A Memorable Valentine's Day!

So last night, my hubbs and I celebrated our 10th Valentine's Day together at one of my favorite restaurants, The Melting Pot.  Hard to believe time has gone by so quickly and we're on our way to marking our 11th year together. 

As we enjoyed our fondue together, we took a little quiz that the restaurant gave us and ended up reminiscing about some of our most memorable dates.  Of all the Valentine's we've shared, there is one that sticks out above all others.

Picture it!  Valentine's Day, Miami, FL 2003...
(I'm channeling Sophia Petrillo here :)

This was our 3rd V-Day together and I wanted to surprise him by making him a delicious home-cooked meal.  I did all my shopping the night before and planned out what I was going to wear.  I hauled ass home after work to shower, change and pack up my ingredients.  I had asked him to make himself scarce so that I could "surprise" him so he took himself to a movie.  En route to his apartment, he called me to say that he was out of his movie and ready to head back.  I was still stuck in traffic though (this is Miami after all) and hadn't even made it to his apartment to start cooking.  I start panicking because I was already late and getting later! 

I finally make it back to his apartment, haul all my crap upstairs and as I go to unlock the door, guess what!  My key didn't work.  Oh, this was not good!  Try as I might, that door was not budging.  I call him to tell him what happened and he said he would try to get a hold of maintenance.  Maintenance was nowhere to be found.  I was stuck!  I sat on the floor of his hallway in my pretty dress and a laundry basket full of wilted lettuce and stinking shrimp and I cried because my evening was going from bad to worse!  

He arrives back at the apartment to find me slumped against his door, all tear-stained face and stinky shrimp.  What a sight I must have been!  I'll never forget it...he bends down and gives me a little box and said, "this should make you smile."  I open to find a beautiful pair of blue and white diamond earrings.  Cue, Isalys's sobbing!  He told me not worry; that he would hide while I cooked.

He opened the door to his apartment and on the dining table I found a talking picture frame with our picture in it surrounded by a heart made of peach rose petals.  It was heart-melting!  He hid himself in the bedroom and watched TV while I made him a Spanish paella and a heart-shaped cake.  Luckily, my meal turned out perfectly.  We ate in the candlelight and danced in the dark.  It was a perfectly cheesy and romantic Valentine's.

After our eating, dancing and clean-up...it was time to go home!  It was getting late and my parents weren't too cool with me being out all night.  My evening was topped off when I got pulled-over for having illegal lights on my car.  Luckily, by that time I was still riding the high of my lovely evening and I was not going to let a cop bring me down!

So that was my Valentine's Day 2003, lol.  We've shared some wonderful Valentines since, but none that were anything like that night. 

I consider myself one of the lucky ones to have found the guy that, while not perfect, is perfect for me and I look forward to many, many more Valentine's Days together ♥

Happy Valentine's Day to all the lovebirds out there!!