Valentine's Dinner

Thursday

I got up at 7:30. I brushed, etc and went to the kitchen to get things started there. I turned on my phone and texted Michelle to see how the handing out of valentines' at the front gate went this morning. Seemed awfully cold to me but she said it was fine. She also said there were two bags of cards and chocolates left over and could I take them to the commissary for the baggers. So I said yes.

I drank vitamin C water while checking e-mail. Then I got dressed and went to the chapel for Bible Study. No one was there. I turned off a light that was left on from last night. I checked for mice. Karen arrived. We sat and talked. Anca and Ginger came. So then the four of us chatted for almost an hour. Then we read several chapters from Mark and chatted some more. Till I got home, 2 hours had passed.

I read e-mail and tried to catch up. At 11:40 I drank the fiber gel, then waited a bit to make breakfast. I ate while watching The Highwire. Then I watched clips of RFK Jr being sworn in as Secretary of HHS.

I picked up the mail (for Michele). I went to Michelle's house to pick up the bags of chocolate. Isadora came with me to deliver it to the commissary. Then I took her home and talked to Casey a bit. He didn't think he could do Math Morning because he had a doctor's appointment but Isadora said she could help. I stopped at the chapel to unlock it for Keli. When I got home, I composed a message to the county extension agent to help with the community garden. I got Kenzie's approval then hit SEND.

I went back to reading messages. Chris came home early because of the snow. He took us to the library to find more stuff to watch. We talked to Melissa while we were there. When we got home, I made heart-shaped templates. Then I traced, cut and sewed the felt valentine cookie that will be our next sewing project. I took a pic of it. I posted an announcement to Facebook for Math Morning. I worked on my blog.

At 7 I got dressed up. It took me several outfits to find one that fit and matched Chris' tie. Then we went to the Community Club for dinner. They had a Valentine special with reservations. We had one for 7:30, but there was no one to seat us. We stood in the hallway for some time, chatting with a group of firefighters and Karen and her husband, thinking someone would come out and seat us. Karen, who had already eaten, told us to go on in because that's what she had to do.

So finaly we walked in and asked a passing server who told us to sit wherever we wanted. We sat kind of near Michele and John. Their reservation was for 7 and their meal did not arrive until 7:50. I am not sure when we sat down, but our food was faster. First salads, and then the entree, and finally cheesecake. The food was ok. The lighting was too low, but halfway through they put on music, which was nice. It was better last year.

Michele came over to chat, then she and John paid and left. When we were done, Chris paid and I walked over to the commander's wife and we chatted. Then Chris and the Colonel joined in. We chatted so long that my feet went to sleep. I guess my shoes are tighter than they feel.

Finally we went home and changed clothes. I made tea and we watched a third episode of The Magicians, finishing that DVD. We were both tired, so we just turned everything off and went to bed.