Sweetheart day

When we were dating and on the verge of being engaged, Artyom told me flat out that he is not the "giving flowers" kind of guy and that I should not expect any for holidays, etc.

Man. I am sure glad he lied!

These were the 2ND bouquet of flower I got. He had 3 balloons (one for each of his girls- and wildflowers and chocolates- my fave on the table when I woke up) He brought me these at work when we met for lunch. I improvised with the container!

I had Valentine's bags waiting for the girls on the table and Sofia, in her own little way, went to the front room and started looking around. Then she came back into the kitchen and said,  "Thats it?!" I was a bit blown away at first and thought- oh little Miss. You just lost your Sweetheart day bag love! Then I composed myself and asked what she meant by that. "Well Mom, you ALWAYS have decorations in the living room and put our surprises there. Not on the table! Where are the hearts?!" I had to smile and think...wow. I guess these two beauties of mine really DO notice when I go out of my way to make holidays special. They are creatures of habit and I messed with our way. :) It was cute in the end.

And of course Betsy made valentines for the girls. I think the back said, "You BLOW me away valentine!" They were super cute.

I remember Valentines Day growing up and it was kinda a big deal...Not in the sense that I had a boyfriend who would shower me with gifts (AS IF!) but it WAS the 2 holidays in the year that my Dad made me feel special and unique. Not that he didnt other times, but these two holidays, he really made it count. Singling me out amongst all my 5 brothers and giving me my first valentine. I would find chocolates on my bed on Valentines Day and Chocolate covered cherries on Mothers Day. Now that I think about it, if it were to have been any different one year...I would have said something similiar to my Sofia...like mother like daughter I guess.