Valentine's Day Fun

Happy Belated Valentine's Day!

I have always liked Valentine's day, and it's really fun to have a permanent date night set every year with Andrew :)

Last year for our Valentine's date I think we went to The Southern Inn Restaurant for a fancy little dinner (which I usually get the meatloaf... but man, that is some fancy meatloaf with the most delicious mushroom sauce).  Andrew worked there as a server a few years ago -Jane just rolled over by herself, pardon me while I give a hearty WHOOP WHOOP!- and two of his nieces have worked there, so he still knows some of the people there.  So we sometimes get a little discount when we go :) (it's nice to be married to someone people like).

This year we decided to stay home, and Andrew wanted to make me dinner.  Andrew is a pretty good cook.  He knows the basics, and he LOVES to cook meat.  Which is perfect, because I love to EAT meat :)

He bought some super delicious New York Strip Steaks from a local butcher and whipped up a super delicious dinner for him and I.  He even went as far as to make potatoes au gratin.  He's more of a baked or mashed potato guy, but he decided to get fancy! (anything that sounds French is fancy right?)

So there was Andrew making this mouth-watering meal, and it's as if Jane knew that it was time for her to go to sleep and let mom and dad have free hands to stuff our faces with.  Right as Andrew was done cooking I put Jane down in her room.  A sleeping babe, a perfect meal, my handsome man.  It was a nice Valentine's date.  

We didn't talk much except to say how amazing the steaks, asparagus and potatoes were.  Seriously.  We STUFFED our faces.  Andrew did a good job on that meal.  We still talk about it.

"Hey remember those steaks we had?" (dreamy look on both our faces)

"Yeah.  Those were GOOD steaks."

Andrew was re-creating the first meal he made for me while we were dating.  He said he needed to make up for it, cause that first one was... not so great.  I thought it was yummy, but he just keeps making it better and better.  I'm so lucky to have a man that loves steak as much as I do :)

Beside that, Andrew is just the best.  The best dad, best husband, best friend.  That's why Jane and I made him this sign!

^Those two.  Just the best.

I tried a couple of ideas to get Jane's footprints on there.  It wasn't working too well... so I tried a hand print.  Even worse!  But that's OK, it added a little character to the sign.

^Jane in her Valentine's Day outfit :)

^Laughing away!

Sorry for the explicit description of the dinner we had.  I just wanted to share the deliciousness of it with you all :)