Be Mine!

Having shuffled off the chains of my moderate self-pity and depression, I am pleased to announce that I had a splendid Valentine's day with my husband.

To start with, I got up and my dad informed me that he had made breakfast for us all. I showered, styled my hair, and dressed. When I got downstairs, JJ had already eaten and my dad had a fresh cranberry scone waiting for me along with fresh pineapple. It was great!

Of course, per our usual Sunday routine, we made our way to school. I had to work from noon to four o'clock. JJ had his Catia class--to be clear, I'm not really clear on what Catia is; all I know is that it's some kind of seriously awesome, CAD-based computer program. It's a big deal for him because it will give him tons more job opportunities. I had a really great, low-key day at work. No conferences in the writing center, so no paperwork to do. I pretty much just chilled out and worked on my Media Analysis paper for my SOC 220 class. (My paper is about the discriminatory factors in a Brazilian yogurt ad. It's going to be awesome.)

After work was through, JJ and I went out for an early dinner at Biaggi's Italian Ristorante in Perrysburg. It was because of a suggestion from a friend that we decided to give it a try. It was super packed too, so we figured that was a good sign. We also figured it was a good thing we called for reservations on Wednesday afternoon. The food was phenomenal!

We split an antipasti sampler which consisted of calamari, bruschetta (my absolute favorite!), and stuffed mushrooms. We also got a bottle of Lambrusco--one of my all time favorite wines. For dinner, JJ got filet mignon with shrimp oreganata which came with roasted asparagus and mashed potatoes. The mashed potatoes were garlic infused and delicious! I know this because sharing is caring (yay kindergarten!). I ordered penne sardi, which was penne pasta with chicken, mushrooms, and onions in a sun-dried tomato cream sauce. The sauce had this sort of pale reddish hue--not quite what you'd call a pink, but not really a red either. The top of the dish was covered in oregano and garlic bread crumbs. The chicken was PERFECT, which is a word that I don't use lightly. We also got all the oil and bread we could stand.

Of course, because we ate so early, we got home really early. Since my family hadn't eaten yet, we went upstairs. In the typical Valentine's day tradition, one thing led to another. We fell asleep afterwards, only to be awakened by the phone's intercom system--my family offering us my father's homemade cheesecake. I had some cheesecake, but JJ, still feeling full, declined.

All in all, it was a very nice day--one of the better days I have had in quite a while, I would say. JJ and I had a wonderful time together, then came home and had an equally wonderful time in each other's audience. For a day focused on love, I'd say we made good on the theme.