Valentines Day

People always like to pretend that they don't care about Valentine's Day because it's commercial and forced... blah...blah... blah. I say that any time you get to spend just focusing on the love in your life is time well spent. Take the excuse. Eat good food and be naked. Do that as much as you can.

Truly, I think that this is one of the things that makes me a happy, grateful and satisfied person.

I believe in love. I believe it is the reason we all live.

I cry during all romantic comedies because I hate that part where people who are meant to be together lose each other

We took advantage of the holiday yesterday.

I planned to get Satu "William Shakespere's Star Wars," but when it came in the mail on Wednesday, it was so small that I figured that it would not be good for Valentines Day. She needs to know that I have a huge love for her.

Not one to delay either giving or receiving gifts, I gave the book to her on Wednesday. On Friday after work, the plan was to get some fuel for our stove and then get some flowers and really nice fillets for Valentines dinner on the way home. Unfortunately it took me hours to find a place that had pellets in stock. By the time I got home with the fuel and the tasty chow and flowers, it was too late to get the flowers hung from the ceiling and the notes wrapped around the stems like I had planned. Satu was already awake and **Hallelujah**  in the tub.

I got into bed to sleep the day away.

When I woke up, Satu had pulled the steaks out to rest. She knows about things like that.

She pulled out a surprise bottle of one of our favorite wines that she had been saving for months and poured us each a glass. Soooo wonderful.

Then she whipped up the most perfect steak dinner that history has ever known. For real.

Just before we settled in to our romantic dinner, she gave me my gift. There are two main parts:

Part one:

I saw this card in our local grocery last week and it really made me feel hopeful. Even Hallmark knows that love is precious wherever it is found.
Satu went back and conspicuously selected this card for me a midst a crowd of grandmothers and fathers looking for the right sentiments for their young people.

Then there was the TI 84 plus..

Absolutely glorious!! I would have never splurged on one for myself, but I am so thrilled to finally have a nice calculator.I couldn't believe it!! I am learning how to use all the awesome features now.

And finally there is this

After dinner Satu rolled out a desert surprise. Homemade chocolate covered strawberries. Not having much of a sweet tooth herself, Satu went through hours of confectionery, sticky hell to make this happen.  She went to three different stores for edible glitter and heart sprinkles. The strawberries were awesome. In fact, today she came down and saw my plate of strawberry tops and asked innocently which two I had eaten and if I liked them.
I had eaten 5. Yes I liked them and I liked the ones that looked like Chewbacca the best. Just call me glitter teeth ok? I am happier than I have ever been.
Finally, a Valentines day together in our own home.
The rest of the night is a secret. A wonderful, warm, sexxxy secret. I am so lucky.