John and I had been looking forward to a relaxing Valentine's weekend since I just got back from Cleveland and was leaving again on Sunday for Houston. Friday we had dubbed as laundry day (instead of the usual sat.) & that I would try to pack and get the house in order before I leave. I get pretty uptight about deep cleaning the house once a week and it has to be perfect before I leave for a trip so I don't have to worry about it when I come home. So...Friday after a long work day I was not looking forward to laundry and cleaning & to my surprise I didn't have to! I walked in to a new candle burning and a squeaky clean house! John had left the office early to clean our house so that we could just relax Friday night & he did such a good job! Not only did he just pick up and fluff the pillows, but he mopped, dusted & scrubbed! It was sooooo nice. This may not sound like heaven to some of you, but John knows my love language is acts of service and quality time so by cleaning so we could spend time together was perfect! It was like a weight off my shoulders was totally lifted and all I had to do was pack!
Saturday we took the dogs for a good long walk & made a new pancake recipe. We relaxed, got caught up on shows from the previous week & exchanged gifts (a 2009 goal). I gave John a shirt & tie to match and delivered one from my mom too. I also donated to Angel Mission in his name (see post below). He got me a CD Joey & Rory,reusable produce bags for green shopping & a basket full of vanilla lavender goodies from Bath & Body Works. The produce bags are awesome! They are clear so the cashier can see what is in them and so light they don't cost extra to use. Sweet! You can learn more about them here.
We ventured out of the house to see our friend, Phil jump into a nearby lake & to see a movie! We saw "New In Town" with Renee Zellweger. It's about her move from FL to MN and was cute. It may only be funny to those that have lived in the mid-west, but we're glad we went to the matinee. Phil participated in the "polar bear jump" that is a fundraiser where people actually PAY money to jump into the freezing lake...in MN....in February. This was Phil's third year jumping! Sadly we had just missed his jump, but met up afterwards. That night John fixed me fillet mignon & shrimp cocktail. Yum!
Saturday we took the dogs for a good long walk & made a new pancake recipe. We relaxed, got caught up on shows from the previous week & exchanged gifts (a 2009 goal). I gave John a shirt & tie to match and delivered one from my mom too. I also donated to Angel Mission in his name (see post below). He got me a CD Joey & Rory,reusable produce bags for green shopping & a basket full of vanilla lavender goodies from Bath & Body Works. The produce bags are awesome! They are clear so the cashier can see what is in them and so light they don't cost extra to use. Sweet! You can learn more about them here.
We ventured out of the house to see our friend, Phil jump into a nearby lake & to see a movie! We saw "New In Town" with Renee Zellweger. It's about her move from FL to MN and was cute. It may only be funny to those that have lived in the mid-west, but we're glad we went to the matinee. Phil participated in the "polar bear jump" that is a fundraiser where people actually PAY money to jump into the freezing lake...in MN....in February. This was Phil's third year jumping! Sadly we had just missed his jump, but met up afterwards. That night John fixed me fillet mignon & shrimp cocktail. Yum!
John's shirts!
my sleepy time kit!
my onya bags!
people jumping in the ice hole!
afterwards they go straight to the hot tubs....if I could skip the lake part I'd do this :)
ice fishers on the other side of the lake
can you see the holes?
Jax represents all the relaxing that took place this weekend.
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