Happy Valentine's Day

Well, here we are, February 14th, and on this 10th day of things that I love I'm focusing on, you guessed it, LOVE. Today I'm including random photos capturing this all-consuming often elusive emotion. When I lived in TX I used to hostess Valentine's Day luncheons. Some of my friends are still living there. Some have moved away. And some have passed on. We sure had great times at those parties wearing crazy hats, sharing personal stories and celebrating LOVE together.


Brittany and Jordan got married in June, 2001, in Washington, D.C. Almost eight years later I'm out in Boston babysitting my two grandchildren so Britt and Jord can enjoy a much-needed Valentine's dinner together without having to pay $12/hour for a babysitter.

But I'm the real winner. Look what was waiting for me by my bed when I arrived at 5:00am on the redeye from Long Beach.

Last May my niece, Brittlyn, married Brandon Doyle. We all shared their love story, from the official engagement under the stars and the limo ride the previous December, to the dancing at the reception in the old red barn after the temple marriage.

In sorting through some of my parents' files I came across this newspaper clipping dated May, 1947, from The Deseret News.

Here are my folks at Ruth's Chris Steak House, celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary, April 29, 2007.

As a hardcore insomniac I believe the following quote sums it all up :

"You know you're in love when you can’t fall asleep, because reality is finally better than your dreams" -Dr. Seuss