Happy Monday, friends! I hope you had a great weekend! I can't wait to hear from you at the end of today's post. I'm linking up with Holly and Sarah for today's blog post. I'll jump right in!
I donned the shirt I'd been saving for this day for work and then regretted my choice of it all day long. It's cute, right? But the fabric is this terrible, synthetic material that I struggled with all day long. Work wasn't as crazy as I had thought it would be; nothing unusual happened and the day passed quickly. I was glad for this, because I was ready for my nighttime plans!
A few weeks ago, Marilyn and I shopped together on a Saturday. We went to Dollar Tree and Hobby Lobby and were basically inspired to have a party. She hosted Kendra and me Friday night for a Galentine's day party, complete with its own playlist on Spotify. It was such a fun night!
Mare made chicken pasta, focaccia bread, I took a salad, and Kendra brought the wine! It was a delicious meal. We ate and caught up and then we eventually moved on to Valentine's day games.
We started working on our vision board ideas for 2026 and gathered some more ideas. I want to do this soon, but I need to figure out what I want to use as the board. It was a fun night! I stayed as long as I could before I started to get really tired. It was an early to bed night!
Kendra came with gifts! This one had us cracking up.
Chris came over early on Saturday, and we spent the whole day together. This is where I confess that I struggled with the day all day long. I don't know why I had a hard time all day; I cried at one point and have no idea why. I was quiet all day, and though I was grateful to have Chris around, I didn't necessarily feel up to having someone with me, you know? I told him I probably would have canceled on him had he not just shown up when he did. I still don't know what the issue was that I was having, and I think it's okay that I don't know. He was a rock star and was a steady and loving presence all day long. We ate lunch, we did some running around, we came back to my house at one point, and then I went to give gifts to my favorite local little people, also known as Abbey's kids.
I loved getting to love on some little people that day! I think it's what turned it around for me, honestly. It was so good to see these friends! We stayed for about an hour before leaving again. (Levi isn't pictured because he was about to be taking a late afternoon nap.) I love these kids, and I loved introducing Chris to them. I think they made him feel at ease, but he was nervous walking in. He's always a little nervous meeting new people! I love this endearing quality about him.
I made sure to reassure Chris all day that whatever I was feeling had nothing to do with him. He did everything just right, and the fact that he didn't let me push him away, so to speak, spoke volumes to me. He was just there, quiet and steady all day long. He held my hand, he hugged me, he let me lean on him, and he let me cry on him. Emotions are a funny thing, you know? That evening we went to a place here in town called Nashoba. We had dinner and listened to live music before calling it a somewhat early night and heading back to my house.
It was a fun night! I'm thankful that by the time we left Abbey's and Steve's, that I felt almost normal again. I loved sitting side by side with Chris for dinner; we sat at a bar type thing away from the bar as we ate, and we had the perfect spot to see the band and to people watch. We were given lots of opportunities to people watch! We could have danced some, but we decided that we're both more the dance in the kitchen variety. And we do! I love dancing in the kitchen with this man; he's got moves. I love how romantic he is; we didn't do anything crazy to celebrate the day, but we make sure to speak love and truth into each other everyday.
Sunday was church! I woke up early and wrote a bonus blog post; here's a link if you'd like to check it out! He came over bright and early and we ate lunch with Mom, Bill, and Graham afterward. We came back to my house to watch more of Ted Lasso and then we said our goodbyes after an early dinner of leftovers.
How was your weekend? I'd love to hear from you! Thanks for reading my blog today, friends. Love to all.
Jenn
That galantine's night sounds so fun and that Perfect Man gift cracked me up too!
ReplyDeleteIt was such a fun night! Isn't that hilarious?
DeleteSweet and rich- love it!! Your Galentine´s get together looks like so much fun. Love the decor, games and food. I love how much you love your friends. And I love that Chris is such a rock- caring and romantic and just there for you. It sounds like he´s sweet and rich- I don´t mean in the finances department as I have no idea about that- but rich in the character department. You two are so cute together! The restaurant looks really nice. I´m glad you guys had a good time together. Have a great Monday!
ReplyDeleteIt was so much fun being with them Friday night; I didn't stay long because of being tired from work, but it was a great night. He really is a rock, and he's already been there for me so much lately it seems. That's a great assessment of him being rich in character. He really is! I'm so glad we met. I think we make a really cute couple, too. Thanks for that!
DeleteThere is a lot of societal pressure put on V Day but it was just a Saturday, you know? Maybe that was part of it. I'm glad that you stayed together and that the day turned around. You will see each other in all the moods so it's kind of good!
ReplyDeleteI told him that might have been part of it, because I've always legitimately hated the day. I'm glad we had plans to do something fun, and I'm glad seeing my friend and her family turned it around for me. We have definitely seen each other in some moods! It's so good to be getting this part of the relationship behind us...all the warm fuzzies of us are still there, but hard part of the newness is what we're making our way through. Thanks for the reminder today!
DeleteAwww sweet friend- I am sorry you felt some sadness but so glad Chris let you be in it and be you- sounds like such a sweet man! Love the Galentine's night at Mare's- so much fun!
ReplyDeleteI am glad you had a good day at work on Friday, that's a shame about the shirt not feeling good as it is so cute!
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like such a fun Galentine's celebration! So sorry you felt off on Saturday. I imagine seeing Abbey's kids really helped with your mood. That is great that Chris was with you all day, he sounds like a great support.