Valentine's Day...not excatly typical

Although not a typical v-day this year, it was a great one. It all started with Silas planning a hunting trip for the weekend of February 14th. Being the amazing wife I am, I did not get upset, but I did use his trip as leverage to get him to take me to the melting pot for our v-day celebration :) Who really wants to fight the crowds and go out to eat on valentines day anyway. (OK, so I'm sure he would have taken me wherever I wanted to go, but it felt like I got my way when I think about it that way...)A few days before the 14th Debra asked me what I was doing and suggested that since both of our hubbies would be MIA (hers was working), that it might be fun to invite our friend Chris to have dinner with us.

*Chris has refused to be pictured in my blog...I had to remove the picture I had of him or else he would never talk to me again* haha....I will get another one one day!!!

Chris is a friend we met several years ago. He lived across from us in our apartment complex. He befriended us three girls (Debra, Alicia and I) and pretty much got us through college, providing us home cooked meals, movies, groceries and company. He has turned out to be a great friend that all of us girls are thankful to know. So, we suggested dinner and decided to have it at my house. Of course, he insisted on cooking for us since it has been so long since he has cooked us a meal. Alicia has married and moved to Hawaii :( so her "replacement" was Shama, (Caleb is with Silas hunting). (<--He even made the plates all pretty and presentable) Chris has a tendency to cook way too much food (but we weren't complainin'!!!) It was soooo yummy. We had so much food we started callin' around to see if anyone else was lonely on v-day and needed some food...Kathy came over and joined the fun. (<---Kathy and Gavin) Chris served us steak with baked potatoes and asparagus, king crab legs, and a Thai dish...yes 3 full meals....(and salad, although i skipped that part).

<---The crab legs were my favorite part...

I made the desert, cookies and blackberry cobbler (no picture, guess it wasn't that impressive...). Chris also rented some movies, a bunch of chick flicks for us to watch. All in all it was a lot of fun and a great way to spent the day if you cant be with your man....

<---my substitute man :)

Chris even got us girls gifts! All I can say is that I hope he finds himself a worthy wife soon and whoever she is, is one lucky girl.....

Thanks Chris for the wonderful evening, even Silas said it sounded like it was almost worth stayin home for... :)

P.S. We missed you Alicia sooo much!!!