This Valentine's Day, the sun was out and I suddenly felt more happy and energetic than I'd felt in a long time.  It was 45 degrees out, but apparently I've acclimated to the cold because that felt so warm!   I put on a tank top and shorts and sun tanned for two hours in my front yard while I wrote my book. Rachel and I shared a chocolate milkshake, and then Dallin surprised me with gorgeous flowers and a Reese's peanut butter egg. My favorite!
Initially, Dallin had planned on surprising me with a hike for our date.  He decided to instead run it by me, and I said it was perfect! He knew me so well; that was exactly the idea I had come up with for what we should do on Valentine's Day.  So we drove to Provo Canyon, where the towering mountains preserved its winter snow.  We walked, passing bear tracks and holding hands to prevent slipping on the ice, meanwhile we discussed the Wheel of Time book series. Dallin had been begging me to listen to the audiobook for a year, and when I finally purchased Audible I realized I should have listened to him a year sooner!
After our little walk, I made orange julius and chicken bowtie pasta with way too much salt.  Dallin set up the air mattress with lots of blankets in the family room, and then we snuggled up and watched a cheesy movie.