In prep for V-day, my lil' sis and I painted our nails red and pink. We made a big mess... but also had a lot of fun!
If it was up to me, Valentines Day would be a national holiday. Unfortunately, it's not, and Michael still had school and work. I was luckier, and had Rebekah cover my shift so I could prepare for later that evening when we finally would get to be together.
My sister-in-law, Kimberly wrote this in regard to the holiday. I thought it was cute and wanted to share it.
Cute! right? Anyway, back to my Valentines day. I spent a good portion of the day with my mom, but when I went back to our apartment, I found these waiting for me on the table.
My husband is such a sweetie!
I told him the pink bear was very cute, which she is, but would eventually end up in my parents basement, because she didn't match our bedroom. He was insulted and argued that Michael Bear, the stuffed bear he got me for my birthday a year ago needed a companion; he needed a Haley Bear. Ha ha. I loved his sweet logic behind the idea.
I asked Michael if he really thought the pink bear represented me. He agreed that the pink bear looked like she was high maintenance. He said he'll take me to find a new bear that matches our room and my personality a little better. Ha ha.
After Michael was done at karate, I picked him up and we went to eat at Sizzler. We arrived right when they were about to close. The staff probably hated us that night... We both ordered steak with sweet potato fries on the side. The manager came out and informed us they were all out of sweet potato fries but would give us $20 in gift certificates to make up for it. We definitely weren't complaining.
I did something for Valentines day for the hubby as well. I debated about sharing this, but I put so much effort into it, plus someone reading this somewhere might think it's a good idea and try it out. If you are not married, or if the idea of what goes on between couples behind closed bedroom doors makes you blush, by all means, stop reading now.
If you are still reading this, don't tell my husband, because he doesn't know I'm posting this.
For Michael for Valentines day, I created my own version of the The Game of Love. Click on the link to see where the original Idea came from. Don't worry, this site is clean. The dating divas are all about strengthening marriages.
Because I gave you the link, I guess I'm not going to go on about the details or rules of the game, but I did work hard on it and would like to post some pictures. I made the game board on a white sheet.
The Little Monkey was his Playing Piece.
During the game, Michael landed on different spaces where he earned shrimp, chocolate covered strawberries, homemade Oreo cookies, sparkling juice, massages, the video game he's been wanting (Star Craft, Heart of the Swarm) and some other fun things. At the end of the game he scored... if you know what I mean. ;)
My advice for anyone who wants to give this game a try: play it earlier in the evening. We got started late, and we were both extremely tired. We decided to give it another go the following morning, and it was a lot more fun. Michael enjoyed the game so much, he said we should play it every Valentines Day. I'm really glad he liked it.
For anyone who's interested, this doesn't just have to be a valentines game. You could create it for you anniversary or for your spouses birthday. It's a fun way to celebrate and strengthen your marriage.
