V Day 2010

So... I decided to be sneaky and create a romantic dinner environment for Sean when he got home from work on the thirteenth of February. A little preemption never hurt anyone. :) I took the above picture because that table is very. Very. Heavy. Much heavier than it looks, especially the glass. I took the below picture because I was a little dubious about being able to get the glass back on top of the base, after rolling it from the common area into our bedroom. What was I thinking?

Thankfully, a few Strecker males (landlord family) were home and helped me out after I explained, only a little sheepishly, my plan. I covered the table with a lovely tablecloth Sean's mom got us for Christmas (doesn't look too much like poinsettias on it, does it? Good thing red is also an appropriate color for Valentine's Day).

 

I made a "you and me" slideshow of photos of us throughout our history together, complete with romantic/favorite music of ours.

I got all dolled up and even curled my hair and put on a dress!

For mood lighting: a personalized lantern to shed soft light on our dinner table, honey-vanilla tea light within and others scattered over dresser-tops. This component of the ensemble was also a Christmas gift, this time from Mark and Heather.

Sean was definitely surprised when he got home, and I was giddy to show him. We had a very sweet second V-Day together. I am so grateful he is in my life!