Valentine's Day

Hello Friends!

This was Ryan and my first valentine's day together as a married couple. The last four years we have been together, we have never got to celebrate V-Day together because Ry works at Outback Steakhouse and it would be so so stupid not to work that day (He makes a small fortune...well, not really, but almost!). He didn't have to work this year, however, he had school.
Until ten pm.
Blah.
I had to work too, but only until eight. So, we decided to celebrate on Sunday...we went to go see "Gnomeo and Juliet". It was cute! We had lots of fun!

BUT, on Valentine's Day, I decided to make Ryan a special dinner and decorate the house. It was perfect because he least expected it!! I was able to clean and decorate the house and get 80% of dinner finished before I had to work. Super easy. I made:

Appetizer:

Hearts Salad

Romaine lettuce with balsamic strawberry vinaigrette, whole strawberries and parm cheese

Main Course:

Lobster and Mushroom Alfredo and french bread

Dessert:

Molten Chocolate Lava cakes, Strawberries and Prosecco (Italian Champagne)

This whole meal was so easy to make...the only downside, my kitchen smelled like lobster. Ry was so surprised! And even loved the rose petals on the bed...no matter how cliche it was! ;)

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Update....

So, I love my jobs.

It's so great. I see Ryan ALL THE TIME. It feels like the time that we both dropped out of college for a semester (Yes, we both dropped out. We were super burned out and life was not going the way we planned and we needed a break to figure out what was going on). Today, I got to clean and make dinner and sleep in AND see Ryan this afternoon. Life is pretty good right now. :)

With Valentine's Day being on monday, and I have to work this weekend, I decided to figure out what Ry and I are going to do. We like to do something as a couple rather than he buy me chocolate and flowers and that's it. So, we decided that I'm going to make Ryan dinner (I have an awesome menu planned!) and he's going to take me to a movie (I think Gnomeo and Juliet. I love animated movies and gnomes....haha). It should be a fun V-Day! What are your plans for the day?