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Monday, February 14, 2011

Happy Valentine's Day!

I love love and I love holidays (including the made-up versions) so, naturally, I'm a fan of Valentine's Day. It's not the commercialized version I like as much as just the extra excuse to party and celebrate love. Since Matt and I don't play into the Hallmark side of the holiday, we typically don't even celebrate it on Feb. 14th. This time, we commemorated another year of love two weeks early with a romantic picnic at our favorite beach.
We indulged in mouthwatering Nadia cupcakes and sipped sparkling cider as we watched the sun dip into the ocean. Matt even surprised me with a few new songs he'd learned on the guitar. It was perfect, really.
Once it was good and dark, we headed out to a nice mall in the area. After all, what says "love" like shopping? I kid, I kid. But instead of buying each other gifts this year, we had decided to pick out one new pair of shoes each. I'm in love with my new Toms! (Matt went with Sanuks. We have to fit in here in California, you know.) Then we enjoyed a very late dinner at Cheesecake Factory, which just never gets old.
Due to work schedules, it was impossible to do anything tonight, so instead Matt and I got up early and made a big breakfast together. We ate delicious waffles with cool whip and fresh strawberries, and had eggs and bacon on the side. It was amazing! I think we have a new favorite Valentine's Day tradition.
I hope you've all had a wonderful holiday with the ones you love!


*Also, an update: Remember that one time our bumper randomly flew off the back of our car on the freeway? That was on our way to our romantic Valentine's date. And remember how I said it was going to cost an arm and a leg to repair? Yeah, we got quotes upwards of $900. And remember how Matt is the best husband ever? He got creative and fixed it to the tune of $4.95. Hooray!

14 comments:

  1. Sounds like a great love celebration!! Have a wonderful Valentine's Day!! :)

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  2. I'm just munching down on the See's candy Curt got me for Valentines. Nothing says love like chocolate, though I think the strawberry waffles are a close second and definitely worth a try next year!

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  4. beautiful pictures. looks like you had an amazing valentines :)

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  5. Matt says we hate you guys because you are on a beach and have a guitar (jealous much?!). I agree because you two are too cute! Cute pictures. Oh, and to add to it... you don't look like real people, more like those great pictures with darling couples in a picture frame before putting your own in! We OBVIOUSLY need a vaca.

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  6. I'm happy to hear that Matt is so handy and he was able to fix the bumper so cheaply! But I don't mean to imply that you are cheap. You are prudent. =)

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  7. Love love and more love for Valentines. Looks like you did it up right. Some of my favorite things appear in this post and it is giving me ideas!

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  8. I just adore you two, ya'll are so romantic and wonderful together!

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  9. you two are so cute! looks like you really enjoyed the day together...love the photos. those waffles with strawberries look amazing!!!

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  10. Sydna- Chocolate definitely says "love!"
    Tobi- We ARE cheap, and proud of it! Haha.
    Jordan- You're so sweet! And a vacation is always in order :-)

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  11. You guys are so darling!
    Oh and..
    I love those shoes you got, what type of fabric/material is that? I was looking for ones like that, that are a little more dressy.

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  12. Here they are, Meg: http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/toms-classic-glitter-slip-on-women-nordstrom-exclusive/3142004?origin=category&resultback=1733

    They're classic canvas Toms with glitter on them (no worries, though, it doesn't flake off). SO comfy, but far more casual than dressy :-) However, you can feel totally justified in purchasing them even if you don't need anymore casual shoes because Tom will donate a pair to a child in need for every pair you buy. I'm all about using charity as an excuse for shopping (Gap Give and Get ring any bells?) haha.

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  13. you guys are always so damn cute!

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  14. That valentines date it out of this world!!! I LOVED it!!!!

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