Hallmark Wrap-Up

When DH and I were early in our relationship (say the first couple years), he took the time on Valentine's Day to make an entire meal from scratch himself. Now this is an enormous feat, since he really only knows how to microwave hotdogs, Lean.Pockets, and soup. This meal included main course, side and a yummy special dessert. It was always so nice to not have to cook and really, the effort he took to do this for me was better than anything he could have purchased. A couple of years I have received a bouquet of flowers but that just ends with more cat vomit on the floor because they eat all the leaves. Nearly eight years later and neither of us is a big V-Day celebrator, and it's not really a big deal because it mostly falls during the week. But because it fell on a Saturday this year, everyone wanted to know what everyone was doing for the holiday. To which I would chuckle and say, "Nothing. Why, are you?"

I casually mentioned to DH that I didn't expect we were going to do anything for the holiday and not to worry about a card or anything like that. At some point late last week, he was telling me about a coworker who had some elaborate dinner plans for Saturday. We had a quick laugh about the sillyness of it all and I did say "Remember back when you made those dinners for me? That was so long ago!" End of conversation.

On Saturday I had my baseline appointment and when I got home, DH was back from running. I asked how we were going to waste the day away and he said "I thought I'd go to the store and get some things for dinner." To which I replied, "Are you making it?" And to my surprise, he said he was.

After a very nice afternoon of lounging in my 'cookie pants' (referencing Scrubs), reading a book, watching some TV, DH proceeded to make me a super yummy dinner. We had Prosciutto-Wrapped Beef with a Mustard Pan Sauce, with Parmesan Herbed Orzo on the side, asparagus as our veggie, and Choco-Nanner-Nut Custard for dessert. I sat at the bar in the kitchen with a glass of wine while he bounced around trying to find bowls and spoons and sugar. Other than the occasional request to be helped, I stayed out of the way. Everything was delish...I would recommend all three recipes for a terrific dinner at home.

The other part of my "present" was getting to run the fire in the living room for the whole evening. With the price of natural gas and how expensive it is just to heat our Great Room, DH basically has forbidden using the fireplace unless it is a special occasion. Our kitties loved it and I was so happy to just stand in front of it and absorb all the glorious heat. We had picked up a DVD to watch after dinner when we had gone to the store in the afternoon, so we had our dessert while watching Fireproof, a movie I had hoped I could convince DH to watch with me. He willingly watched the film and I really enjoyed it. I would recommend it to any married couple who might seek to strengthen their marriage in Christ. My only hope is that watching it was the beginning of a long journey for us.

I have to say how much I love DH. He supports me, he makes me laugh, he lets me cry and then makes me laugh again. And as for the Hallmark holiday that was on Saturday...well let's just say it is really a nice holiday to have.