After agreeing to that 2 weeks ago, he was puzzled when he saw I had "pick Valentine's stuff" on my weekend list. I clarified that we had 25 kids in Audrey's class and 11 kids in Mason's class to get "stuff" for, 2 class parties to buy supplies for and 2 teachers! Valentine's is all about the kids these days and another very commercialized event.
For us, we went out to the D Bar (d stands for desserts!) for a 6-course dinner (3 savory and 3 sweet courses). The sweet courses were better than the savory ones, but still a great dinner. We watched the Kingsmen (which was ok, and I called it 007 meets Kill Bill) to complete our night, as my parents graciously watched the kids.
The best part is our gift to ourselves, a Vitamix! I wanted to see what the hype was about, and so far it does live up to it. In a day and a half, we have puréed the pasta sauce with lots of hidden veggies and the kids love it, and made two smoothies. The smoothie today was reminiscent of the "vitaminas" I grew up with in Brazil - bananas, papayas, strawberries, avocados and milk - delish. And it is super easy to clean.
