happy valentines day

I always feel a deep sadness when our family outgrows a tradition.  For the first time in a long time, we did not have a special breakfast, heart shaped meatloaf or do our family cookie exchange on Valentine's Day.  Instead, we had the Larsen family over for spaghetti and sugar cookies and watched a movie.  It was a fun night, but as opposite of an intimate and romantic evening as you can get.  To top it off, I forbid Tony from getting me flowers or chocolate and requested instead that he replace all the toilet seats in our bathrooms.  I could not have felt more loved!