Happy Valentine's Day!

I have to admit, this has been a good day, and I'm not normally a big fan of this time of year. But I had a few pleasant surprises today that totally made me smile. I was sitting at my desk, working away, when someone came up to me to deliver a beautiful flower arrangement as a "congrats on the new job / Happy Valentine's" surprise. I was shocked!

Thanks err... Edward ;)

And when I got home, this was waiting on my doorstep from my parents:

After I took this picture, I promptly ate one. These are my favorites and I was so excited to get them this year (Fanny May Mint Meltaways). I hoard them for months and eat them as special treats here and there.

I also got a fun Valentine in my email from Erin with pictures of the kiddos that I used in my entry today. (Nice segue, huh?)

Just doing a little catch-up... I have 3 days of entries. I had the first two done yesterday, but ran out of time to photograph and post them, so I figured I'd just do it tonight.

The prompt for the 12th was "I love something I read." It was meant to be a favorite book or something, but I decided to do it about my Kindle instead. Asking me my favorite book is always frustrating for people - it's like when they ask my favorite food, my favorite type of cookie or my favorite place I've visited. I have no specific answer... no one favorite. But, I'm totally addicted to my Kindle and so it seemed appropriate.

The prompt for the 13th was about an animal you love. Having no pets at present, I thought about doing a page about my dogs who died a few years ago, but I decided this album wasn't about being maudlin and picked a happy topic. Cookies.

What's happier than cookies?

Well maybe a really good looking guy serving them up on a platter while he massages my feet. But I digress.

Today's entry was, "I love my valentine."

I admit, I toyed with the idea of digging out the picture I took a few years ago of a Dove Promises wrapper that said, "Be your own Valentine." But I got the Valentine card in the mail from Erin and decided to use my adorable little nieces and nephews for this page. They're way cuter than I am in any case :)

And flipping the book so you can see the page...

k. Biggest Loser time... hope everyone had a fabulous day!

Comments

[Isabella Ruatoka]

Surprises happen a lot at this time of the year. Your parents are so sweet… Do you live with them? I wonder if they went to your house just to leave that heart-shaped box… The flowers you received look so beautiful and vibrant! You should keep and take care of them. Did you leave them in the office?

[Gwen Lafleur]

I don't live with my parents anymore - they live across the country, so it was lovely to get something! I did leave the flowers in the office, but I'm taking them home for the weekend so that I can continue to enjoy them. They still look just as beautiful as when I got them!