Our Wonder Years: Valentine's Day

I have the best husband in the world. On Sunday, we were getting ready for a birthday party. Kellie's son, Graham, was turning 3 and having a superhero party. When the invitation arrived, Chad said, "We have to dress Swilly up!" As a child I had Wonder Woman Underoos so I knew that Swilly would be going as Wonder Woman - I just didn't know how! I didn't want to buy a generic costume so I began asking friends what I should do. I ended up at the re-sale clothing shops searching for a blue tutu, a red onesie and something gold or yellow for her hair and for a belt. I found some of what I needed, now I had to put everything together.

AWESOMENESS OF CHAD #1:

Sunday morning we were up bright and early as usual. I began hunting for material to make stars for the skirt and material for her belt. Bingo! I found what I needed. Chad & Scarlett were playing while I was attempting to make stars. Do you know how freaking hard it is to draw a star? Let me tell you, it's really hard for me....and apparently for Chad too! About an hour and a half later I decided I had enough stars and that I'd put on what I had and be done with it. Now came the task of actually getting the stars onto the tulle. The material I used ended up fraying really bad every time I touched it. I tacked each point - all 5 of them - of every star I cut out - to the tulle. I am hoping that no one gets down and looks at the skirt too close! But it's done, so we're good on the bottom half. Chad then said, "What are you doing for the WW decal?" I said, "I'm not doing anything; you are!" I handed him the material and showed him the picture. Chad is freaking awesome! It is perfect!!! I tacked the decal to the onesie and headed to the shower.

Scarlett was taking a nap so I had to take full advantage of the 1 hour I had to get ready. Here's why my husband is the best in the entire world: While I was blow drying my hair and putting my make-up on, Chad opened the bathroom door and said, "I have your lunch ready. Stop what you're doing and please take a few minutes to eat." Oh my gosh! I sat down to eat 2 miniature sandwiches with ham, cheese, lettuce and, my fave - AVOCADO, BBQ chips, a brownie and a coke to drink!!! He told me that he knows I don't take time to eat much and wanted to make sure I had something in my belly for the day. I just LOVE him so much. Chad always puts me first. Amanda told me years ago that I deserved to be treated like the Queen of Sheba; I deserved to be put on a pedestal. Chad does that. I love you honey and I want to whole world to know!

Scarlett's Wonder Woman outfit turned out really well and we had a wonderful time at Graham's party. Here is a sneak peak of a picture; there will be more to come soon.

AWESOMENESS OF CHAD #2:

Valentine's day. I knew that Chad would be working late and that we wouldn't be able to go to our normal Tuesday night hang out of Buffalo Wild Wings. On his late nights I take a break from cooking and just eat whatever I can find, like popcorn. So, I was really surprised when he called me at 8:30 saying he was on his way home! This was WAY earlier than I expected and he hadn't eaten dinner. We were both hungry so I told him I'd take whatever he was gonna grab at Taco Bell or Jack in the Box or Whataburger on the way home. 45 minutes had gone by and he still wasn't home. I was getting really worried. He finally showed up with a huge bouquet of red roses in a beautiful glass vase AND.....dinner from Central Market which consisted of: Salmon, Green Bean Almandine, Potatoes and a Tomato, Basil, Mozzarella Salad!!!! WOW - see why he is awesome? I was totally OK with fast food and he said, "On this, the day of St. Valentine, I'm not getting you fast food!" Awwwwwwwww.

More Valentine's. There's a picture of Chad & Scarlett that was taken the day of her birthday right after she woke up from a nap. It's Chad's favorite pic of the 2 of them. He's said on several occasions that he wants that picture - meaning lets not just leave it on the computer. So, it's Valentine's day, we have some paint, a canvas and the picture is printed! Here's what Swilly made for her daddy: