Everything we say we'll do.

Last night was Valentine's Day II: dinner at Koreana (Korean BBQ is amazing), candlepin bowling and beer at Sacco's Bowl Haven, then homemade peanut butter cup ice cream at home and cuddling on the couch. It was fun giving Mike his scratch tickets with each new clue and seeing his face light up when he realized what each new thing was. We've been saying we wanted to go to Koreana for a while now--same for Sacco's--and last night was as good an excuse as any. Funny story about Koreana's BBQ: the servers cook the food for you. However, I was under the impression that we were in charge of the cooking. So there was an uncomfy moment when I was moving the meat around and the server walked up. I took the hint and put the tongs down, which she promptly picked up and, you know, did her job. (I'd even sent a text to Jenna asking what we were supposed to do, or not do, but she didn't respond in time.) I was only embarrassed until I took the first bite; there's no embarrassment in heaven. 

Candlepin bowling is not easy, but it is fun. And nothing beats looking ridiculous with your boot socks sticking out of bowling shoes. This morning I slept in until 7 and decided to take the later bus to work (the 8:26 instead of the 8:06) so I could make some oatmeal and coffee and have some quiet moments before the day started. Mike and I stopped at the library last night before the festivities and I picked up Congenial Spirits: The Selected Letters of Virginia Woolf. Lately I just want to read and write letters, and I always mean to pick up a book of letters from a great female writer. I guess these days I'm finally getting around to all those things I always said I'd do. What's next? Europe? 

Already Wednesday.

I cannot believe that it's already halfway through the week, let alone the day! Yesterday was a whirlwind but a fun day moving into my new big and breezy room and hanging with Mike. I am the luckiest girl. He arrived a little after four and we set up my new stand-alone closet (well, new-to-me), bookshelves, and my bed. He is so efficient and kept me focused (well, did his best anyway). We laughed through the whole process, which was my favorite part. I love falling more in love with him, even through the mundane and sometimes tedious tasks of everyday life. It's such a novelty to me, and I find myself soaking it in every chance I get (which is a lot with him)! Guh.

Today it's back to the office and back to the grind, but I'm still flying a little bit on yesterday's high. We had a romantic dinner at my favorite pizza place, City Girl Cafe. We had basilico pizza, caesar salad, white bean and sausage soup, a hefeweissen Tucher, and a Peroni. It was the perfect break from moving. Afterward we took a trip to Target where we gallivanted (according to Mike), getting a lot of things in the summer aisle for real cheap and then grabbing some underbed storage and toilet paper so we didn't feel too frivolous. I slept so soundly with the cool breeze that I didn't wake up this morning until Mike was kissing me goodbye. Then I just lay there, looking out the window at the coming day and smiling to myself. Now it's all DART reports and blogger recruiting, but what a glorious start! I'm looking forward to my lunch of leftover pizza so I can daydream back to my perfect night.

What'd you do on your Tuesday that was really Monday?