WHAT VALENTINE'S DAY?

People, how are you all doing? I hope you all enjoyed your Valentine's day. What did you do? What did you give? What did you get? For those of you that did not have sweethearts to make your heart's melt, how did you spend the day?

Well, my valentine's day started with me sleeping in! It was glorious! Husband ran out to play some golf and while he was gone, the kids and I drew Valentine's hearts and the kids wrote sweet "I love you, Daddy" messages for him. When he returned, he told me he was taking myself and the kids out to a restaurant of my choice and a trip to a *ahem ahem* lingerie store.

Anyway, I opted to go out for dinner because I knew the kids would love being out at night, and I suggested that our trip to the *ahem* lingerie store happen on Monday which is a public holiday.

And thus began a horrible day!!!!

Well, really, a horrible evening. After having some relaxing 'boo time' with Husband while the kids napped, we finally started to get ready for dinner around 5 pm. We left home at 6 only to get to our favorite Brazilian restaurant and it was PACKED!!!! 'Packed' does not fully express how crowded the place was. Even though I had called an hour earlier, they were unable to accommodate us and the line snaked outside the restaurant. We immediately left and sought a replacement restaurant. Can you believe that every place I called, (and believe me, as a foodie, I have numbers for too many restaurants in the Washington D.C. metro region, which means I called EVERYWHERE,) could not accommodate us? One place I went into was turning away people that had reservations because they were at capacity!

I know they say that there is a recession, and I know that not too long ago, the topic of discussion at this site was where I should hide money in case the banking system fails. But, on Valentine's Day, there was little indication that there is currently a global recession. Even IHOP, a diner with cheap food, was crowded when we drove by. Na wa oh!

So, there we were driving around Maryland looking for a decent place to eat. At one point, TK, who was tired of driving from restaurant to restaurant without seeing food, recommended that we pull into a McDonalds. lol! My poor kids. They would have loved having fries and chicken nuggets though, but what kind of meal would that be on Valentine's night? =) At the end of the night, we called our favorite local restaurant right up the street from us and simply placed an order for a large meal. We picked it up, drove home and had a feast in the privacy and comfort of our humble abode.

I guess it wasn't that bad after all and I will be shopping for unmentionables on Monday, lol! No, there will be no pictures of any unmentionables purchased. Sorry guys. But, I do want to know how your Val's Day went and I hope it was less complicated than mine. Ladies, what did you get? Where there any proposals? Gentlemen, what did you do to surprise the lady in your life? Single ladies and gents how did you guys enjoy/not enjoy the day? Let me know oh! And do not forget to watch the clip I posted on Saturday of a guy I interviewed sharing his thoughts on dating Nigerian women.  And, please thank God, oh (or whoever or whatever you believe in)! Emeka Asiwe, one of two Nigerian bloggers arrested last year has finally received his passport and has left Nigeria.

See you on Friday for another TTTEC installment.

Stay well!