For Valentine's Day Matt made a whole dinner for his new girlfriend Erin. She's a vegetarian, so he made Veggie Mexican Lasagna for her with brownies for dessert and then took it to her dorm room complete with a table (cardboard box draped with a towel) and candles. I have to say, he's a pretty darn good boyfriend.



Blake had a much less romantic Valentine's Day. He spent the evening with his best friend Jacob. They were having a sleepover since they don't have to goto school tomorrow. These two are quite a pair! They've been best friends since about 3rd grade and we usually refer to them by one name - Blakob. It's like Brangelina or Bennifer. Is there some rule that these combo names have to all start with B?

See this picture of them at Chick-fil-a? It was funny because five minutes later, they had those waffle fries up their noses. Silly boys!


On Tuesday my husband and I had our Silver Anniversary. Actually it was very bizarre, because we both kind of forgot that this was "the big one" until about the day before. You see, we dated for a year before we got married, so we've always added a year to our anniversaries. And two years ago, we had a chance to go on a Caribbean Cruise, so we considered that our 25th Anniversary celebration. So the real thing was actually kind of an anti-climax. We went out for dinner at a Mexican restaurant and got a couple of just basic gifts and called it good. Sounds like our son is the romantic one in the family!

I just realized something funny. I was 24 when I got married. So I've literally been married for a year longer than I haven't been. How random is that?

I had my first Pampered Chef party. I think I must have picked the worst date on the calendar because I only had one guest who was able to make it. I had had a bad day in general and had a killer toothache to boot, so I pouted for a while and then decided to climb back on the horse. So I decided to declare it a practice run and re-do the whole party on Saturday afternoon. Hopefully I'll have a better result.

On the other hand, I've been cooking all sorts of stuff with my new toys and my family is loving all the food I've been cooking. I made Chicken Penne Pasta for my party and Matt surprised me by declaring it the best dish so far. I think my favorite has been either the Bacon Cheddar Bites or the Loaded Potato Soup.