A Cozy Night In

Last night for Valentine's Day, my husband and I decided to stay in. I'm so glad we did! We had the simplest, coziest night. We started off by eating a few chocolates and ordered pizza. And my husband brought out the mixer and made his famous chocolate mousse. We talked and laughed and got to be with our other Valentine -- our little pup who's quite skilled at getting attention.

Photos by me. 

Happy Valentine's Day

Here's wishing you a wonderful day of love, experienced in any or all of its beautiful forms!

Photos from here, here and here. 

Love

Love can be grand gestures -- roses and gifts and declarations of devotion. But sometimes the most beautiful signs of love are small, regular moments made special because you're together. The latter was the type of weekend I got to spend with my husband and our dog. A particularly nice point was yesterday when the sun was shining, the snow was melting and we went for a walk. It was perfect.

Happy Valentine's Day!

Photos by me.

Aflutter

Here's to a Valentine's weekend filled with romance, love and a few sexy, sweet and fluttery pieces.

* Tinley Road one-shoulder top

* Kate Spade flower ring

* Forever 21 feather headband

* Anthropologie lingerie set

* Cosabella for J. Crew bra

* Banana Republic ballet flat

* Gap tank

* Badgley Mischka sandals

* Forever 21 peep toes

Love Seat

I lamented awhile back about the lack of a cozy corner in our living room and how I was hoping we'd get a chaise to remedy the situation. Well, my husband had the very thoughtful idea of buying such a chair as a Valentine's Day gift to each other. So we poppoed over to Ikea and got a gray Karlstad chaise.

I love it! I already broke it in this morning, lounging in the bright morning sun with a latte and a magazine. And my husband took a turn with it this afternoon doing work on his laptop. And our pup seems to have claimed it as her new observation spot.

Oh, and my husband surprised me white tulips, one of my favorite flowers. All in all, it's been a great, cozy, love-filled weekend.

Photos by me.

Real Love

The decidedly unflowery language of this lacy valentine print is delightful.

Photo from here.

A Valentine's Wish

Consider this post a giant Happy Valentine's Day to everyone. May this weekend be filled with love -- for your significant other, friends, parents, siblings, kids, pets and absolutely yourself. Please show yourself the love, kindness and respect you give to alll the wonderful people in your life. You deserve it!

Photo by me (of an old drawing of mine from college).