlemen readers: NEVER FALL FOR THIS TRICK. Get a gift. We want to be showered in gifts no matter what spews from our mouths. We want you to dote on us and say all kinds of wonderful things that would make other people puke.
M has to be reminded by my girlfriends to get me a gift for most occasions. We all know my birthday last month was a fat flop, and thanks to facebook, so do all of our mutual friends. *insert evil laugh* But he didn't let me down for Valentine's Day this year.
I woke up to a Happy Valentine's Day kiss (oh la la) and a big, pretty pink sack that included a super sweet card, some new workout clothes, a very generous gift card to my favorite spa, and this:
I have no idea how to use it but I'm very happy that I have one! One of my "goals" this year is to run two 5K's so I'm super excited to use it. Now I have an excuse to go buy new tennis shoes (because I'm a shoe whore like that).
As for a romantic dinner tonight, it's not happening. Our babysitter cancelled on us (for the third time in a row so she's fired). I'll be cooking us dinner and going to the gym tonight--the usual Monday night routine. Boo. But we celebrated with Baby Emma last night at Patron's, my favorite local Mexican place, simply because of the name and their table-side guacamole.
And he got nothing from me except a sweet card. I have my reasons, people. DON'T YOU JUDGE ME.
On a slightly different note, I tried to help my college BFF, Rhonda, with her baking skills during the OKLAHOMA BLIZZARD 2011, and this was her finished product:
Apparently, she still has a LOT to learn about baking. Let's have a moment of silence for this mom of twin boys.