hearts, chocolates, and all that mushy stuff :)

We intturupt this studing cram session to bring you the highlights of valentines day....

okay so we really aren't inturrupting anything.... just "popping out a blog" (as i told tom) before i get into a marathon day of the stuff (a.k.a studing).

but yesterday was simply too divine to not take a moment to share it. i woke up early yesterday morning to get dressed to go and sit in on mom's class - senior project. This was for two reasons: 1. if everything goes as planned, i will be taking this class "senior project" next term and it just sounds ominous... this project you do as a senior where you work with a company addressing a problem they have and giving them a solution and then doing this HUGE presentation infront of three professors (three different times). I wanted to know what the heck i was in for. 2. it was also just a great opportunity to spend time with mom and see what it is she does and where she goes when she runs out the door.

so the class was suppose to end at noon... HOWEVER, we weren't leaving campus until almost 1. which messed up my plan to run to the store for tommy. the class... went great. i gave suggestions (that was the purpose of this class...last time they meet before the 'big day) on how they could make things better. and i felt like i was giving the no brainers. just things that popped out to me. but one girl decided to pop up and tell me that i could get paid for giving people these kinds of ideas. which made me think of sharon and that i had she probably had rubbed off on me a bit. and that made me feel awfully good. so even though i was running late, i was feeling GREAT cuz apparently i'm smart and people like my ideas.

tom had texted me to let me know that he was preparing me something special at home and he was planning for me to be there at 1. so i raced home fast as i could because tom had to head off to work at 2. I got there at 1:15 with just enough time to somewhat peacefully enjoy the most amazing meal of my life. it was like iron chef had come to our kitchen. It must be said that it's the end of the grocery two weeks and time for grocery shopping. there are no more planned meals yet to be cooked. nutin. so tom iron chef style - looked at the ingredints we had and made amazing gormet lunch. We had cheesy potatoe croquets - i'm still not even sure what a croquet is but it's damn good. We had heart shaped samon cakes (super yum). Roasted grapes - sounds wierd... but really good. and Carrots cooked in basalmic vinegrette glaze. i typically do not like carrots if they are even a tiny bit warm. these were amazing. and it was topped off with aztec style drinking chocolate... it had a spicy little kick which was most yum. it was all very divine and very rich and pleasing on my happy lil foodie taste buds.

i think it was one of the best valentines day gifts ever. it took a lot of work on toms part and creativity and it was so much more than just popping by the store and handing me a bunch o flowers. it was a gift from the heart and i think that is why it was so amazing. i told tom yet once again that he really should go to culinary school... i mean if can do that with what's in the kitchen with no training... lordy almighty look out food network....

i took tom to work where we found out that there is a strong potential that possibly within the next week he will receive a promotion to the lead fuel clerk. it would mean full time, a raise, and basically the responsibilty of managing the station. nothing official... just the rumors that run before people actually do what they are talking about.

while he was at work, i ran that errand i had intended to earlier in the day. and i got lost. like 4 exits down the highway from where we live lost. i just took TWO rights. TWO. and was so lost when i called my mom she wasnt' even sure where i was. but i found my way to the highway and got back on track... just a litle behind schedule. i picked up a bottle of tupelo honey. if anyone knows us together... expecially in those early days of dating. there was van morrison and tupelo honey. tupelo honey is particularly difficult to find (i know i looked for a year), but i found a place that carries it here in GA. so i went for the sweet (literally) gift that represents the beginning sweet time in our relationship. i think it was nice.

ran home with an hour to go before tom got home. and started whipping up some super yummy devil's food cake cupcakes with creamcheese frosting. i even started using some alton brown techniques while mixing stuff together. i felt like a super pro. but a super pro running out of time. it was already time for tommy to get off work and the yummy treat wasn't done.

so i picked up the man, and he handed me a lovely velvety box o' chocolates... truffless... *giggles* it was sweet. i decided since valentines day is about appreciating the one you love, that tommy and i could just finish the cupcakes together. so we did. so now we have sweet treats and fun memories of frosting cupcakes with cheesy hearts and chocolates.

tom had make reservations at a super swanky place for dinner. but they were late (which worked out great in the end) and so we parted ways (him to our bathroom, me to moms') to get all spiffed up. and we did.... all perdy up for the occasion. i even had mom take some pictures cuz you gotta take pictures when you are all spiffed up! and we ate at Luciannos (i think that's what its name was). it's wasn't far but it was pretty packed. apparently recently rated by atlantans as the #2 italian place in the city last month. and i could see why. it was great. amazing amazing northern italian food. tommy got the rigatoni *something* and i got the lasagna... so yum. we topped it off with Tiramisu, which i think was amazing in and of itself becuase i think we had both eaten like 4 cupcakes already. the tiramisu... rocked. sooooo incredibly smooth.

by the time we started for the car to head home i was done. i think it was just hitting that point of fullness on all the senses. my tummy was golden. i had a single glass of wine. i was exhausted. i felt accomplished. and i felt overwhelmingly loved. so full that i think i was like drunk of fullness of life. i seriously could barely walk to the car and had to focus VERY hard to drive us home. but we made it home safely (for the most part) and i collapsed in bed. it was a good day for sure. a very very good day indeed.