Finally...A Post that Will Not Make my Mother Blush (I don't think)

When I saw the flowers sitting on the hotel room table I knew that I was going to marry him.

He’d called every hotel in Maui until he found where my family was staying. Then, he sent me the most amazing (gigantic) tropical arrangement of roses that I’d ever seen.

It was the most romantic Valentine’s Day of my life… even though I was an ocean away from him.

I dangled in the hammock by the tide and daydreamed about Ryan, his chiseled jaw line, and our future offspring. I felt downright fizzy with love.

Now that Ryan and I have cubs, our Valentine's Day celebrations are a little different. Last year I surprised Ryan with a super hero themed Valentine’s Day (he is the "super hero" of my heart).





I wrote him a dorky love poem, decorated the house with our favorite super heros, and our little family flew around town in homemade capes.

This year I was aiming for a more romantic Valentine’s date. I made Ryan homemade peanut butter cups (he’s allergic to the real deal) and a stack of “love coupons.”


I also planned on taking him to a fancy italian restaurant (I am in charge of the V-day dates and he does the anniversaries).Unfortunately, our babysitter flaked on us at the last minute. So, once again, Ryan and I celebrated our love family-style at the Rainforrest Café.



Yes, we are all wearing Valentine’s Day colors and yes, I planned it that way. Don’t tell my adolescent self, though. Adolescent Me would think we were "like...total losers."

Have you ever been to the Rainforrest Café? It is really fun. Unfortunately, the food sucks. I mean… really sucks. Ryan and I both ordered the Rainforrest burgers. The meat tasted like it had been frozen, thawed, microwaved, and slapped on a bun. Basically, we spent $50 on TV dinners last night.


Did I tell you I tried to make V-day cookies. The cookies themselves were delicious. It was the frosting that was a spectacular failure.


Still, there was plenty of romance yesterday. Ryan surprised me with beautiful tropical flowers in memory of our first Valentines Day in love.




This was a long post. Thanks for hanging in there.