A Valentine's Day mash-up

Three years ago, Tim came out to Pittsburgh to visit me over Valentine's weekend. It was our first Valentine's Day since meeting each other, plus we were long-distance, so we decided to do something special. We got all dressed up and went out to eat in downtown Pittsburgh (Greek food, so good!) then went to the ballet to see "Romeo and Juliet." Mostly it was so wonderful just to be together and to show Tim my new home.


Two years ago, we went to California over Valentine's weekend. We needed to take Scott and Chelsea the rest of their furniture that they had to leave with us when they moved back there from Utah, plus Tim purchased all the wood he would need to make our beautiful bed frame (see pictures here). We drove through the night, got a lot done, and then Tim and his dad and brothers made an absolutely delicious meal for their wives to enjoy. And I got some beautiful flowers out of the deal, too!


One year ago, we celebrated Valentine's Day ahead of time (a play at the Hale and dinner out) and the actual day was very low-key. We made the day special without any of the pressure for it to be amazing, and it was just about perfect.

This year, we decided to try combining all three methods of celebration. Sort of. We are long-distance for the day (1) while Tim is in California (2) for a funeral, and because of that we celebrated last weekend with a play at the Hale and a nice dinner out (3). Ta-da! Tim will get home late tonight so we will get to see each other, but probably for about three seconds before I fall asleep. I don't mind our odd Valentine's Day, though. I'm really glad Tim got to go for the funeral - it was important to both of us that he be there.