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As a December Bride, I’ve been wrestling with what I should do about the holidays this year.
It’s Mother’s Day next Sunday! I think getting your FMIL a mother’s day gift is a super sweet idea that she’s sure to appreciate. 
This weekend, Mr. Pearl took me for V-Day, Part Deux. The location of the trip was kept a secret up until we got to South Orange County…he even took roundabout freeways on the way there to keep me in suspense. We ended up going to San Diego, one of our favorite towns for a quick getaway.
We ended up leaving much later than we planned on Friday, so we missed our dinner reservation there. We stayed at the Hilton in the Gaslamp District, which was very cute! On Saturday morning, we were exhausted from our late night, but Mr. Pearl made an appointment that we had to keep. He surprised me with a day at the San Diego Wild Animal Park, which is not only a zoo-type atmosphere (and btw, I LOVE zoos), but also one of the nation’s foremost natural conservatories (as they work on the conservation of not only animals, but plant life as well).
Practically every weekday, my FI and I meet up at a park to have lunch during our lunch breaks. Recently, it’s been way too cold to get out of the car and eat outside, so we’ve been eating inside my car with the heat blasting. Look at what he did on Valentines:
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This year there was no fancy dinner (we had Chinese takeout!), no bouquet of roses. Instead, Mr. E decided to be “practical”, and got me these (longer lasting!) beauties:
By now you might be a little Valentined out. So I promise this is the last time I mention Valentine’s Day, and I’ll keep it short.
Mr. Bee and I went to La Lanterna di Vittorio, an adorable Italian restaurant in the Village, for dinner last night. It was so cozy, romantic, and quintessentially New York. The Jonathan Kreisberg Jazz Trio offered a special performance throughout dinner - and they were really great! The food was good, the music was good, service was a little slow since it was so busy… but still good. Highly recommended for natives and tourists alike.
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In one word: YUM!
It was hands-down, the best steak I’ve ever had - and I’ve had many steaks in my time, being from Texas and all. 
Started out with a breadbasket, butter, and mustard (the mustard is SO good with their pretzel bread - yum yum~!)
I spent last week drooling over those beautiful blue topaz earrings, and each night I scoured eBay and google for the perfect stones to buy to make a set for myself. Mr. Lemon must have been keyed into my psychic waves across the country, since he returned home with my Valentine’s Day present:
Gorgeous and utterly too perfect! I think I shocked him when I said, “It’s even london blue!” (in regards to the color) since I own very few gemstones. So I had to go into a full explanation of my obsession with the earrings complete with evidence from my blogging and email rants to my mom. At the end, he gave me the “oh my gosh this is creepy” look — in that really good way.
Let me start out by saying we’ve never been really big on celebrating holidays together. In fact, the first year we were dating, we didn’t even remember our one year anniversary until the day afterwards! And when it comes to birthdays, it’s not uncommon for our gifts to each other to not be a surprise. Yeah, I know, boring. Last year, we didn’t do anything for Valentine’s. This year, though, we did both do a little something nice for each other, and I have to admit I really enjoyed the special treatment.
Over the weekend, I visited Aran’s Colour and Glaze Studio, a little paint-your-own pottery place in the small city of Castro Valley, in the East Bay Area. Aran’s has been a favorite place of mine to go to to relax and let some creativity flow: aspiring artists pick out a blank, unfinished white piece of pottery, paint it with the provided materials, and return to the studio a few days later to pick up the final, glazed piece. The beauty of the whole process is that the result is a one-of-a-kind and personalized gift, and it’s fun, too! (Hmm… bridesmaids’ gifts, anyone?) I made a mug there a long time ago for Mr. Plumeria, but it has since gotten chipped, and Valentine’s was the perfect excuse to make a new one. Last time, I did an abstract, bold graphic across the entire mug. This time, I decided to make one that he would love: a Super Mario brothers mug!
I should know by now not to get my hopes up on Valentine’s Day. Every year, with or without a significant other, I always expect something sweet and romantic. This year was no different. I had asked Mr. Kiwi for one thing: flowers. He did get me flowers, but left them in his office overnight (he got them February 13th) without water. Then someone turned the heat on. Yeeeaaah. I had flowers that may have been lovely at some point. The sweet thing was, he bought flowers in our wedding colors. The boy tried hard. He also gave me a card, which is something new! I’m usually the card giver there, so I was pleasantly surprised.
After a sweet dinner of italian food at a restaurant nearby, we came home. Expecting some cuddling on the couch and watching a movie, I was a little miffed when Mr. Kiwi said, “I’m going to go lie down and read the magazine you bought me.” Screwed by one of my own gifts to him. I yelled back (only because he was in another room) “Don’t fall asleep!” So he fell asleep. I was left to watch TV by myself while he slept- on Valentine’s Day. To make my rejected self feel better, I scavenged his loot from his elementary school’s Valentine’s Day extravaganza. (By the way, kids give some GOOD candy now!)
I don’t think so:
Though I’m (clearly) no Willy Wonka, I decided to make Mr. Daisy some chocolate-covered pretzels to celebrate the auspicious occasion of our first married Valentine’s Day. Using a mold I bought at Michael’s and neither experience nor skill, I produced six pretzel rods for his consumption. I mean, the fella sent me a giant, gorgeous bouquet and is squiring me to dinner. Colored pretzels are the least I can do…! (and I do love the guy, after all.)
You might have noticed that the Google logo was a bit misshapen on account of Valentine’s Day:
Where’s the “L” ???
Turns out that Google was making a reference to the poet Barnabe Googe, whose well known line of prose fits well with the holiday:
“I did but see her passing by, and yet I love her till I die”
As for the “L”… it’s there… it’s the top of the strawberry stem. Not too obvious but all intentionally designed. Well played Google, well played.
I just discovered a great blog called MetroDad through a friend. He has an awesome entry today on why he loves Valentine’s Day, so go check it out!
After the change in passport regulations in the new year, Mr. Raspberry and I realized that we should make sure our guests know they will need their passport for our wedding if they plan on visiting Niagara Falls while they are here. We decided the best way to make sure everyone knew would be to send a postcard, as we also wanted to remind them to book their hotel rooms.
Hence our Valentine postcard, which everyone should have received by now. I used pictures of our pups, Gewurz and Stella, both wearing my Halloween veil for the front of the card.
It’s Valentine’s Day and I’m all alone. Meh.
Mr. Strawberry is on a business trip in Illinois for the next two weeks, so I have no romantic illusions. We won’t be having a romantic evening out on the town. We’re not even exchanging gifts. Actually, my gift to him is to clean the entire house. Spotless. (I’m not a very good housekeeper!)
Earlier this week, I didn’t think it was that big of deal. But surprisingly, I woke up today, and I was slightly depressed. Meh. That’s what I say.
I did however realize how lucky and happy I am that I do have someone in my life. Just not today! 
So, again, I say…meh.
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