February 14, 2009

Valentine Rambling

Happy Valentine's Day!

My sweet husband surprised me with this lovely little swan when he got home from work last night. I adore it, it's such a unique little bud vase. Roses from our backyard will be finding their way to this vase during the summer months, I do believe.

Our Valentine celebrations tend to be fairly simple. We will probably do a cheese fondue dinner by candlelight at home tonight, that's always romantic and fun. Then again, it's been a while since we've had a picnic on the floor...

I remember our first picnic on the floor. I was living in an efficiency apartment, a tiny little thing; the kitchen area was along one short wall of the living/dining room. We were both in college at the time.

We grilled steaks (a rare treat for college students!) on an indoor tabletop grill. I put an embroidered tablecloth on the floor in my tiny living room. Husband (boyfriend at the time) had gotten a pink rose for me, so that was in a vase in the center of the cloth. We heaped plates with steak and mashed potatoes and gravy. I think Husband got the biggest steaks he could find; they were huge! We had those little buttery crescent rolls, too. I don't believe there was a green or leafy vegetable in sight!

We sat on the floor and shared bites and savoured the juicy steaks. We laughed at our extravagance. So silly, but such a good memory. I think I might even have pictures of our feast somewhere, but this was way before digital cameras.

Still love him as much as I did back then, though.

7 comments:

peppylady (Dora) said...

We ate Pizza for dinner. We don't do much for valentine day simple because my birthday is so close.
I got both of the boys something for valentine day.

Have a blessed Valentine day and the coffee is on.

AutumnZ said...

That's a sweet memory :-)

Anonymous said...

That's a really cute vase!

Nydia said...

What a cute, original vase! Anything you place in will look beautiful! You are a sweet couple, I'm sure you had a beautiful Valentine's Day (here in in June, 12th) with your man.

Kisses from us!

AutumnZ said...

I made some of those crab lasagna rolls. Yum!!

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