Valentines:

February 14

Now I have to say I have never been a fan of Valentines Day. Not because most of my life I was single but because I saw it as over the top and more about hearts, candy, roses and jewelry over what it should be, loving people. Therefore I never had any expectations and told Dan that I didn't want him spending money on overpriced flowers on the day of. I would be OK celebrating V-Day, if we did it a day after since it seemed like everything would be less expensive. He told me we were going to go to dinner and I thought, "well that will be fun, I've never really gone to dinner on V-Day so it's worth doing at least once." Well Tuesday morning arrived and I was super tired and not ready for a day of work. I got ready and when I got downstairs I noticed a big surprise. I never expected it at all but for me it was perfect! Better than stuffed animals, chocolates, roses and everything else. We both are a little different in our taste than most people so for me I couldn't have asked for anything more. He got a vase, filled it with rocks and leaves, got branches and made a tree. The leaves were construction paper he had cut out and on them he wrote things he loved about me. There was also a frame that said "I love you because...." That night we went to dinner and it too was perfect. It was a small Italian restaurant in an old house in Logan. It was so quaint and the food was delicious. At the end of the dinner I received a rose and as we left it started to snow. Needless to say It's been the best Valentines I've ever had. I am one lucky girl.

"Le Nonne"

As a side note: Saturday we went to the Hardware ranch and were able to see over 300 Elk. The weekend before that we had gone to the cabin to celebrate Dan's birthday. It was the first time Dan has been snow mobiling and it was a blast.