i walked into work yesterday wearing my red sweater that i can't zip anymore because my belly is too big. this is the extent of my celebration of valentine's day, i said to myself.

ooooooh, the newlyweds must have some special things going on tonight!, everyone was saying.

not really, i replied. it's just that we've only been married for 5 1/2 months and my husband is so romantic all the time that valentine's day isn't anything special. so my red sweater is the extent of my celebration.

and it's true. when you're married to someone who does nice things for you all the time, valentine's day is just like any other day.

besides, i kept saying, don't you think it's all a bit too commercial?

around 11:30 my cell rang, ariel was at the front desk ready to pick me up for lunch (he had the morning off). i get my stuff together, walk down the hallway and turn to the front desk to find my handsome husband standing there with a dozen roses and some chocolate. happy valentine's day, sweetie.



so i scratch my head and think, how did i get so lucky . . .

this week the trend
was to borrow all the strength that you could lend
to keep my head above the water and not descend
back to where i said i'd never go again

this week the trend, relient k



so far this week the trend has been . . . warm fuzzy feelings.

sunday night we got to see baby owen! he's so precious, so tiny. when babies are that size, absolutely everything about them is fascinating to me. i could sit there holding him and just stare . . . it was a perfect way to begin our week. anna and eric asked ariel to be the godfather =) and he is soooo excited. and i'm excited too, another little one in our life that will be so special to us both. we love that family so much . . .

monday was a crazy day at work - meetings, paperwork, lists as long as i am tall . . . so it was a good thing that in the morning before i left home, ariel and i cuddled before we got out of bed. i think that it's a good thing for ariel that i'm pregnant because i want to cuddle all the time. he took another shift for bob, whose grandfather died yesterday. so ariel wasn't supposed to get home until 10:30, but he got off early and was home at 8:30. we had hotdogs for dinner and then we went to bed. it was a great night.

and today . . . ariel didn't have to be in to work until 8:30 so we could cuddle again. i did laundry last night so all of my maternity clothes are clean. i rocked my volunteer managment meeting this morning. my girl scout cookies aren't in yet, but that will just make them taste sweeter when they do come in. ariel and i get off at the same time so we'll be able to sit down to dinner together. aaaaaaand american idol is on tonight.

warm fuzzy feelings . . .