Hearts and Hearts

So last night, the guys at church had to serve the girls. Cook, serve, entertain, the works. In between my serving and bossing around of the middle schoolers, I lurked. I am continually amazed by the lightscoop. Mind you, there was almost NO light in the room when I took this.


We were all tired as hell afterwards, so Pastor Lee, the guys (plus Sarah) went out to Denny's. Blech. Got the BBQ sliders.


Anddd now on to Valentine's Day. Was running late so I didn't quite make it in time for lunch at Emilaaaay's. Her mom, however, was nice enough to make more :D And John brought his oh-so-manly guitar picks.


I had the lovely surprise of being greeted by these colorful bundles of color :]


And now I shall post the pictures of the couples, because I know that they'll want them for whatever reason. Bear with me here, people. John and Emily:


Vine and Tree.


and we half-knocked out. Not sure who took this or when. Reveal yourself!


Ashley and I went on a grocery adventure for cupcake mix and dinner ingredients. Afterwards, Vine had to assert his manliness by furiously mixing the cupcake batter. Heh. Alright.


And then the two little fatties emptied out the bowl. There's a cute little girl hidden behind that bowl, somewhere.


And of course, the usual food picture. Because how can I write about food without showing pictures..?


Watched a bit of Tarzan, then went our separate ways.

Ashley and I made our Valentine's Dinner of Montecristos, Brocolli, Chocolate Mousse (fail), and Sparkling Cider. Quite tasty, really.

Now, half the fun of the montecristo is the messiness involved with making it. And then dropping into a vat of bubbling oil. Mmmmm.


The finished product, with the yummy broccoli that I actually didn't mind eating ;]


And cider. Not just any cider. It was special.


So we enjoyed our attempt at recreating The Blue Bayou and watched Ratatouille in the spirit of cooking and stuff.

What a lovely weekend. Good food's always more fun when it's with someone special, yeah? Good food, good music, good company.