it was such a gorgeous sunny day today! i took one of my best friend's engagement photos and from my limited time of editing right now, i saw this one and LOVE it! i love love and i find so much joy and happiness in photographing couples in love! i seriously cannot wait for her wedding in april!

surprised me with a delicious breakfast in the morning. {choco chip waffles, "dippy" egg, toast, and bacon.}
he surprised with with these on the table...

i couldn't have asked for a better way to start my {valentine's} day

so in return, i surprised him with his favorite homemade dinner (chicken alfredo) with this


and his favorite dessert {oreo cheesecake}which turned out amazing!!


lastly, i surprised him with a little homemade gift. On a deck of cards, i wrote on the cover 52 Reasons Why I Love You and on each card wrote a reason. I thought it was special because we like to play cards together and at times we can both be competitive when it comes to Egyptian Rat Screw... and it's a gift we can always use!

to end the night, we did homework then watched a "valentine's movie" as he code-worded "chick flick" when another guy was around... (:

Did you have a fun Valentine's day?

here in idaho it is currently 25 degrees and bitter. do you know what that means? mittens, scarves + knitted socks galore. here are my favorite picks for this winter, and my friends can agree... i wear them daily.