priceless..

Hope you all had a great valentines day! I know everybody had great sales yesterday, and yes I was excited, and I went and looked...and looked...and looked...and somehow, (yes I saw a million things I wanted) I just could not commit to anything I wanted. Does that make me a Scrapping failure? I guess I just figure...I need the space on my hard drive (especially since I share with john), and I really ought to just wait until I need it. I mean it will be there when I need it, and Besides, I like to buy kits for pictures...not take pictures for kits. Loading up on kits, for me, is like buying the shoes before you have the outfit to go with (not that I haven't ever done that) Its nto that they don't fit your personality, it's just that you may never end up having anything to go with it, and by the time you do it;s out of style anyway and something new and better is out and hence a waste of money. Hope that makes scense.

Well, yesterday was valentines day. now john and I have never spent a valentines day together. In fact, this was our 3rd valentines day as a couple, and the first we've actually spent under the same roof! in 2004 he was underway (out to sea for a week), in 2005 he was still tieing up loose ends in hawaii before transfering out to CA, and I was already here. So really I wasn't expecting anything. I got a nice phone call at lunch time, not anything mushy, just a "hi honey hows your day going" kind of thing but still nice.

then bad things started to happen. John has decided to go for custody of his 2 yr old son, since his mom isn't really able to care for him and give him the stability he needs. papers were filed and fed-ex-d to her (3000 miles away) last week. well Apparently they wern't able to track her down to serve her last week...'cause she got served yesterday. Of all days, to get served with custody papers (or any court paper for that matter) on V-day is just harsh (even for her). Needless to say nasty phone messages were recieved, needlessly ruthless comments were made (on here part) that I was sure would ruin our Valentines. But, he remaind surprisingly calm and collected and stood his ground.

On the way home from work he called and told me to "freshen up" 'cause we were going out. REALLY!!!! So I squeezed into my favorite maternity drees-up shirt and a cute (long) denim skirt. the boys got home right when i was doing ym make up, and Tyler jumped up on the counter and watched intently as i put on eyeshadow and mascara. "Whatcha doooin" seems to be his new favorite phrase. We went to Black Angus, which (without a reservation becuase why would I expect him to make one right?)was an hour and a half wait. luckly for my sanity Chuckee cheese is next door so I bummed a $5 off John and took tyler over to play for awhile. perfect timing becuase as i was dragging him out, our table was ready. We all enjoyed a graet meal, and I even let Tyler have a virgin starwberry daquiri (so he wouldn't drink all mine, which was virgin to...he likes thw whip cream lol).

got home at 8pm, Flew over to lisa's to grab Johns V-Day gift ( a dvd of our 3D Ultrasound which he hadn't seen yet) got back at 9pm, and Tylers not in bed yet! WHAAAATT! BED TIME IS 8PM. So, against his ear peircing shrieks I ran the bath water, popped him in, washed his hair, popped him out, diaper, jammies, tv off, bed ...boom! 7 minutes from bath to lights out...My own personal best and a new record if I do say so myself.

Well I'd better go, this post has been long enough, and I have a good bushle of laundry to fold. So I leave you with a picture...this was my v-day gift. A hersheys pot of gold box of chocolates. thing is...He bought it last friday, and forgot to take it out fo the bag before I put the groceries away...opps lol. so i stashed it in the fridge and (you'll be so proud) didn't open it until this morning when the baby and I smapled one of each lol...ya ya I knwo but its only once a year!