Simple Valentine Celebration @ Home

I am not one of the many women fortunate enough to splurge on gifts for their loved ones on valentines. I am but a LUCKY stay-at-home wife/mom blessed with family to care for. I am blessed to have a gift of creativity to make something for my spouse. Handmade gifts is totally PRICELESS. The effort on putting together gift and words is far more special than a store bought one....

I woke-up at 4am to start my plan...When my hubby hopped in the shower. I immediately snuck out of the house to take the gift and chocolates in the car, placed it on the dashboard where he can see before he takes off.....and I ran back becoz it's freezing outside. Hoping he wouldn't notice I hopped on  the computer and read the SWEET message he posted on Facebook. 

Out of all the picture...becoz we met online and he was browsing my friend's friendslist when he spotted my profile picture, the rest is history.

I went back into the room and under the sheets before he got done. Then later on he asked if I went out....not to spoil my plan, I used the camera that I left in the trunk for an excuse.

Hey its the thought that counts LOL

He left and came back to leave something for my step-son (an excuse)....He brought me EVERLASTING flowers (artificial LOL he knows I only like one stem but he couldnt fine one)!!!

 Tossed in my kid's bags their suprises.

I gave my handmade pop-up card when hubby came home. I received LOTS of hugs and smooches. He surprised me with CHOCOLATES (Im a CHOCOHOLIC!), a gift.....and got back rub!

I prepared a different menu for the night. I usually do on special occasions.

Pulled pork @ mini-muffin with hershey in the center and home-made strawberry syrup.

Hubby LOVED it and was stuffed.

I try my best with whatever resources I have to take each occasion up a notch...That's just what I am, I love LOVE....I want people around me to feel special and loved... 

Eventhough my Valentine started with a news that my friend MYRIC@PetitesPassions's brother-in-law passed away and I had to send her the message. He died valentines day. It just made me realize that we should ALWAYS show the LOVE to people around us...Not only on valentines or any occasion BUT EVERYDAY. We cannot bring back life and regret we didnt show them enough of our love, or thank them for the opportunity to be loved by them. LIFE is PRECIOUS.......We don’t know whose name God will call next. We don’t know when any of us will be called home. It’s best for us to show our love and appreciation to each other while we can, while we are still alive. Too many times we neglect to do so and live to regret it. So many times funeral wishes are where all the love and appreciation are expressed. Many people don’t know how much they meant to us until they’re dead—we don’t always tell the people we love how much they mean to us until it’s too late.At funerals all the flowers, messages, and tributes written would make any heart melt, but the person who would have appreciated them most cannot read them. It’s always better to express how we feel when people are still alive; then the tributes we write when they die would be just a reinforcement of what they already knew.

 1 John 4:7,8

“Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.  He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.”