Valentine's Day

“Perhaps, after all, romance did not come into one’s life with pomp and blare, like a gay knight riding down; perhaps it crept to one’s side like an old friend through quiet ways; perhaps it revealed itself in seeming prose, until some sudden shaft of illumination flung athwart its pages betrayed the rhythm and the music, perhaps . . . perhaps . . . love unfolded naturally out of a beautiful friendship, as a golden-hearted rose slipping from its green sheath.”
― L.M. Montgomery

Our "beautiful friendship" beginning to unfold in the fall of 1990

I think we might be officially old this Valentine's Day.  But I accept it gracefully if it means that my kids are absolutely amazing.  They thoughtfully pooled their tooth fairy and birthday money (their only sources of income) to send Aaron and me on a date, a very rare occasion.

And if you need a beautiful and quick Valentine's Day craft that really speaks to the REAL reason we can celebrate, go over to Mollie's blog to see what she has created!