The Wongs: What Valentine's Day Means to Me!

Our Valentine loot!
The heart that says 'love' was colored by Sophia.
She did it all by herself!

I think, like most things, Valentines Day and what it means to me has changed over the years. It once meant just wishing someone would give me a Valentine at school (sigh!), then it meant hoping I would get asked out for a nice dinner or get some pretty flowers. In our dating days and before we had kids, James and I always celebrated by exchanging cards, he always got me pretty flowers and we would go out for a lovely, romantic dinner. Well, things have changed a bit and while we still give cards and he gives me beautiful flowers, we don't really go out. This is really ok with me, for several reasons. First, I think Valentine's Day is really just a Hallmark holiday, and while the idea is nice, it's kind of over rated. Second, when we do go out, it's so crowded, over-priced and not as 'romantic' as they make it seem. Third, I like celebrating when it's special to us and not when everyone else is out too. That being said, our anniversary is also 12 days after Valentine's Day, so we usually end up celebrating our anniversary rather than Valentine's Day. To add to the fun, Ellie's birthday is the day after our anniversary! We are actually having her party on our anniversary this year and I am really excited! I can't believe she's almost one!

What I am trying to say is that Valentine's Day is supposed to be about love and celebrating your love for those around you and my biggest loves are my girls and my husband. It doesn't really matter what you do, but who you're with! We actually started celebrating yesterday. James planned a brunch for the four of us at a nice place in Claremont. It was a nice morning and we took Sophia for an ice cream after and even got some yummy cheese at a place called, no joke, the Cheese Cave! Then, last night, I gave the girls their dinner and bath while James cooked a delicious pepper steak dinner with homemade fries! It was amazing!!

My guy can cook!! What a lucky girl I am!

We had a lovely Valentine's Day together today as well. Although James had to work, we met up for lunch and Sophia gave James his card! We were at Chick-fil-A, but we were together and it was nice! James came home with some lovely roses and we had dinner together after the girls went to bed. It was nothing fancy, but it was perfect! I love my little family!