It was a pretty run of the mill day for the most part. In fact most of the kids didn't even dress in Valentiney colors. Tanis being in middle school didn't even make any Valentine's and I was cheap and lazy this year and didn't buy any for the little kids to do either. Sue me.
I did make sure to make our traditional sugar cookies, so we could decorate those. I was trying to decide if we should decorate them immediately when all the kids got home from school, or if we should wait till Eric got home.
I wasn't sure that Eric and I were going to do anything. We had gone out the previous Saturday night and Eric had asked, "Can this count for Valentine's Day?" He was mainly joking, but I kind of wondered if he was also fairly serious.
Erring on the side of caution, I decided to decorate the cookies when all the kids got home. So when Tanis walked in the door, we got to work.
...He spilled icing on his arm. He wanted it cleaned off, I told him to just lick it off. I figured he'd enjoy it more...
...She wanted to delve right into the sparklies and fun things...
We even had a special visitor stop by. Captain America took time out of his busy schedule to come decorate cookies with us...
The little boys only lasted a little while before they decided they were done and had better things to do. Ailey, Shaylyn and Tanis all stuck with me to the end and we got every last cookie decorated. We even finished in time for me to clean up the kitchen and rest up a bit before Eric got home.
When Eric got home and saw me just sitting around on the couch he said, "You don't look ready to go to Olive Garden." Normally, I would've jumped up and gotten a little more ready. But on this particular day, I wasn't really 'feeling' Olive Garden and knew the place would be PACKED. I told Eric, "I was actually thinking Porter's Place." I was craving steak. I think this kind of floored Eric and he readily agreed. So his gift to me was dinner out and my gift to him was not going to Olive Garden. It worked out quite nicely.
We had a wonderful night out. We didn't have to wait for a seat at all. I got my salad bar and my steak and I was completely happy. Plus, it's nice to just get out with Eric once in awhile and not have to worry about the kids, school or work. We just enjoyed each other's company and the food.
While I had a nice day, the best part of the day was experiencing Shaylyn's day. My friend, Heather had mentioned a few weeks before Valentine's Day that her son, Gavin was going to give Shaylyn a rose that he bought with his own money. I should back up a bit and explain that our elementary school does this thing on Valentine's Day where for x amount of dollars you can give your kid or someone a rose and for x more you can include a bag of candy. I did both for Lex and Shaylyn (and I made my own little bag of candy for Tanis, Nate & Ailey), but Gavin just gave her a rose. He also gave one to 2 other girls. LOL
...Pink rose to Shaylyn from Me, White Rose to Lex from Me, Red Rose to Shaylyn from Gavin...
The story doesn't end there, though. After we were done decorating the cookies, Shaylyn asked if she could go to Tanner's house because he had something for her that he was to shy to bring to school. I told her she could go and wondered what it could be that he was so embarrassed by. When she got home, I knew why:
...She was slightly embarrassed as well...
This cute boy (with his mom's help, I'm sure) gave Shaylyn a baggie of candy and goodies along with a hair bow (that I made sure she wore the next day) and a bow holder. I felt a little bad that we didn't have anything to give him, but I so was unprepared for this...
On the one hand I am super happy that 2 little boys are attracted to my little girl enough to go out of their way on Valentine's Day. No one paid attention to me on Valentine's Day until I was in High School. On the other hand, it does worry me to some degree. Eric was so not thrilled by either sight, but I had to remind him that when he was Shaylyn's age some girl gave him a box of chocolates on Valentine's Day and that shut him up slightly.
Either way, I am thankful to those boys and their moms. I think it'll help give Shaylyn a better self-esteem than I had when I was her age and that I gladly welcome.
Hope everyone else had a nice Valentine's Day!
On the one hand I am super happy that 2 little boys are attracted to my little girl enough to go out of their way on Valentine's Day. No one paid attention to me on Valentine's Day until I was in High School. On the other hand, it does worry me to some degree. Eric was so not thrilled by either sight, but I had to remind him that when he was Shaylyn's age some girl gave him a box of chocolates on Valentine's Day and that shut him up slightly.
Either way, I am thankful to those boys and their moms. I think it'll help give Shaylyn a better self-esteem than I had when I was her age and that I gladly welcome.
Hope everyone else had a nice Valentine's Day!
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