We started the weekend by renting the movie Up and watching it together last night. When I got up this morning, it was snowing. Yes, snowing! Good grief!
Then everybody got up with excitement over what little sweet gifts they got for Valentine's Day. I love preparing their gifts!
Dawson and Kyndal each got a gift certificate to the movie theater and a tube full of candy. Eli and Brynne each got Mighty Beans and a tube full of candy. The kids got cards from my parents with $10 each.
Then we enjoyed donuts and chocolate milk for breakfast!
I copied an idea I got off Love, Insanity for my gift for Rick. I wrote him a note and every time he read a word in all caps, he got a gift having to do with that word or phrase.
His note said:
Valentine's Day is just one specified day that I can tell you how much I love you, even though I love you this much every day of the year!
I want to smother you with KISSES, because you are the love of my life! {He got a bag of Hershey Kisses, his favorite.}
ALL OF the other wives in the world have to be jealous because of what an amazing husband you are! {He got a jar of jalapeno stuffed green olives, another favorite!}
I will never BLINDSIDE you or leave you a DEAR JOHN letter, and not just because it's VALENTINE'S DAY! {I gave him a picture of our local movie theater and told him we could go to the movies together. We did go this afternoon to see Dear John ... Date 8 of 52.}
I am yours for better or worse, in richer or poorer, in sickness and in health, and because I feel such GLEE in my life having you in it! {I am buying him the download of the Glee 2 soundtrack.}
Rick got me the two newest books by my favorite author, Kristin Hannah. I can't wait to read them!
We ended the day watching the original Karate Kid (trying to have Dawson watch some classics before he watches the remakes) and had a homemade gourmet dinner of filet mignon, baked potatoes, pasta with Parma Rosa sauce, spinach artichoke bread bowls and brownies and pineapple for dessert.
What a sweet way to spend Valentine's Day!
