My hallmark holiday

Ok so I'm not totally in to Valentines but since Rich and I aren't necessarily the very lovey-dovey types it is a good time to remember to really show each other how much we love each other. I know, pass the bucket...I know, I know... You can totally skip this post if it's going to make you want to hurl. My feelings won't be hurt.

I started the morning with a surprise. I had pre-printed a menu for breakfast and surprized him first thing in bed with this menu of his favorite breakfast items. It was quite a large list and thankfully he didn't order everything on the list. :)



I was happy to find zero antibiotic and veg-fed bacon at Sprouts. Although bacon is still bad for us, at least it was on the healthier side. Ok, maybe just a bit on the healthier side.

This is Rich enjoying his breakfast. Unfortunately I can only cook one breakfast at a time so Rich ate his alone while I cooked mine. One day I will learn how to make two breakfasts at the same time! And uh-hum...please notice the rose petals around his breakfast. Yeah I know, I'm awesome.


During the day we ran some errands and also looked at a wedding place that we're really leaning heavily towards (actually booked a date but didn't sign a contract - more on that later). Earlier in the week, Rich had cashed in on a lobster gram that his Dad had received about 15 years ago. Yup, his Mum had kept the coupon and gave it to us a couple months ago. What is a lobster gram? Well it's like a gift certificate for a couple of lobsters from Maine that arrive on your door-step when you want. Rich thought it would be a great and CHEAP way to celebrate Valentines! I couldn't agree more. Here are the lobsters when they arrived in the dry ice. Thank goodness they didn't come to us alive otherwise I would have run out of the house screaming for PETA. Hippocrite = me.

Now the picture is a bit deceiving because they were actually pretty small. This was Rich's reaction when we received them...

And mine...

That's definitely the look of "you call this a lobster?". Of course since we were so excited to eat the lobster, I forgot to take pictures so this is where the picture story ends. But I will say that the lobster was fairly yummy and the package came with crab cakes and a heart shaped cake. Both were very good indeed and it made for a very special Valentine's dinner!

So now you...what about you? How did you celebrate Valentine's? Not many folks have blogged about it so I'll be the nosey one and ask. :)