Valentine's Day

I just love Valentine's Day. Who doesn't love a day all about love?! I surprised Chad with breakfast... waffles, strawberries, & cream. So good!!

My dad's birthday was on the 13th, so I decided since I was making him a card, I would make a Valentine's card for Chad. I love my cameo!! 

Chad surprised me with lovely flowers, a box of chocolates, and a 1 pound certificate to See's Candies. He definitely knows the way to my heart. I literally can't help myself when it comes to chocolate. As you can tell I already ate like 5 pieces before I took the picture ;)

Instead of going out to dinner, Chad started the tradition last year of making me dinner. It's not worth our time and effort to fight the crowds at restaurants. Plus, Chad's food is WAY better than anything I could order. Seriously though... filet (with a blue cheese, bacon spread), asparagus, potatoes and carrots. The picture doesn't do a justice... it was seriously amazing! 

  

I did a little photo shoot with Duke, and surprised Chad with this cute photo. He absolutely loved it... I mean, how could you not love that little face, and yawn! Ahhhh ;) 

Bruno has seriously been so cute with Duke. When we first brought Duke home, Bruno was terrified of him. He wouldn't go anywhere near him. He has recently started to show more interest. Now whenever Duke cries, Bruno runs up to him and gently kisses his face. It may just be the cutest thing. Give it a few months, and I have a feeling they are going to be best pals.

Speaking of Bruno, here's a little clip of our nightly entertainment. Let's just say there is no winning

 tug-of-war with Bruno!

It was a perfect day with my sweetheart. I'm so lucky I get to keep this Valentine of mine forever!

Valentines Day

Valentines Day is one of my favorite holidays. How could you not like a day of love?! Especially when you're married to a sweetheart, like Chad!

I surprised Chad with breakfast in bed. I made heart-shaped eggs in a basket, toast, peaches and orange juice. It was delicious, if I don't say so myself :)

Going out to eat on Valentines day is always a joke. Valentines on a Friday night is even a bigger joke.  Instead of going out, we decided to spend our night at home.

I came home from work to find a bouquet of fresh lilly's on the table and Chad in the backyard grilling rib eyes. He's definitely a keeper :)

Dinner was amazing...rib eye, asparagus, carrots and baked potatoes. Way better than anything La Jolla Groves could serve ;)

We wanted to watch a movie neither of us had seen, so we ran to Walmart and picked up "PS I love You"... most depressing movie ever, but nothing 2 boxes of See's chocolates and cuddling can't fix :)

I decided that we are both going to live until we are 100 and we are going to die together, like in "The Notebook".

I love Chad more than words could describe on a blog. He has made me the happiest girl in the world. There is no one I would rather spend my Valentines with, and I'm so grateful that he's mine for eternity. 

Valentines DIY

Valentines Day is next week and I don't have a single decoration up! I decided that this weekend was my last chance to decorate. Luckily with my Cameo, making quick and cute decorations is so easy! Here's what I came up with...

Happy Valentines Day

This year we agreed not to get each other anything for Valentines Day. Instead of spending money on chocolates and flowers (that we definitely don't need), we decided to save it. We are trying to pinch pennies since we are looking for a home.

I have been waiting for Valentines Day for a long time. I had all these ideas from Pinterest that I was going to do for Chad. I was so excited to surprise him. I was planning on waking up extra early to make him a special breakfast in bed, but since we got to bed late the night before, it was super hard for me to get up in (I'm not a morning person). After pushing snooze three times, I jumped out of bed and realized it was too late to make breakfast since I had to go to work. I was bummed that I didn't get out of bed sooner.

Since I slacked this morning, I decided I needed to surprise him during lunch. I found a cute sayings on Pinterest that you put on candy bars. During lunch, I went and "heart attacked" his car with love notes, hearts and candybars. He was really surprised :)

Chad came to my work and brought me a dozen of red, beautiful roses and chocolates (so much to sticking to our deal ;) He also got tickets to go see "Warm Bodies", a zombie movie that just came out. We went to Los Hermanos ( one of our favorite restaurants) for dinner then went to the movie. It was such a great night! I love Chad so much, I am so grateful he is my valentine for eternity!

Valentine DIY

I don't have very many hobbies, but one of my favorites is doing crafts. Since Chad and I moved into this house, I have had more of a desire to decorate. Every holiday, I love to make a banner for my fireplace. Since Valentine's Day is just around the corner, and I had the day off of work because of MLK day, I decided I would dedicate my day to crafts.

I started on Pinterest to get a few ideas. I am always amazed by all the creativity people have. It always makes me want to try everything! But since I don't have a huge budget, I try to not get carried away and stay simple and make my own things. I went to Pebbles In My Pocket (my favorite scrapbooking store) and picked up some paper and a few supplies. After a few hours of putting things together, I finally finished. I am quite happy with how it turned out!