Valentine’s Day

I wanted to make Valentine’s Day special for Paul so first thing in the morning, I put a bottle of wine, some dark chocolate and a card at his place at the table.  I also wanted to make him a nice dinner.  We didn’t really want to go out and also don’t have a babysitter so chef Sarah took over the kitchen.  I asked Paul what he would like several times throughout the week and finally it was up for me to surprise him.  I know he loves Mexican food so I decided to try to make fajitas (I’ve never actually made my own before).  The meat soaked in lime marinade all day and then I fried it up with some onions and peppers.  I also made Spanish rice from scratch – better tasting than the box and pretty easy too!   For dessert, I made molten lava cakes.    Paul tried to feed Abby before we ate so that he and I could eat at the same time.  Abby started throwing a fit, didn’t want to eat, then screamed and screamed.  I was trying to pass the Spanish rice and knocked over my wine glass, spilling wine all over the tortillas and Abby’s dinner – hey that might help her sleep J  Finally, we decided to put Abby down in her crib and start over.  Abby slept for about 30 minutes and was refreshed when she got up.  She then ate and played – for those of you worrying that I fed her spinach soaked in wine, never fear, new batch of pureed spinach coming up.  During her nap, Paul and I had a very delicious fajita dinner.  My molten lava cakes worked!!!!  I have a sweet husband who cleaned up after dinner and is now giving Abby a bath so she can go to bed.   By the way, he also got me orange roses – my favorite!    I love how he loves me – both practically (with dishes, cleaning, Abby) and impractically (roses, cards, etc).  God has blessed me with the husband that I needed in so many more ways than I ever knew while we were dating.  Random fact:  Paul and I never had a Valentine’s Day while we were dating.  This is our third as a married couple.