We had a wonderful Valentine's weekend!
On Saturday we took a trip to BJ's to stock up on a few things. Afterwards we went down to the car show cause I had free passes from work. We walked around for a while, nothing too exciting this year with one exception. They had a special Transformer's edition of the Chevy Camero... so pretty! It looks just like the car from the movies, right down to the little symbol thing on the steering wheel. Steven lingered for a while... After the car show we went over to Dwight and Tara's for dinner, which was delicious! We had such a good time hanging out with them and their new puppy.
For Valentines day itself we got up and put a breakfast casserole in the oven that we had prepared the night before. Then we commenced to spending the day being lazy, watching tv and taking a nap. For dinner we made Mexican cheese fondue... oh, so good! We cut up some bell peppers, and foccacia type bread, and grilled a steak for dipping. We set it up picnic style on the floor, lit all the candles and watched a movie. Perfect!
And then while we were cleaning everything up I went to put the indoor grill away. Then the sleeve of my robe got caught on the door knob. I lost my grip. The grill plummeted to the floor. The handles of the grill plates shattered. It would seem that Steven and I are unable to cook a romantic dinner without something disastrous happening. Maybe we should stop... then again, maybe not... it makes life more interesting!
15 February 2010
12 February 2010
It's day five of Valentine's week extraordinaire!
A little backstory to this one. Steven loves to take me out to dinner. Not even kidding. But, if you know me then you know that I am the definition of a tight-wad. So rarely do I let him take me out to dinner because I just find it way to expensive. This year, we both agreed to skip the whole fancy over-priced dinner thing and make our own fancy dinner together at home for Valentine's day. I'm actually quite excited about that, but I digress...
Steven gets home several hours before I do today. So I bought a card that basically says there are two kinds of love: the chocolate and roses kind and the I'll empty the dishwasher kind; and I am so thankful that we have both. And I made a surprise reservation for just a casual dinner out tonight, just because. So I left the card where he would find it and wrote a note on the envelope letting him know to be ready to leave for dinner when I got home.
A little backstory to this one. Steven loves to take me out to dinner. Not even kidding. But, if you know me then you know that I am the definition of a tight-wad. So rarely do I let him take me out to dinner because I just find it way to expensive. This year, we both agreed to skip the whole fancy over-priced dinner thing and make our own fancy dinner together at home for Valentine's day. I'm actually quite excited about that, but I digress...
Steven gets home several hours before I do today. So I bought a card that basically says there are two kinds of love: the chocolate and roses kind and the I'll empty the dishwasher kind; and I am so thankful that we have both. And I made a surprise reservation for just a casual dinner out tonight, just because. So I left the card where he would find it and wrote a note on the envelope letting him know to be ready to leave for dinner when I got home.
11 February 2010
Since I missed yesterday I'll do two days today!
So yesterday, I had a surprise waiting for him at home... and that's all I'm gonna say about that ;)
Today is Steven's long day at work, he left at 5:30 this morning and won't be home till about 8:00 or so. The Brink's hub is just a 15 minute drive down Capital from me so during my lunch I will be going down there to slip a surprise into his car. Since Steven has the biggest sweet tooth of anyone I know, I have a bag of dark chocolate Hersey kisses and a bag of white chocolate raspberry hugs to put in the seat of his car for him to find after a long day at work. In addition to that I'm going to attach this poem to the bags of sweet goodness:
Hug O' War
by Shel Silverstein
I will not play at tug o'war
I'd rather play at hug o'war
Where everyone hugs
Instead of tugs
Where everyone giggles
And rolls on the rug
Where everyone kisses
And everyone grins
And everyone cuddles
And everyone wins
In other news, Mrs. Judy bought the P90X workout routine a while back and they recently gave us a copy. I was sooo excited because I wanted to do this routine so badly. My main attraction to it was that it could be done at home with minimal equipment and still be effective. Anyway, we started doing some of the routines this week... and despite the fact that I run two miles several times a week and periodically lift weights at the gym... I am so sore! I mean, even Steven, mr. "I can pass any military physical fitness test with flying colors," was sore from doing these workouts. If you weren't already in at least semi-good shape you would be dying. No lie. But despite the sore muscles I am loving it!
So yesterday, I had a surprise waiting for him at home... and that's all I'm gonna say about that ;)
Today is Steven's long day at work, he left at 5:30 this morning and won't be home till about 8:00 or so. The Brink's hub is just a 15 minute drive down Capital from me so during my lunch I will be going down there to slip a surprise into his car. Since Steven has the biggest sweet tooth of anyone I know, I have a bag of dark chocolate Hersey kisses and a bag of white chocolate raspberry hugs to put in the seat of his car for him to find after a long day at work. In addition to that I'm going to attach this poem to the bags of sweet goodness:
Hug O' War
by Shel Silverstein
I will not play at tug o'war
I'd rather play at hug o'war
Where everyone hugs
Instead of tugs
Where everyone giggles
And rolls on the rug
Where everyone kisses
And everyone grins
And everyone cuddles
And everyone wins
In other news, Mrs. Judy bought the P90X workout routine a while back and they recently gave us a copy. I was sooo excited because I wanted to do this routine so badly. My main attraction to it was that it could be done at home with minimal equipment and still be effective. Anyway, we started doing some of the routines this week... and despite the fact that I run two miles several times a week and periodically lift weights at the gym... I am so sore! I mean, even Steven, mr. "I can pass any military physical fitness test with flying colors," was sore from doing these workouts. If you weren't already in at least semi-good shape you would be dying. No lie. But despite the sore muscles I am loving it!
09 February 2010
It's day two of Valentine's Week Extraordinaire!
Steven and I, in an effort to save money, brown bag it to work everyday. So, in addition to setting up and turning on the coffee pot for me every day, Steven also makes both of our lunches. I have such an awesome husband! But every now and then I'll make the lunches instead. And every now and then I'll slip a little love note into his lunchbox. For today's act, I took that and ran with it! Not only did I make both of our lunches, without being asked. But, I wrote up eight separate love notes and put them in various places for him to find. One in his lunchbox of course, but also one in his backpack, several pockets on various items of clothing, in the kitchen, etc. Just simple little notes to say how much I appreciate everything he does or how proud I am of him, to have a wonderful day, and I can't wait till he comes home. I ended each note with P.S. I Love You! My goal was just to bring a little sunshine to his day!
Steven and I, in an effort to save money, brown bag it to work everyday. So, in addition to setting up and turning on the coffee pot for me every day, Steven also makes both of our lunches. I have such an awesome husband! But every now and then I'll make the lunches instead. And every now and then I'll slip a little love note into his lunchbox. For today's act, I took that and ran with it! Not only did I make both of our lunches, without being asked. But, I wrote up eight separate love notes and put them in various places for him to find. One in his lunchbox of course, but also one in his backpack, several pockets on various items of clothing, in the kitchen, etc. Just simple little notes to say how much I appreciate everything he does or how proud I am of him, to have a wonderful day, and I can't wait till he comes home. I ended each note with P.S. I Love You! My goal was just to bring a little sunshine to his day!
08 February 2010
Today is day one of Valentine's Week Extraordinaire!
I know, I know, some of you are thinking "but Court, you are not a Valentine's Day fan" and you'd be right. I would much rather have a nice dinner and flowers on some random day for no reason. I hate it when people do things because they feel like they have to. However, after Steven joined the Army my time with him became that much more precious. He isn't always here, he isn't always around, and he often misses major life events. So I learned to make special the time I do have with him and if that means celebrating a commercial holiday in some way then so be it!
I actually think the best Valentine I ever received was while Steven was in basic training. I was only getting to talk to him for about 20 minutes a week but somehow he was able to arrange for the most beautiful bouqet of flowers to be delivered to my apartment. Pretty sure I cried. But I digress...
This year I am turning Valentine's Day into Valentines Week. Surprising him with something different and fun every day. (Don't worry, he doesn't read this blog so I didn't spoil my plan!) So to start off the week I compiled a CD of "love" songs that have meaning for us or invoke a specific memory. After we got home from the Super Bowl party last night I made up an excuse for going back outside and with great stealth replaced the CD already in the player of his car with the one I had made. Then I put a sticky note on the dash that simply read "press play."
The CD started off with our song: "Everything" by Michael Buble. Moving on to songs such as "I Don't Wanna Miss A Thing" by Aerosmith which was not only Steven's ringtone for my calls for many years but also one of his favorite love songs. And "Love You Out Loud" by Rascal Flatts which everyone knows is one of my all time favorite groups! Even a song from the Braveheart soundtrack (which is one of Steven's favorite movies) but the song in question is one of my absolute favorite pieces of soundtrack music and happens to appropriately be titled "For the Love of a Princess." Also "Chasing Cars," another one of Steven's favorites. So quite a variety of styles!
Oh, and he's already called me this morning raving about how wonderful it was and how he was having such a good day because of it! I love mi principe!
I know, I know, some of you are thinking "but Court, you are not a Valentine's Day fan" and you'd be right. I would much rather have a nice dinner and flowers on some random day for no reason. I hate it when people do things because they feel like they have to. However, after Steven joined the Army my time with him became that much more precious. He isn't always here, he isn't always around, and he often misses major life events. So I learned to make special the time I do have with him and if that means celebrating a commercial holiday in some way then so be it!
I actually think the best Valentine I ever received was while Steven was in basic training. I was only getting to talk to him for about 20 minutes a week but somehow he was able to arrange for the most beautiful bouqet of flowers to be delivered to my apartment. Pretty sure I cried. But I digress...
This year I am turning Valentine's Day into Valentines Week. Surprising him with something different and fun every day. (Don't worry, he doesn't read this blog so I didn't spoil my plan!) So to start off the week I compiled a CD of "love" songs that have meaning for us or invoke a specific memory. After we got home from the Super Bowl party last night I made up an excuse for going back outside and with great stealth replaced the CD already in the player of his car with the one I had made. Then I put a sticky note on the dash that simply read "press play."
The CD started off with our song: "Everything" by Michael Buble. Moving on to songs such as "I Don't Wanna Miss A Thing" by Aerosmith which was not only Steven's ringtone for my calls for many years but also one of his favorite love songs. And "Love You Out Loud" by Rascal Flatts which everyone knows is one of my all time favorite groups! Even a song from the Braveheart soundtrack (which is one of Steven's favorite movies) but the song in question is one of my absolute favorite pieces of soundtrack music and happens to appropriately be titled "For the Love of a Princess." Also "Chasing Cars," another one of Steven's favorites. So quite a variety of styles!
Oh, and he's already called me this morning raving about how wonderful it was and how he was having such a good day because of it! I love mi principe!
02 February 2010
We had a wonderful snowed-in weekend! It was so nice to be lazy around the house for two days straight and do nothing but watch tv and play games. Our schedules don't permit a whole lot of alone time so it was nice to get a whole weekend of it.
But now it's back to the grind... sadly.
Steven is still working out at the gym with Dwight whenever possible, trying to get in the best shape possible before joining the Special Forces. He was doing great to start with but now he's doing even better. Seriously, the stuff he can do amazes me!
The second car is wonderful! Steven has been having so much fun adding on to it. He and his dad spent a weekend replacing ALL the led lights in the dash so now everything lights up this real pretty blue. He also got some sort of new gear shifter and these pretty silver plates for the peddles. Oh yeah and some sort of springs that lowered the car like an inch. It looks quite nice and he can't wait to do more to it.
I have been trying to decide if and how I can move production for my stationery business from an outside printer to doing it myself. It would cut production costs in at least half which means I could lower prices just a tad and still make a bigger profit than I am now. I think I have a paper company lined up, hoping to order samples this week before I make a final decision. The only thing left is to buy a good printer. Easier said than done let me tell you! The printer that I want... eventually... costs well over $1,300. No I wasn't kidding. So my task is to find a less expensive printer to use for a few years that will still do the quality job that I want/need. I've also started the process of designing a website, a real one. Right now I'm doing research. Looking at other sites of stationery companies or graphic designers and deciding what I like/don't like, what works and doesn't work and then incorporating those findings into a design for myself. I know that one day (meaning after we start having kids) this and freelancing will be my only form of income because as a mom I will refuse to work outside the home. So I'm trying to do the best I can to make this a successful business, I want to help Steven as much as I can.
But now it's back to the grind... sadly.
Steven is still working out at the gym with Dwight whenever possible, trying to get in the best shape possible before joining the Special Forces. He was doing great to start with but now he's doing even better. Seriously, the stuff he can do amazes me!
The second car is wonderful! Steven has been having so much fun adding on to it. He and his dad spent a weekend replacing ALL the led lights in the dash so now everything lights up this real pretty blue. He also got some sort of new gear shifter and these pretty silver plates for the peddles. Oh yeah and some sort of springs that lowered the car like an inch. It looks quite nice and he can't wait to do more to it.
I have been trying to decide if and how I can move production for my stationery business from an outside printer to doing it myself. It would cut production costs in at least half which means I could lower prices just a tad and still make a bigger profit than I am now. I think I have a paper company lined up, hoping to order samples this week before I make a final decision. The only thing left is to buy a good printer. Easier said than done let me tell you! The printer that I want... eventually... costs well over $1,300. No I wasn't kidding. So my task is to find a less expensive printer to use for a few years that will still do the quality job that I want/need. I've also started the process of designing a website, a real one. Right now I'm doing research. Looking at other sites of stationery companies or graphic designers and deciding what I like/don't like, what works and doesn't work and then incorporating those findings into a design for myself. I know that one day (meaning after we start having kids) this and freelancing will be my only form of income because as a mom I will refuse to work outside the home. So I'm trying to do the best I can to make this a successful business, I want to help Steven as much as I can.
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