Our Valentine's Day 2014

Andrew worked in the Little Rock office yesterday and since I was out of school I decided to go with him.  The idea was that we could go out to eat some place nice when he got off work.

After I dropped him off at work I met up with my BFF and former boss for breakfast.  It was so nice to just sit and talk with them.  We did that every day when I worked at HG and it is probably the thing I miss most about working there.  We sat there visiting until the lunch crowd starting showing up.  

After breakfast I piddled around going in different little boutiques and stores.  I was hoping to find something new to wear to dinner but I wasn't really in the mood to buy anything.  I found several cute tops but ended up putting them all back and not buying anything. 

I was able to roam around Target for awhile.  Oh how I miss Target.  

Our little trip to LR also allowed me to get my haircut my regular stylist.  Thank goodness Ellie could fit me in.  I've decided that instead of trying to find a stylist here, I'm just going to have Andrew schedule his LR office days around my hair visits.  HA!

After getting more opinions than I ever expected and a lot of debate on my part I made my decision about which haircut I wanted.

Call me old and boring but I went back to this haircut.  

It's what I'm most comfortable with and I feel like it makes me look a little closer to my age.  

After my haircut it was time for dinner.  I picked up Andrew at 5:00 and we headed to Outback.  We really thought we would beat the crowd.  

We were wrong.  

They told us it was going to be an hour and a half wait.  We decided that in that time we could already be home.  We'll just have to use the Outback gift card another time.

So we drove home and ended up eating at our favorite local BBQ  restaurant.  The one we ate at for our anniversary.  

Then we went home and went to bed. 

It's what Big Mama refers to as Old Love.

We're just not big on Valentine's Day.  Some years we do gifts and some years we don't.

Andrew bought me flowers this year.  They are absolutely beautiful!

This year I decided to give him a little something everyday starting February 1.  I think his favorite gift was probably the Legos.  HA!  He's a kid at heart and I love that about him.

Kindleworm

So...my sweet husband surprised me with a Kindle for Valentine's Day. He actually gave it to me on Saturday. Of course he gives it to me and then tells me not to go buy a bunch of books.

UH WHAT???

He knows I can go a little overboard when it comes to books. I've always been a bit of a bookworm. These days my favorite author is Karen Kingsbury. I read her books as fast as she can write them. I highly recommend them. I also like Colleen Coble, Terri Blackstock, and several other Christian authors. I'm adding Rebecca Seitz to that list after reading Prints Charming.

When the ereaders first started coming out, the husband immediately thought I should have one. At that point I had no desire for one. There is just something about holding an actual book that is part of the joy of reading.

It's like this with all electronics. He thinks I need it, I don't. He convinces me to "let" him buy it for me, I don't know how I ever lived without it. Technology is definitely his love language. :)

We went to Alabama in December and I forgot my book at home. I'm not the kind of girl who could just go buy another book and start it. I'm a firm believer in reading one book at a time. I also don't read any books that are part of a series until all books in that series have been released. I'm weird like that. I just can't stand to be left hanging. I've been known to let books sit in my closet for two years or more just waiting on the rest of the series to be written and released.

So anyways there I was in Alabama stuck without my book. The husband so kindly points out that if I had a kindle I would have all my books with me.

That's all it took. I wanted one. My niece got one for Christmas and after playing around with hers, I wanted one even more.

I spent two days trying to decide what book I should buy first. There were so many I wanted. It was a hard decision but I bought America by Heart by Sarah Palin. It is my first ebook. I'm loving it. I'm officially a kindleworm.

It makes me wonder if I'll ever read the stack of books that are in my closet. I wonder if it is okay to still buy a real book. Will that offend the husband? I LOVE my kindle. But like I said, there is just something special about a real book. Kindles don't have that smell of new pages. I think there are certain books that I will still want the real deal.

What are you reading right now? Any authors you would recommend?

Happy Valentine's Day!

To my Valentine in honor of our upcoming concert date.

How sweet it is to be loved by you
How sweet it is to be loved by you

I needed the shelter of someone's arms, and there you were
I needed someone to understand my ups and downs, and there you were

With sweet love and devotion
Deeply touching my emotion

I want to stop and thank you baby
I want to stop and thank you baby

How sweet it is to be loved by you
How sweet it is to be loved by you

I close my eyes at night
Wondering where would I be without you in my life

Everything I did was just a bore
Everywhere I went it seems I'd been there before

But you brighten up for me all of my days
With a love so sweet in so many ways

I want to stop and thank you baby
I just want to stop and thank you baby

Husband, I love you!! You're the best valentine a girl could ask for!