Valentine's Day

I know boys, you feel this is really early, but the day is coming. It's actually less than a month away, so you need to get to thinking about what you are going to get your love interest. Last week I brought up the topic with Matt. I asked him what were were going to get each other. I see Valentine's Day as a holiday you can use your imagination on. I try not to get stuff that you would receive on your birthday or any other holiday (even though last year I failed miserably). Anyways, Matt had no idea what we were going to do. More than likely he hasn't really thought about it, but that's ok because he's a guy and most guys wait until the last second. That is when I came up with the brilliant plan that we would make something for each other. I'm kind of crafty, but that includes scrapbooking, not making a gift for my significant other.

What's that old saying- the way to get to a man's heart is through his stomach? So I am going to make something for Matt, and it is going to be something to eat. He already knows about this because I asked him what he would like to eat. Now, for those of you who know me (and those who really don't) I do NOT cook. I love making Hamburger Helper or other easy dishes, but nothing too hard or will take forever to make. Well in a few weeks I am going to branch out and try something new. I'm sorry to say that I won't do this for just anybody, but Matt is pretty special to me and I'm going to dazzle him with my hidden cooking talent.

So for the past few days I've been looking for a special recipe I can make. I've looked through some cooking books and I came across this little recipe I think all could enjoy:

Recipe for a Happy Day
1 cup of Friendly Words
2 heaping cups of Understanding
4 heaping teaspoons of Time and Patience
Pinch of Warm Personality
Dash of Humor

Instructions for mixing: measure words carefully. Add heaping cups of understanding. Use generous amounts of time and patience. Cook on the front burner, but keep the temperature low; do not boil. Add a generous dash of humor and a pinch of warm personality. Season to taste with spice of life. Serve in individual molds.

I really liked this recipe. Sometimes we forget to measure our words carefully, understand things that happen to us, forget to be patient, and we tend to boil over.

Oh yes, class last night was really good. I do believe I'm going to like that teacher. If the rest are like her, I feel this is going to be a very enjoyable semester, well as enjoyable as a semester could be.