loves

it's been a rough week.

kobe's exhausted.

but we made it.

i think.

and now, it's valentine's day!

this afternoon, i attempted to recollect a series of valentine's day gifts given to me by jeremy scott linneman, but the most i could remember was chocolate, the movie hitch, and non-alcoholic wine on our first ever (pre-21 years old) valentine's day, which was actually before we were dating but both thought the other was realllly cute. i recall giving jeremy a homemade card quoting elvis on said first valentine's day; front: "a wise man once said 'a little less conversation'" inside: "i've been enjoying a little more conversation myself, hmm?" code for: "in about a month should we go on a sunrise to sunset date and then get married a year and a half later?" also, elvis is a big part of our relationship. seriously. think: stories of elvis' legitimate cousin living across the street from jeremy's parents helps jeremy woo jessie. i love that our first valentine's day had a strong elvis presence.

anyway, this year's valentine's day comes at the end of a pretty rough week. my super manly handsome husband was wiped out pretty bad by the flu. for a week. like, not the "flu," as in he's not feeling so hot but the actual flu virus. but he's on the mend! so tonight was bluegrass burgers take-out PLUS i got to drive to go get it all by myself, ie. enjoy the normal everyday pastime that has become luxury known as alone time away from home driving in a car listening to music. dinner was followed by a family drive through cherokee park, ie. we just really need to get these boys in their carseats and get out of this apartment. and now we're going to complete the evening by watching some parks and recreation. love.

other things/people i love:

this guy, in just woke up from a nap mode.

my motor scooter boots.

jude. also, his outfit said "rock and roll" on the back.

jude smiling his joseph's-around-me smile.

i just asked jeremy if he wanted me to add a picture of him in the things/people i love list. his response: "i don't like my face on the internet." so, i love him too, but, well, he doesn't like his face on the internet.

happy valentine's day, friends :)

i tried to get the boys to do a little valentine's day project today.

it didn't go so well.

sorry, guys. especially you, jude :)

my sister's getting married in june. i just got to proofread her invitation, and, with heart-stopping drama, i noticed right before i sent the all-clear that there was an "at" at the end of the line that says "joyfully request the honour of our presence at" AND at the beginning of the next line that says "at an outdoor ceremony uniting." sigh. could have been bad. we have our wedding invitation framed on our wall, and i've found myself searching for typos many a time. i haven't found one yet. oi, that'll be the day. :)

speaking of marriage, we are going on a bed & breakfast getaway a couple of weeks from now. it's going to be wonderful. our last getaway was to gulf shores when i was pregnant with joseph. that's a long time and a toddler ago. i'm excited.

hmm..what else? it's been a good week. we went to comfy cow (a wonderful bright pink ice cream shop) twice. my parents came to visit on saturday, so we took them that night. then, last night, about two minutes after jeremy left for the evening, joseph, with extremely effective persuasiveness for a two-year-old, said, "hey, mama.. you wanna go to comfy cow?" yes. yes, i do. we did. the first time we took joseph to comfy cow, he kept looking around saying "i like this." i think he was trying really hard to communicate sheer joy.

and it's been a good week outside of comfy cow. :) i feel like i've had lots of wow, i'm not alone in this thought conversations. refreshing. and we got to spend friday outside. beautiful. and i made some things: a couple of cards





and a sweet lego staircase



a really good week. how was yours?