Valentines Day Goodies!

Well, here we are, wrapping up the day of love! Neither Michael or I are very good at holding onto gifts once we have bought them, we get so excited. So, as many holidays do in our little family, we started the night before. We began the festivities we one of the greatest things ever invented.... CHOCOLATE!! Chocolate Fondue. We had apples, bananas, strawberries, and pound cake as our delicious dippings. It was perfect!!! I ate more then is appropriate to mention, and Michael had some too.

Then we watched an old movie called "A Streetcar named Desire." Michael didn't grow up on old movies, so I have taken it upon myself to educate him. Although mostly hesitant to the oldies, he usually likes them if he can manage to sit all the way through one.

We decided it was time to go to bed, and when I walked into our bedroom there was a wonderful display of pretty pink roses! Michael always does a good job as either tying flowers in a ribbon or displaying them in a pretty vase, instead of all wrapped in plastic. He cuts of the stems and gives them water too!

The we exchanged cards that we had written for each other. Mine was sealed and stamped in wax with Michael's initials. If felt like I was opening a romantic love letter from 100 yrs ago, back when poetry, romance, and chivalry were real.

I gave Michael a card I made with a poem that I composed myself (can you tell I'm a hopeless romantic?!) Sorry, the poem is only for him, maybe when I die someone will publish it.

My card also came with a little present that upon opening it I found a balloon with the instructions to blow it up. Once it was all full of air I could read the love note Michael had written in black marker all over the balloon..... so creative huh?!

The following day we took part in one of our favorite activities since I got chronic fatigue....sleeping in! I used to wake Michael up and practically drag him out of bed every morning. But now that I am sleeping so much Michael has taken full advantage of the opportunity!!!

Eventually I woke up to a trial of chocolate (he knows how to please me!) that led to a Valentines Day display with balloons, pictures, and candy art! What a great Hubby!!!

For lunch we went to the Corner Bakery and then walked around the Irvine Spectrum with Mojo! Michael cruised through Barnes and Noble and got a book on different Hikes in the OC (yea for old gift cards!). And I got some new flats on clearance..... a girl can never go wrong with new shoes!!!

Last, and probably the least.... we did phase two of the fondue. Cheese fondue. Sounds great, but I guess we should have researched more before we took the first recipie we found on line, because it was horrible. The first couple bites were okay, but them more we ate, the worse it got....blah! Now we both feel sick. However, the sliced apples were great by themselves. and we still have some chocolate fondue left over from the night before.

Well, that wraps up the evening. I gave into Michael's UCLA craving so that I could have time to blogg, but it's hard to concentrate when he is yelling the 8 clap at the top of his lungs. Really, what would Valentines Day be without the Bruins we LOVE??!! For my sake, I really hope they win.....wink,wink!!!!!

Love,

Bethany