It's Valen-time's Day!

I smile every single time Tyler talks about Valen-time's Day. I kept asking him, "What day is tomorrow?", "What are you making for your friend's at school?", etc., just so he would say that again. He gave me a kooky look the other day when I asked him about five times in a row.

I finally figured out why I love the idea of Valentine's Day. The new Hallmark campaign explains it perfectly. Valentine's Day isn't about just saying, "I love you", it's for saying "I love us."

I love the way we are together, I love the life we have built, I love our little family.

I love the little valentines the boys make for us.

The Five Senses of LOVE
by Tyler Guptill

Love looks like Mom.
Love sounds like Allie.
Love tastes like apples.
Love smells like ice cream.
Love feels like sleep.

Justin send Tyler a sweet valentine through the "mail" at school:

Feb.9, 2011 to: tyler

Dear Tyler, Happy Valintine's Day!

Here is a Valintines day poem!

5 little hearts all in a row,
the first one said "I love you so,
the second one said "will you be my vanintine?",
the third one said "I will if you'll be mine,"
the forth one said "I'll always be your friend",
the fifth one said "we'll be friends till the very end."

I hope you like the poem!
From Justin

While Tyler was labeling valentines for his classmates, he told me he hoped he wouldn't be getting any princess valentines. Justin immediately told him "You are totally getting princess valentines, Tyler!" Tyler made a funny face, "Why?" Justin answered, "That's just what girls give!" Tyler thought for a minute. "Well, I guess that's o.k. as long as they don't forget to give a candy with it!" Ha ha!

Valentine's Day hasn't ever been a huge deal for us as a couple. We always try to do and/or give something sweet to each other. But nothing very big or expensive. Travis blew me away today with the sweetest valentine's present ever. An anniversary ring with a little diamond nestled in the band for each year. Ten. I did not see this one coming. I cried.

I couldn't stop gazing at it all night. When I look at it I see 10 years of us. So many moments of bliss. It makes me want to smile, laugh and cry happy tears all at the same time. I love this man.