Firstly, thank you all for your kind responses to my last quickie blog
it really underlines the fact that the friendships i've made in this community are real and i really value them quite a bit!
so my nap turned into a complete conk-out that lasted until the boyfriend got home. not so good for the job-hunt. but i think my lil bit of the flu is gone, i feel much, much better![biggrin](https://dz3ixmv6nok8z.cloudfront.net/static/img/emoticons/biggrin.b730b6165809.gif)
so, valentine's day. i think it can be kind of a sweet holiday, especially when i used to help my brother plan v-day activities and presents for his HS girlfriend. however, as an adult, i feel that one should express love for one's partner on a daily basis. i would rather have a steady stream of year-round little surprises (like bringing home a half pint of my favorite ice cream or a silly card just because) than a huge celebration on one day of the year.
love is all year round.
there have been a couple songs that have been stuck in my head lately, and they're kinda valentine-y. and so, youtube videos:
i adore this song. Dean Martin gets stuck in my head for days at a time.
Ella Fitzgerald gets stuck in a loop on a regular basis as well
and old blue eyes...
i got home from my massage last night (i get them every once in a while because they seem to keep my migraines at bay, at least for a while) to find a 'present corner' in the kitchen:
![](https://dz3ixmv6nok8z.cloudfront.net/static/img/ph-508.604ed20cffa9.gif)
this included a rose, a lil box of chocolates, champagne, and my favorite muffins![love](https://dz3ixmv6nok8z.cloudfront.net/static/img/emoticons/love.3be5004ff150.gif)
there was also a card that i just loved
![](https://dz3ixmv6nok8z.cloudfront.net/static/img/ph-508.604ed20cffa9.gif)
so yesterday was a pretty good day, all told. after dinner we snuggled in and watched Chuck, one of our favorite shows, and Law & Order reruns. it was low-key and very 'us'.
this morning i woke up ridiculously early (for me, anyway). i was awake at about 5, but tried to sleep for a bit longer. when i couldn't, i got up to troll around on the interwebs. every time i wake up early, for any reason, this song pops into my head:
so i was humming that to myself while editing pictures for later blog-posting.
first we have my toes. i combined two colors to get a fantastic sparkly 'blue steel' color. love.
![](https://dz3ixmv6nok8z.cloudfront.net/static/img/ph-508.604ed20cffa9.gif)
i got a haircut. it looks almost the same as my old haircut, but it lays nicer. obligatory vanity shots.
![](https://dz3ixmv6nok8z.cloudfront.net/static/img/ph-508.604ed20cffa9.gif)
![](https://dz3ixmv6nok8z.cloudfront.net/static/img/ph-508.604ed20cffa9.gif)
and then this morning, moments after dragging myself from bed. apologies for the lack of makeup![blush](https://dz3ixmv6nok8z.cloudfront.net/static/img/emoticons/blush.c659b594cdb0.gif)
![](https://dz3ixmv6nok8z.cloudfront.net/static/img/ph-508.604ed20cffa9.gif)
![](https://dz3ixmv6nok8z.cloudfront.net/static/img/ph-508.604ed20cffa9.gif)
![](https://dz3ixmv6nok8z.cloudfront.net/static/img/ph-508.604ed20cffa9.gif)
i hope everyone had a lovely day yesterday, whether you celebrated or not. i will be back with more inane blabber after i get home from IL.
oh and i get to see my Amarena !!!! *spazzy happy dance*![biggrin](https://dz3ixmv6nok8z.cloudfront.net/static/img/emoticons/biggrin.b730b6165809.gif)
bises, loves![kiss](https://dz3ixmv6nok8z.cloudfront.net/static/img/emoticons/kiss.fdbea70b77bb.gif)
oh, and a postscript, just for fun......
![](https://dz3ixmv6nok8z.cloudfront.net/static/img/ph-508.604ed20cffa9.gif)
![](https://dz3ixmv6nok8z.cloudfront.net/static/img/ph-508.604ed20cffa9.gif)
![biggrin](https://dz3ixmv6nok8z.cloudfront.net/static/img/emoticons/biggrin.b730b6165809.gif)
![kiss](https://dz3ixmv6nok8z.cloudfront.net/static/img/emoticons/kiss.fdbea70b77bb.gif)
so my nap turned into a complete conk-out that lasted until the boyfriend got home. not so good for the job-hunt. but i think my lil bit of the flu is gone, i feel much, much better
![biggrin](https://dz3ixmv6nok8z.cloudfront.net/static/img/emoticons/biggrin.b730b6165809.gif)
so, valentine's day. i think it can be kind of a sweet holiday, especially when i used to help my brother plan v-day activities and presents for his HS girlfriend. however, as an adult, i feel that one should express love for one's partner on a daily basis. i would rather have a steady stream of year-round little surprises (like bringing home a half pint of my favorite ice cream or a silly card just because) than a huge celebration on one day of the year.
love is all year round.
there have been a couple songs that have been stuck in my head lately, and they're kinda valentine-y. and so, youtube videos:
i adore this song. Dean Martin gets stuck in my head for days at a time.
Ella Fitzgerald gets stuck in a loop on a regular basis as well
and old blue eyes...
i got home from my massage last night (i get them every once in a while because they seem to keep my migraines at bay, at least for a while) to find a 'present corner' in the kitchen:
![](https://dz3ixmv6nok8z.cloudfront.net/static/img/ph-508.604ed20cffa9.gif)
this included a rose, a lil box of chocolates, champagne, and my favorite muffins
![love](https://dz3ixmv6nok8z.cloudfront.net/static/img/emoticons/love.3be5004ff150.gif)
there was also a card that i just loved
![](https://dz3ixmv6nok8z.cloudfront.net/static/img/ph-508.604ed20cffa9.gif)
so yesterday was a pretty good day, all told. after dinner we snuggled in and watched Chuck, one of our favorite shows, and Law & Order reruns. it was low-key and very 'us'.
this morning i woke up ridiculously early (for me, anyway). i was awake at about 5, but tried to sleep for a bit longer. when i couldn't, i got up to troll around on the interwebs. every time i wake up early, for any reason, this song pops into my head:
so i was humming that to myself while editing pictures for later blog-posting.
first we have my toes. i combined two colors to get a fantastic sparkly 'blue steel' color. love.
![](https://dz3ixmv6nok8z.cloudfront.net/static/img/ph-508.604ed20cffa9.gif)
i got a haircut. it looks almost the same as my old haircut, but it lays nicer. obligatory vanity shots.
![](https://dz3ixmv6nok8z.cloudfront.net/static/img/ph-508.604ed20cffa9.gif)
![](https://dz3ixmv6nok8z.cloudfront.net/static/img/ph-508.604ed20cffa9.gif)
and then this morning, moments after dragging myself from bed. apologies for the lack of makeup
![blush](https://dz3ixmv6nok8z.cloudfront.net/static/img/emoticons/blush.c659b594cdb0.gif)
![](https://dz3ixmv6nok8z.cloudfront.net/static/img/ph-508.604ed20cffa9.gif)
![](https://dz3ixmv6nok8z.cloudfront.net/static/img/ph-508.604ed20cffa9.gif)
![](https://dz3ixmv6nok8z.cloudfront.net/static/img/ph-508.604ed20cffa9.gif)
i hope everyone had a lovely day yesterday, whether you celebrated or not. i will be back with more inane blabber after i get home from IL.
oh and i get to see my Amarena !!!! *spazzy happy dance*
![biggrin](https://dz3ixmv6nok8z.cloudfront.net/static/img/emoticons/biggrin.b730b6165809.gif)
bises, loves
![kiss](https://dz3ixmv6nok8z.cloudfront.net/static/img/emoticons/kiss.fdbea70b77bb.gif)
oh, and a postscript, just for fun......
![](https://dz3ixmv6nok8z.cloudfront.net/static/img/ph-508.604ed20cffa9.gif)
![](https://dz3ixmv6nok8z.cloudfront.net/static/img/ph-508.604ed20cffa9.gif)
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danger_diabolik:
Wait a minute... hold the phones... my name came up? Do tell.... ![smile](https://dz3ixmv6nok8z.cloudfront.net/static/img/emoticons/smile.0d0a8d99a741.gif)
![smile](https://dz3ixmv6nok8z.cloudfront.net/static/img/emoticons/smile.0d0a8d99a741.gif)
nacho1:
The cat card made me laugh and the Ron Jermey thing made me cring!! For the past two years, me and wife have celebrated v-day at a Flogging Molly show. Good times. Hope all is well and I'm here if you ever need to talk. Later.