Valentine musings...

Several days ago I had no idea what we were going to do for Valentine's. Our one goal was that we wouldn't buy each other gifts this year.  We had tossed around some ideas and thought about going to a movie, going out to eat, going to a improv theater, etc.  All of our ideas just didn't seem exciting or special.  I was finally hit with an idea...Camping out on our deck.  Ok so maybe this idea isn't as sophisticated as some of the rest but it sounded very tempting.  Luckily my hubby was sold on the idea and our plans were on!

We shopped the day before Valentine's for the our camping food and a few decor items, which was a nightmare of sorts.  The stores were super busy and the lines were extra long.  Everyone was doing their last minute shopping just like us.  One of these days I'm going to learn to plan a little earlier because procrastinating just seems to be my thing!  Has anyone ever tried to look for white stringing lights after Christmas??? If so you will understand my pain!  Next time I will look in the wedding section before shopping the home decor, crafts, and fix it isles.

On Valentine's my hubby prepared almost everything.  Set up the tent, blew up our mattress, hung the lights, cleaned off the grill, laid out the blankets, and turned on our little space heater.  I was left with stringing up the hearts, placing candles around, skewering my half of the kabobs, and preparing our banana boats.  Seriously I was impressed with all the work he did.

We started our night scarfing down our kabobs before they got cold, trying to get warm, figuring out how to set up our movie so we could comfortably watch, and pausing our movie every 5-10 minutes to check on our banana boats, which by the way turned out quite gross!  Note to self...use only ripe bananas for boats not almost ripe.  Before the night was half over I had to dare the cold and run inside for a potty break.  When I finished washing up I return to our living room to find it's all set up with the blankets, pillows, treats, and candles.   What a sneaky and clever guy I've got.

Of course we ended the night perfectly with sexy time in our bedroom!


You might think my night was a disaster.  Nothing turned out quite how we pictured in our mind.  But honestly it was one of the best nights we've had.  We enjoyed our night so much that next year we're omitting the tent outside and making our own tent inside.  It was simple, sweet, and focused on the two of us.  I love being with someone who can make my moments great, who realizes it doesn't matter what we do as long as we do it together, and who loves me beyond measure. I am lucky in love!