Valentine's Day....Without Dallin :)

I love Valentine’s Day – even more now having a husband. But this year was a little different than I thought it would be. I found out about two weeks before Valentine’s that Dallin would be leaving for a business trip – yeah, leaving on Valentine’s Day morning. I was really bumbed. I hate when he goes on trips anyways, but it was even worse that I didn't get to spend our first married Valentine’s together. So, we decided to celebrate Valentine’s early: Saturday night we went out to dinner to Dickey's BBQ (so good, they have free ice cream and pickles!) and finished the night watching a movie at Ryan and Jess's new place. Sunday, we had a Valentine’s dinner with my family – so much fun. My mom went all out and decorated the house and we ate on pink plates and everything.

Then came Valentine’s day . . . and there went my husband. Dallin was so sweet and didn't want me to be by myself all day on Valentine’s Day so he and my brother-in-law set up appointments for my mom, grandma, sister, niece, and me to go get manicure and pedicures. It felt so good and was really fun to get together. I was a little sad coming home though, knowing I’d be alone the rest of the night. Then I opened the door and was shocked to see a dozen roses, lots of Valentine’s candy, and a cute handwritten note from Dallin all spread out on our kitchen table. Dallin got Linc to set it all up (thanks Lincoln!) – it was so cute and thoughtful. I totally started crying and called Dallin right then. It just made me miss him so much more. While talking to him on the phone he told me he hid a present for me – it was a special pair of ear rings. (side story: The first gift Dallin ever gave me was a pair of ear rings, and I thought it was a wedding ring at first. Anyways, I lost that pair and was so sad. So Dallin decided to buy the same pair, which I love!) So Valentine’s Day turned out to be pretty great, the only thing that would have made it better was if Dallin was home with me. He sure is a great, thoughtful, loving husband! :) I guess he was worth the wait, as my grandma always tells me. :)