I Love…

It’s Valentines weekend! My friend Megumi just dropped off these super adorable homemade Valentine treats! Red velvet cakesters and Valentines cookies. I already had one of each, and they are simply amazing. Thank you Megumi for the goodies! We love them. 🙂

Dan and I really don’t have any special plans for the weekend — we have a Valentines potluck dinner with friends tomorrow evening (which I will be making my own treats for), but nothing fancy for actual Valentine’s Day on Sunday. We tend to put more emphasis on celebrating our anniversary and each other’s birthdays, so Valentine’s often sort of falls by the wayside. We will likely have a quiet little dinner at home, since every single couple will be going out to eat. Some see the day as a stinging reminder of disappointments and betrayals of past relationships, unrequited love, or loneliness… some are sickened by the consumerism that surround the holiday. But at the core, Valentine’s Day is a time to reflect on and appreciate not only our significant others but everyone dear to us in our lives. So let us celebrate! Here’s to love and togetherness.

To celebrate, I’m going to post some things I love (in no particular order). I will update as I think or more…

cupcakes
design
cherry blossoms
my parents
sushi
chinchillas
snow
my siblings
cupcakes
staying home
crafts
reading books
musicals
friends
baby back ribs
grandparents
West Side Story
blogging
sprinkled donuts
music
Japanese dramas
baking
photographs
offbeat humor
irreverent humor
dry humor
shopping
ramen
traveling
weddings
childhood memories
fonts
Christian Bale (in The Dark Knight)
Sorimachi Takashi (in Virgin Road)
John Krasinski (in The Office)
Hugh Jackman (in his non-hairy roles)
Hayami Mocomichi (in everything)
Danny Wanny (in real life)
gelato
green tea ice cream
Zoolander
peonies
carnivals and festivals
yakiniku
unique proposal stories
watching figure skating
Korean BBQ
frozen yogurt with mochi pieces
turkey legs
the DMV area (DC • Maryland • Virginia)
cooking
Glee
Hokie football
Shiba Inus
scarves
Japan
chocolate
Anthropologie
karaoke
the beach
peking duck
the changing of seasons
Virginia Tech Hokies
Etsy
dim sum
DIY projects
mysteries
fascinators • hair accessories
care packages
board games
knitting + crocheting