Valentine's Day

I. Love. To. Decorate.

And not just your average, run-of-the-mill decorating. No, I mean make-the-stuff-yourself-and-tack-it-to-every-surface-that-isn't-moving decorating. And actually, if the kids are still enough and I can get the cats while they're not looking, I'll decorate them, too.

It's a disease, really.

Last Friday, I was able to lend a hand with Andy's Valentine's Day party at school. I made his valentines the night before (he had zero interest in helping...he's a dude to the core) and sent him to school the next day with a large box (you could say we still have a few of those laying around.)

The bags had pink rice krispy treats inside, and a black and yellow scalloped heart on the outside. I stamped a little bee on each of them, and under that, stamped "mine". Not too girly and they were easy to make.

When the party started, the kids broke up into two groups; one group played "HEART" (Andy won a round!)

and the other group decorated bags, which they would later use to hold their valentines.

After the party, Andy and I went out on a date (Wendy's...burger for him, chili for me) and then came home. The boys went down for naps and I got ready for the party I'd be having later that night. I frosted and decorated the cupcakes made the day before:

The pink icing is TO. DIE. FOR. I seriously considered cancelling my party, grabbing a spoon and the bowl of frosting and locking myself in my bedroom for the night. Yeah, it was that good. And SO simple to make. Remind me to post the recipe, some time.

I set up the food and drinks and my guests started showing up at about 7.It was one of those stamp/scrapbook home parties. I've been wanting to have one for the longest time, but the old house wasn't big enough to have more than two guests at a time. We partied into the wee hours of the morning (and when I say we, I mean two of my dearest friends who were enjoying fermented grain and my new fire pit entirely too much. You know who you are.)

Well, I just realized that I'm late for a dinner get-together with Ben's birthpeople.

Happy Friday, everyone!