Valentine’s day this year was low-key compared to our first three celebrated together (one dating and two married).
2009:
As a recap, Joe took me to a very nice restaurant when we were dating and then stargazing afterwards. Oh, and he gave me beautiful sapphire earrings.
2010:
Our first Valentine’s as a married couple, Joe surprised me with around 100 roses.
2011:
Last year Joe went all out crazy with this:
I received a rose each day starting a week before Valentine’s day with each day increasing in number until V-day. On Valentines day, Joe gave me seven roses and a wonderful camera lens. I gave him his favorite rendition of Lord of the Rings on cd and the Hobbit in written format.
2012:
This year we had the same menu as last year (maybe starting a tradition): side salad, asparagus, mashed potatoes and chicken piccata (from William and Sonoma).
We enjoyed drinking strawberry lemonade with dinner. For dessert I made a delectable dessert, Golden Cake with Tangerine Fudge Frosting. Joe did get me flowers and wrote a really lovely, sweet letter. I gave Joe the Silmarillion (by J.R.R. Tolkien).