Happy Birthday Valentine!

Happy Valentine's Day to everyone, and Happy Birthday to Luke! We were baking fools last night in preperation for this double holiday. Beau gets to have his first Valentine party at daycare today, so we made heart shaped brownies with frosting and sprinkles. I can't wait to see all the cute little Valentines he gets! Luke finished frosting his birthday cake to take to work...(I'm hoping for leftovers, but I won't hold my breath ;).

I also made an angel food cake for the birthday boy, and started some beef stew for supper tonight. Like I said baking fools!

Mom and Dad are coming up tommorrow to work on the basement (yes I know I still need to post pics...I'll get on that when I'm less busy mastering my culinary skills) so Luke and I both have tommorrow off of work...YEAH!!!

And in honor of Valentine's Day here is a list of current loves. I LOVE:

~reaching into my coat pocket for a pair of gloves and pulling out a cute little pair of baby socks instead (makes me smile).

~LOST... just started watching it from the beginning, and have no idea why I haven't been watching it all along

~being able to buy new jeans again just because I want new jeans, and not because the old ones don't fit (ABOUT DANG TIME!)

~Knowing Thursday is really like a Friday because I don't work tommorrow!!

~Spending Valentine's night with the ones I LOVE!!

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