Dan is the Man!!

Lately, I've been pretty sad because of something in my life that isn't going "as planned". I'm not really sure why I'm surprised though, I should have learned by now that things never go "as planned". I'm not saying that's a bad thing though because there are a lot of things in my life that didn't turn out the way I wanted them to but ended up being way better than I had ever imagined in the end. I guess I'm not very patient. I just need to remember to trust in my loving Heavenly Father and know that he always knows better than I do. Last night I was feeling pretty sorry for myself and I got mad that Dan wasn't paying me attention and was just looking at satellite views of Chile trying to find the places he lived in on his mission. So, I announced to him that I was going up to bed to read a book since he only cared about Chile (I was just being grouchy-deep down I knew this wasn't true). Being the sweet guy he is, he immediately followed me and gave me a big hug. Then he said he had a surprise for me. He went upstairs and got some manicure stuff I bought the other day and gave me a french manicure. I must say that he did a great job! I've tried to give myself one before and it looked horrible. I'm so thankful to have such a loving husband who shows me everyday how much he loves me!

Happy Heart's Day!

This year for Valentine's Day Dan and I went Scali's, a yummie Italian restaurant in Reynoldsburg. It was very delicious. Dan and I both picked the same dish-chicken with sundried tomatoes and artichokes. Dani and Chad got veal and it looked really good too! After dinner we went to their house and had lots of ice cream. I had more than my fair share of fudge brownie and strawberry cheesecake ice cream but I didn't even feel guilty because it was Valentine's Day! :)

Dan got me several lovely gifts for Valentine's Day! Letters that spell out love,

a dozen roses (my favorite!),

and a mercury glass vase!

The most meaningful gift by far though was the slide show he put together for me. It had pictures of us from when we first became friends all the way until now with little reasons why he loves me! He's the best!