Gearing up for Valentine’s Day!

(EDIT:  Whoops I linked the wrong year in my post!  HERE is last year’s Valentine’s Day pictures….)

I admit I’ve had my ups and downs with how I feel about Valentine’s Day.

♥When I was much younger it was all about getting that “one special valentine” from the guy I had a crush on.  (Remember those awesome Valentine’s boxes we got to make to collect our cards in?!?)

♥Then it moved into slightly older where nothing really happened special for me, but those with boyfriends had roses delivered in the classrooms.

♥Then I moved into college and Valentine’s Day became a BIG DEAL.  I was showered with gifts and flowers and let me tell you it was awesome.  🙂

But then life goes by and you get married and suddenly there are other factors in life (a.k.a. budgets, kids, jobs) so it changed again.  I’ve never felt “unloved” or anything but I started to wonder if I would have as much fun with Valentine’s Day as I used to.

And then Chloe got older.  And NOW it’s sooooooo much fun again!  But this time around, not so much for me, but watching how much fun she is having.  I find myself planning activities and foods revolving around “hearts” to make the day special.  Last year was pretty good: ( You can read the post here: 2013 Valentines Day! ) But this year is going to be AWESOME!

So, I’ve started planning and gearing up (keeping in mind we’re still on a budget and I still have to teach that day) to make the day as special as I can.  Here are a few ideas that I’ve found on Pinterest that I really like, but I’m not sure how many of my amazing ideas will actually come to fruition.  🙂

Remember the expression “My eyes are bigger than my mouth”  Yeah… we’ll see what I actually get done.  But the point is that it is going to be fun, because anything can be fun that you put your mind to!