Our First [Married] Valentines

Valentine's Day has always been one of my favorite holidays.

Yes, it is a "Hallmark" holiday with cheesy cards, chocolate and teddy bears. But I love it anyways.

I love to feel loved. And the two Valentines Ryan and I have spent together have been wonderful. 

Last year [2013] we were engaged to be married in May. I woke up to a trail of rose petals out of my room, trailing into the Living Room of my apartment. There I found a bouquet of roses and a beautiful note written by my Fiance. It is not often that Ryan expresses his feelings on paper, so I look forward to special occasions where he pours his hear out. 

I decided to decorate the wall above his bed with a sign, and give him gifts for different moments in the day leading up to dinner. We spent the evening at P.F. Changs, the same restaurant he took me to the night we got engaged. It was perfect! 

This year [2014], we could finally enjoy our first married Valentine's Day! Let me tell you... it is so much better spending this holiday together when you are married. It takes the pressure off and it is a good excuse to plan a really fun date night! 

This year, Ryan and I decided to spend the weekend in Salt Lake at the Marriott downtown. Ryan surprised me with dinner reservations at Flemings and we spent the evening walking around Gateway, eating a delicious dinner, and relaxing. It was great spending the evening together and staying the night somewhere different. It is always nice to get out! 

For Christmas I got Ryan tickets to his favorite musical, Les Mis at the Hale Center Theater in Salt Lake.  So Saturday we slept in, shopped around City Creek mall and then went to the show! It was wonderful. I am not a huge fan of the plot, but I loved this production of it. We sat on the second row allowing us to get up close and personal with the actors. It was unbelievable.

We loved our Valentines weekend, but most of all we love each other. I can't imagine my life without Ryan Hal Walton, and I am so glad we get to show our love for each other every day. I am the luckiest to spend forever with this man. May our Valentine' Day celebrations be even better every year as we grow to love each other more and more.