Looking Forward to Valentines Day!

I never see Luke this semester-he's too busy! So I've been REEEEEALLY bored and lonely, and since he's not home right now I'll waste time blogging. I was just thinking it would be fun to write about some random memories I have of Valentines past, leading up to my first V-Day with Luke. Since this blog is my only form of journal, I feel like some of these memories (especially ones including my husband) should be recorded. So feel free to read on, or stop if you simply don't care. It's all good either way :D

I remember one year my mom had hid our cards in the pine tree next to our house. It was kind of like a scavenger hunt to find our card... and even though it was sooooooooooooo long ago I still think of that as something fun I'd like to do with my kids some day.
Another year we had made these gooey puffed-wheat treat things in the shape of bears and took them around to neighbors. I don't know why we did it that one year, but I will always remember it.... even though I don't think if I've ever even had that particular kind of dessert ever since. They must have tasted good because I remember it all these years later.

And Oh the school parties and the BELOVED Valentine boxes...making that each year was one of my favorite activities. I don't remember what my box was like in 1st grade but I do recall a really funny homemade valentine I got from a boy. It was a white sheet of paper folded in fourths and the outside was completely blank except for a little worm was drawn right in the middle. Inside the card it said "Hi, I'm Mary the Worm." Random? I think so! hahaha.. now that same boy just got home from his mission and I'm excited to hear how my other friend is likeing that ;) ;) Maybe she'll be getting a special valentine's worm card this year! :D

Anyway, when I was in 5th grade Valentines Day was on a Saturday like it will be this year, and I had 2 friends sleep over. The one girl, Monteal, had a little sister who was a little dramatic because when she left for my house she begged her not to leave her on (heaven forbid) "VALENTINE'S EVE!" Hahahah.. So it's a good thing I'll be with my hunny on Friday night! I'd hate to think of leaving him on Valentine's Eve.

Speaking of my hunny- This week 5 (gasp) years ago we started dating officially. We had been on a few dates and had been spending A LOT of time together for a couple of weeks before this. The annual Scofield Snowride was on the Saturday before Valentines's Day and I invited him to go with me. This meant, staying with my family at the cabin Friday night. (woo woo!) I was hoping he would kiss me that weekend! After all, there was the Valentine's Dance that Sat. night too... so I thought it would be the perfect weekend for such a monumental event. So, hoping it would happen that night, I was completley shocked when he kissed me that Friday afternoon in the school parking lot after Friday Forum. (not exactly the romantic setting I had invisioned.. but oh well, right?!) Funny thing is, because I didn't expect it, I moved in for a hug and he kissed my chin instead of my lips! HAHAHA...
That night though, we made up for it and had a really sweet (second first kiss) before parting ways to our bedrooms. Also that night we had the DTR [define the relationship talk] and officially became a couple. The snowride was a blast, the dance was incredible, and we danced to "Everything" by Lifehouse and the words hit me so strongly that I realized I was in love with this man..(But I was NOT ready to admit that yet)........... When he dropped me off that night he told me he loved me. He didn't get the reaction he was probably hoping for because it freaked me out. Things were happening so quickly.... so i didn't return the favor for a few more weeks. But that's a different story.

The Scofield Snowride 2005

CEU's Valentine Dance

Anyway, we celebrated our first Valentines Day together with eating dinner at a restaurant with his parents. That was the first time I met them. Later, he and I went to my sister's house and watched a movie with her and her husband. After that, we were pretty much history. It was only another month before we started talking marriage and not too long after that we got engaged. So each year at Valentines day I can't help but think of our beginning together. It actually makes Valentine's day all the sweeter.