Valentine Weekend

I had a great Valentine's Day weekend with my Valentine. It's definitely different trying to plan a romantic day when you've got a 7 1/2 month old tearing up the apartment.

Thursday

- Derrick surprised me by working it out with Melissa and Nate to come over and babysit Zach. He had to be sneaky to get me to feed Zach a bit earlier than usual and still not suspect anything (I was expecting something on Friday). We went to the dollar theater to see Tale of Despereaux and then to Cold Stone for ice cream. It was so nice to be out on a real date (as in without our favorite little guy) especially since we probably haven't been on one since Zach was born.

Friday

- Derrick brought me these beautiful roses when he came home from work.


Saturday

-I gave Derrick a homemade card complete with the usual crazy stick figure drawings (by his request).

-Zach got a Winnie-the-Pooh valentine in the mail from Grandma and Grandpa Bowen. He got really excited when he saw it and tried to eat it. We saved Winnie-the-Pooh though.

-Lots of food. We made strawberry/banana crepes with a delicious creamy vanilla sauce on them. For those who are interested we found the recipe for the sauce as part of this recipe. For lunch we then went to Sunflower Farmer's Market where we got sushi and stuff for the green smoothie that appears our the last post. And then with dinner we made baked potatoes, shrimp scampi, almond-crusted salmon, ceasar salad, and artichokes. We were so stuffed that we had to wait awhile for dessert which was fondue (it's become a tradition). The leftover creamy vanilla sauce from breakfast made a great dipping sauce along with some chocolate fudge. Like I said, lots of food. Derrick and I love cooking together and enjoyed spending the whole day together.