Valentine's Day With My Soon-To-Be Hubby

Since mine and Dan's wedding is coming up in 129 days, we decided to stay in and save our money this Valentine's Day. No matter, we still managed to have a romantic day without spending lots of money.

I kinda took over for Valentine's Day this year. I fixed Dan a delicious meal with BBQ ribs, red skin potatoes, string beans, and dinner rolls. I dressed up the dinning room table, used my parents' fine China, lit some candles, and turned on some Michael Buble. When Dan came down for dinner he was surprised to find a gift waiting for him on his seat. It was a homemade card and a 2009-2010 calendar I created using shutterfly.com. I didn't break any rules... the calendar was free! I got a coupon from David's Bridal after I bought my wedding dress. The coupon was about to expire, so I had to act fast. The calendar is a celebration of our relationship and it starts with July 2009 (just after we are married) and goes until December 2010.

My folks went out for dinner that evening. When they returned Dan and I surprised them with some dessert. A bottle of our favorite dessert wine and some Dove ice cream! So good!

After dessert, Dan and I went downstairs where I had a few more surprises for him. The coffee table had a lovely red tablecloth over it and some candles. We sat on the couch and I pulled out another gift from under the coffee table. It was a 12x12 photo book from Shutter Fly... another freebie! He was so surprised! After we looked through the book I whipped out one final surprise (the only thing that actually had to be purchased)... P.S. I Love You on DVD! I'm sneaky, I know. We watched the movie and that was our Valentine's Day 2009. It was a wonderful day!

Monday, my Aunt Tamie and Uncle Ron came over for a visit. Well, actually Uncle Ron came over to help my dad install a new water heater. It was very nice to see them! Oh... and I don't think that I have mentioned the news yet, but my cousin Jessica is getting married this summer as well! She just got engaged about 2 weeks ago. They're looking to have their wedding on July 25, 2009. Congratulations to Jessica and Andrew!

Today I started work at Williams-Sonoma at 6:00 a.m. We were working on a new floor set. Once I was done at the mall I came to church to continue my busy work day. This evening I had Bible study and hopefully I'll manage to squeeze in some editing time. I hope.

I should sleep good tonight...