Our Perfect Valentine's Day❤️
We had the best Valentine's day at home and I wouldn't change anything about it❤️
I love digital scrapbooking and journaling especially on lemon8 so this is one of those posts. My fiancé works Saturdays which I really don't mind because even if we can't be together he sure knows how to make me feel special. That's not just on holidays either. With his most of the time 6 days a week 10+ hour shifts he is amazing with being intentional with the time he is at home.
I started the morning being greeted with flowers, a bear, chocolate strawberries he made the night before and wrapped gifts in the cutest paper.
I packed his lunch with heart shaped chicken quesadillas, cookies I surprised him with the day before, chocolate strawberries, and his usual snacks. He made us our morning latte with a cute little heart and sprinkles. We had a great morning together and he headed off to work!
The gifts he gave me were a book I pick up every time we go to the store but never buy, a mouse and keyboard for blogging on the go that perfectly matches how I theme my iPad. And a sharper for my fabric scissors with replacement crochet hooks that includes the size I lost. So sweet intentional and shows how well he truly does listen.
His day was light so he got home a little early and we cooked dinner together. complete with blasting music, laughing, drinking, dancing, and talking. We did steak, baked potatos and green beans and it was bomb. I even got a very tipsy this food is so good happy dance😂😂
We ended the night laughing drinking some more and playing video games and going to bed way earlier then we would have even a year ago. It's crazy how sleepy a cozy life makes you.
Overall this was definitely one of our best Valentine's days and I wouldn't change a single thing about it. It is now the day after so we have all Sunday together and that is always my favorite day of the week❤️
This post is truly just like everything else I love to post, journaling, blogging, and sharing my favorite parts of my life and myself. I hope you all had a good Valentine's day💘
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