T.I.M.E. - aka Love!

Valentine's Day is a widely celebrated holiday filled with candy and flowers, all in the name of love.  I'm not sure who came up with those things as an "I love you", but its now a wide know fact that that is the only way to celebrate Valentine's Day. Right...right??! 

This hasn't been a long standing Ahn Family tradition, but this year on a total whim we gave each other our Valentine's a day early.  Casey came home after I had just gotten finished making his in the spare room, I came walking out to a wonderful basket filled with things that he knew I would like!  (I didn't take a picture of his, but it was a candy bouquet.) I then went and got his to give to him.  Awesome, now we both know we love each other!  But now what about Valentine's Day?

As much as I loved my basket, It was nothing to the next day.  I got up Valentine's morning and did my normal daily routine.  Get up, feed the kids, and run to Trader Joe's to grab yummy stuff for dinner.  Casey got home early, and we took the girls to my friends house.  Then off to the hospital we went.  Who plans a procedure on Valentines? Well that would be me, because I wasn't really thinking.  I planned my Hsg for the big Feb.14th...  For three years now we have been trying to have another baby.   For some reason unknown to us we haven't been able to get pregnant besides the one and only time 2 years ago. Two years ago last December I had an ectopic  pregnancy, which burst on my way to the hospital to have the necessary procedures done.  Because of this its made it a little more complicated because I only have one tube working. So thus the reason for my Hsg. Procedure went well, and now off to eat food and get the girls.

We then ran home packed the girls an over night bag and took them to another of our friends so that they could spend the night and we could get a relaxing night at home.  We ended up dropping them off and got frozen yogurt and the movie Austenland on the way home.  We were slightly afraid of our choice after seeing the previews before it began, but then we laughed and laughed throughout the rest of the show.  We didn't even end up making our big fancy dinner we had planned on because we were still full from lunch and our pre dinner ice cream.

After going back and thinking about our day, I realized even though our day wasn't over the top fancy and oozing romance we had a day filled with what Valentines should be about..Time! It was by far my favorite Valentine's Day to date.  We've had 10 together now, and each year surpasses the last.  I sure love this guy!! 

Grandma B sent us a Valentines care package, the girls got these little stuffed animals that have gone all over with them since!  Casey and I got them some books and stuffed ponies to include them in the Valentines fun.  They were over the moon about their new onslaught of gifts.  They had a blast playing with their friends all day, and I am grateful for my friends who watched them so that we could get things done we needed!  

"love is really spelled t-i-m-e..."---Dieter F. Uchtdorf