I used to be very anti-Valentine’s Day knowing that it’s just a consumer holiday. Okay, it has Christian origins–but in modern times, the celebration is mostly commercial.
Then I had kids and I want to celebrate all the holidays! Besides, it’s the point in winter here when the cold, dark weather starts to feel interminable, Christmas was a while ago and Easter is still far away. It’s fun to have something to celebrate, although I try to steer away from the commercialism as well as I can.
But you needn’t spend tons of money to have yourself a nice little celebration, so here’s what we got up to on Tuesday!… Read More »
Happy Valentine’s week! Eric and I don’t usually exchange gifts on Valentine’s Day, but we do try to get out and spend some quality time together. Our first “real” date, that wasn’t a school dance, was to see “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” on Valentine’s Day in 2014. (You can read more about how we met