Valentine's Day

There was no school Thursday or Friday (Valentine’s Day) – and we were snowed in most of the two days. Shelli had to work so Zoe and I spent the day watching movies, playing in the snow, napping, and catching up on homework.

First thing in the morning, we exchanged ‘gifts’. Zoe was excited to give Mimi the special gift she picked out all by herself. Mimi and I got Zoe a cute stuffed dog (that she named Valentine), some new PJ’s and a small box of chocolate. We are not huge fans the whole candy idea. This year, Zoe told me to pick something I wanted and she would buy it for me with her own money. Shelli helped her and I got a beautiful silver bracelet with hearts on it. I felt super special.  Shelli and I were going to go to a vineyard for a wine and cheese tasting and then out to dinner, but the weather didn’t cooperate. 

I didn’t feel like cooking and going somewhere fancy where we had to ‘get dressed’ was absolutely out of the question. With that said, we stayed local so not to get stuck on the roads and instead opted for Chinese food. Of course we were all in our jeans, hoodies, and baseball caps when we sit down at the restaurant and our waiter is one of my students from work!  I was so embarrassed because we all looked crazy.  I told Shelli it’s impossible to go anywhere now without running into one or two of the kids from school. They work all over town, and there is just no way around it. That’s what happens when you work at the local High school. The only person who gets a hoot out of it is Zoe. She thinks it’s so cool!

When we got home, Mimi made us all ice cream cones and we cuddled on the couch and watched TV until it was time for bed. It was a great Valentine’s.