happy balentimes!

our valentine's day had a theme.

i came home from work to find this lovely homemade beauty on the counter.

since we now both hold ym/yw callings, we went to their stake activity and ben decorated a cookie for me.

(that benjamin is so clever.)

prior to that, we took ourselves to rei and picked out this gorgeous piece.

did you guess the theme? didja didja?

a litta giggle

thank you, jimmy fallon.

it's a parody of this, in case you're not familiar.

i had a happy booty to ya, too

(some of) the loot: massage pillow, hanging jewelry organizer, flowers, pretty bow, olive oil soap, adorable shoes, and trans america.

there was also a snickers bar, but i ate it.

oh, and other lovely gifts that arrived via mail or internet after i took the picture.

i love those shoots.

ben pampered me all day: he came home from work early. AND demonstrated on me the proper usage of a facedown massage pillow. AND ordered pizza with toppings of my choice. AND drove me to young women, where, unbeknownst to me, there was a cake in my honor. AND read to me when we got home.

mother nature gave me a balmy 55 degree day, so i frolicked like these mice.

mother nicea always finds the cutest wrapping paper.

it's even reversible.

there were no candles to count. the young women asked me if i was turning twenty. i said yes, i'm turning twenty for the twelfth time. i'm pretty sure i did the math right.