a lovely Valentines date.

One of my favorite things to do is to throw a big blanket on the floor and have a picnic in the living room/basement/anywhere with enough space. Matt and I wanted a special and low key Valentines date so I whipped up this yummy fettuccine recipe with broccoli and blackened chicken and some chocolate covered strawberries, popped open some Virgil's cream sodas, lit the candles, turned off the lights, and we had ourselves a romantic date in the living room! It was nice to be able to just sit down and connect, without a bunch of noise and strangers around us.

You don't need to go out to a fancy expensive restaurant (though that's fun too!) to have a nice date. You can celebrate love right at home. I love simple celebrations with my hubs. 

Oh, and this is what Ellie was up to while we had our romantic picnic date...

isn't she sweet?

Do you celebrate Valentines day? What did you do to celebrate love?

Jordan & Sara

This is Jordan & Sara, some new good friends of ours.  Jordan is from America. Sara is from Mexico. They met in France. Yeah, I know... That's awesome. We met at church a few months ago and, basically, we love them. They are super fun and friendly, and Sara once made us a delicious Mexican drink made out of flowers. How baller is that? They had a beautiful wedding in Mexico about 9 months ago and unfortunately got TOTALLY scammed on their wedding photography. I wanted to give them some pictures they'd be happy to hang in their home. So a couple weeks ago we met up at a park in Cincinnati and had some picture time fun. Here are a few from their session!

Jordan & Sara, I am so glad we know you! You're the bees knees, and I hope you like your pictures!!