I know it’s been a month since the heart’s day but please
indulge me. It’s just that this year’s
celebration was quite extraordinary in the sense that it was treated like an ordinary
day with a little extra effort filled with love and appreciation.
Hubby and I have long decided that Valentine’s Day is not for
us. Sure, we do dine out but only for the heck of it. We don’t go
all the way with fancy dinners in Michelin star restaurants with me receiving a huge bouquet
of red roses with a gift to boot. I used
to receive fancy flowers from him before we had kids but all that has now changed. Both of us realized how
expensive flowers are and how this whole shebang is a commercialized
celebration to convince people to spend horrendous amounts on dinners and
roses. We decided we are not gonna fall
for that. We will celebrate Vday how we
want it to be – lowkey, private and memorable just as we like it.
So on the eve of Valentine’s Day, we ate at Romano’s Macaroni
Grill 2 hours before the clock struck 12 midnight. Quiet, delightful and kids-free, haha!
The next day was spent rough housing and playing with the
kids. They were so delighted with the
balloon that Dada got for me from Party Centre. I even
caught the two of them kissing the owls! So
adorable!
Dada & Mom :) |
Finally when the kids were asleep, we had our chance to have our planned Vday dinner. Our evening celebration was inspired by The Every Girl. I whipped up Barefoot Contessa’s Spaghetti
Aglio E Olio while hubby prepared the roasted chicken.
i can cook, too, you know! |
dinner is served |
We popped open a bottle of wine, plopped ourselves
on the rug, and had dinner in our living room while watching ‘About Time’.
For dessert, we had Lindt chocolate-dipped strawberries.
not the yummiest strawberries but definitely made sweet by Lindt |
And I got this for a present, surprise, surprise! Haha!!
Pandora Interlocking Hearts |
My husband is not the romantic type when it comes to film
screening but he sure knows what movies I would typically like. He picked out our film for that evening, and
I must say it was the perfect choice! If
you haven’t seen it, I recommend that you do.
It’s all about finding the one, building a family, appreciating life, and
knowing which ones matter the most. Very
timely.
I loved how our evening ended with a beautiful
conversation talking about our family life, our plans for the future, and our dreams
as a couple. It was all about love,
love, and more love. Our celebration may
not have been the typical run-off-the-mill type but it was quite memorable
to me. I loved every bit of it, and I
hope next year’s would be as intimate and meaningful as this one. Probably a picnic by the beach you think?
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