just last year.

it's hard for me to believe that just last year we went to dinner and a movie... compared to the drastic difference this Valentine's Day is for the scoubes family. this picture was taken just last Valentine's Day. It feels like so much longer than that...considering everything my dear friend Nicole has been through this year. So, as she continues down journey to wellness today... I think of her. Currently she is in a 10 hr. surgery removing and reconstructing( no more details than that). I pray it all goes according to plan and that she comes home stronger than ever.

our husbands were so embarrassed of us posing with this cutout. we didn't care.

and for the rest of you...happy heart day. why was valentine's day so much cooler when I was a kid.? I'm not complaining, I am well loved in my home...but why was a folded piece of 2x3 paper with a sloppy hand written name the best thing ever?

today as I sat with a fellow mom waiting to pick up our boys from school today she shared that she lost her husband about a month ago. I couldn't help but cry with her. I found myself saying, "Valentine's Day sucks... It's not even a real holiday. If it were, the Post Office would be closed". We laughed, but I have to admit... I left feeling more grateful than ever than I have my husband, my two children, our families and wonderful friends that I get to celebrate having today.

So, to all of you...

lots of love