Let's establish this:

I'm kind of a freak about Valentine's Day.

Bugg taking his afternoon snooze.

So every holiday is my favorite.
But really, Love's Own Day
is the one that makes me the most
holiday whacked out.
My scissors are on mega duty and
paper & felt hearts are piled up everywhere.

I stock up on paper doilies,
festive cupcake liners,
peruse Martha Stewart every other day,
plan out homemade Valentine's,
and daydream about THE morning when my kids
will wake up with heart stickers on their face
and Cupid letters on their pillows.
Told ya'.
I'm a FREAK.
And I'm pretty sure my children
are catching on.

We are deliciously deep into lovey plans.
The cousin's tea party is going to be darling.
The Hunk & I have a FEW dates planned.
And cookies, cookies, cookies.
I think my blood just turned pink & purple & glitter-specked.

madebyrae heart garland

One of my favorite memories I'll have
when I'm old & gray
is working on Valentine's
with my cute little cupids.
Like today,
Ella's pudgy little painted hand print
decorating card stock hearts.
Or tonight,
Mia was up past bedtime,
cutting, stamping, pasting, writing,
chatting with me as I worked on Buggy's
preschool v-day cards.
Heaven.