Valentine's Day 2013

After much build-up and anticipation this week Valentine's Day finally made its appearance. If I had to sum up the day in a word or two it would be "nearly perfect". The reason I say nearly perfect is that Jeremy and I ended the day by watching the worst movie ever ("One Day"...seriously...don't watch it). Other than the unfortunate ending, the day was perfect.

Of course one of the highlights of the day was the delish heart-shaped food. I made heart-shaped coffee cake and smoothies for breakfast while my boys went to buy me flowers, Merrick had a heart-shaped sandwich for lunch while Jeremy and I were out (more on that in a second) and we had heart shaped whole wheat sausage pizza and Martinelli's for dinner.


As I mentioned, Jeremy and I did get to sneak away for a day-time date thanks to my dad watching Merrick. We added to the day's food perfection by heading downtown to Blueplate. For anyone reading this who is not a local, if you ever come to visit P-town, a trip to Blueplate is a must. We then walked to the Chinese Gardens for a romantic stroll. If I am being completely honest the walk would also go in less than perfect column. We should have driven and ended up walking through some of the sketchier parts of downtown. The gardens on the other hand were pristine and serene and it was nice to get away, if even for just a few hours.


That evening we ate dinner as a family and then gave Merrick his Valentine's gift. This year I made both my boys homemade Valentine's scratchers for their gifts. At first Merrick was the most excited by the candy attached, but once Jeremy helped him scratch off the hearts and he discovered the awesome surprises beneath them (a go-kart racing trip with daddy, a trip to the children's museum, a new car from the "Cars" movie, and a fort and movie night) he was a pretty happy camper. In fact, he was so excited we had to have the fort and movie night the very next day.


Like I said, the day was nearly perfect, but the highlight for me came first thing in the morning when the first words out of Merrick's mouth to me were, "Is it morning time? I have a card for you mommy!" and he ran off excitedly to get the cards he had made for Jeremy and I. He was so sweet about it and never asked once the entire day if we got him anything. He was just so genuinely excited to give his gift. How many three-year-olds are that sweet? I have to say that I am one lucky lady to have both my boys.