Tuesday Tune: My Love Is Your Love

In honor of the late Whitney Houston ... this was the first song that came to my mind when I decided to post today's Tuesday Tune.  Happy Valentines Day!

My Love Is Your Love

by Whitney Houston

Cupid's Big Day.

The beautiful bouquet Mr. M surprised me with.

Valentines Day. It’s the one day every year where – if we’re honest – we, as women, are expecting flowers, chocolates, balloons, stuffed bears, jewelry, candle light dinners and cards oozing with gushes of sweet nothings from our significant other.  Okay, you’re right … we might not be expecting all of it, but if you’re reading this and you’re a woman who’s spoken for, you’re hoping for at least one of the afore-mentioned prizes of love.

For years I always tried to protest Cupid’s big day … trying to convince myself that it was all a big waste of money, and that the hype was overrated. I lied. I finally admitted to myself and to my husband that I really am a fan of Valentines Day – whether I like it or not. I’m just a big sap. I’m a total sucker for the cards, for the balloons, for the flowers! Oh, how I love flowers … almost as much as I love eyeshadow!

One of the most memorable Valentines’ that I remember was when I was in college.  Mr. M drove the seven hours from Panama City to Lakeland. We did nothing fancy, or stereotypically romantic. We ordered a gigantic pizza, got smoothies, and watched Jaws. I believe there was some face-sucking involved too. Sorry, Mom and Dad. But in all seriousness, that celebration is one of my overall favorite dating memories I have with Mr. M, and by far the best Valentines Day memory to date.

I try to make things easy for him by reassuring him I don’t need anything fancy. A card would suffice, but flowers – even a cheap bouquet from the grocery store – would make my day. I’m eager to see what he’s got up his sleeve.

So what are we up to tonight? Besides the fact that I've spent the day home with a sick kid ... no big plans for us. As we do every year, we’ll go to dinner post-Valentines Day to escape the crowds. But tonight, will be another quiet night at home, with a quiet dinner, and once baby girl is in bed, maybe a little face-sucking for old times sake.

And here’s to many more mid-February celebrations with the man I love.

Happy Valentines Day, everybody!

Tuesday Tune: Angel By Your Side

Angel By Your Side

by Francesca Battistelli

Hello, February...

January was an absolutely crazy month in our household, hence the reason I only had a handful of posts. I feel like the entire month was a blur. And someone please tell me how we are already in the second week of February? Time really does fly.

A recap of the beginning of my year … Mr. M and I fell in love with a house at the end of 2011. That fell through. But we’re hopeful that the right one will come along, and soon!

Work is stressful. I feel overwhelmed with it on most days, but such is life.

Little Miss G got the gross stomach virus that has been going around. I think she actually got two bouts of it. Puke, puke and more puke was my reality, off and on, for about ten days. On top of the tummy troubles, she also came down with a nasty cold that she so graciously shared with her Mommy. All, I can say is praise God for Grandma who came to the rescue more than once!

Me and G were better just in time for the Super Bowl. And then, out of nowhere, Mr. M comes down with food poisoning – horrible food poisoning. Poor dude. Praise the Lord he’s feeling better now.

Finally, as I mentioned in Learning To Trust, we did receive some really great news this month that pretty much trumped any frustration that came along. I’m not at liberty to disclose that news quite yet, but it’s BIG and it’s exciting, and you’re gonna be just as excited as I am!

So, yeah, that was January.  Here’s to a much more relaxed February full of blogging and happiness.