Valentine Surprise

I think this was my best Valentine's Day ever! Jeremy told me a couple weeks ago that he had babysitting lined up for Friday evening so that we could go on a date for Valentine's. I thought that was a lot of initiative on his part, but didn't really think anything of it. I took the children to my parents' house after their nap on Friday and headed back home for our date. When I got home Jeremy had roses on the counter and could hardly contain his excitement. We got in the car without him telling me anything. I played along until we were well out of our town and he pulled out a music CD that he had put together. Where I live there isn't much available between the city I live and 2 hours away. I started getting a little nervous and finally asked, "Are we picking up the children tonight?" He said no. I got a really panicky feeling in my stomach and asked "Are we picking up the children tomorrow?" He said yes. It took me a couple minutes to recover and after that we had a great time.

He had made reservations at the Macaroni Grill and at a hotel close by. He packed a picnic basket with our dessert and planned for us to visit a larger mall that I've been wanting to go to the next day. We didn't buy a thing but I enjoyed walking through Pottery Barn and Pottery Barn Kids and he enjoyed showing me all the great things at the Apple Store.

I had a good laugh over what he packed for me and what was missing. I think he laughed too. He had to pack our stuff and the children's things in the hour I was gone to drop them off. Then he realized that I was planning to get ready after I came home so he had to put some things away so that I wouldn't figure it out. After I was in the car he ran back inside and filled his coat pockets with more essentials for me. (The toothpaste made it in the pocket, but the toothbrush didn't!!! And there was no make-up for the next day!) He knows what's really important though because my thyroid medicine made it in the pocket!

Good memories. Thanks, Jeremy, for a great time!