Happy Valentine's Day! I just love Valentine's Day! It is one of my most favorite holidays. Our winters in Wisconsin are so long and cold, so Valentine's Day is like a little glimmer of happiness in the middle of winter. I think even if you don't have a romantic partner, you can still enjoy Valentine's Day. I celebrate everyone I love in my life on Valentine's Day. I give all my children and grandchildren cards and gifts, and if I have the time, even my best girlfriends.
My husband and I always try to do something special on Valentine's Day. Some years we just stay home and I decorate the house and make a nice dinner. Other years it's "Dinner and a movie". This year I was itching to get out and away for a little bit so we went to a nearby town only about an hour and a half away and did some winter hiking (I will do a travel post on our hiking adventure in the near future). Even though we could have easily driven home on the same day, we decided to rent a room and I'm so glad we did because I had no idea our room would be so Valentine perfect! I mean, a RED chaise lounge in the room! It was so romantic.
Now, normally the second Monday of every month is our "Stylish Monday" link up. This month the leaders of the group decided to do something different since it landed on Valentine's Day. Instead of a link up, they asked us just to do a Instagram post and tag our fellow group members. I will do that, but I still wanted to do a post and talk about my Valentine's Day. But there will be no link up this month.
I don't normally buy new clothes for Valentine's Day but I spotted this beautiful peachy/pink blouse at TJMaxx for only $20 and I thought it would not only make a perfect Valentine top but it will be great for Easter and spring too!
I just love the fit of this blouse on me and the sleeves are incredible. They have an elastic edge and when you push them up your forearm they flounce out so prettily.
I styled my new top with things I already owned. It was only 10 degrees the day I wore this outfit, so I wore black tights and tall black boots with my short black skirt.
For jewelry, I chose a long pink pearl necklace, a multi-strand pink pearl bracelet, and rose gold earrings.
This hotel was so modern and beautiful. The bathroom was exquisite!
Because it was a small town there were no fancy restaurants to eat dinner, but we still had the most amazing meal. They had a "Prime Rib Valentine Special" and they allowed us to order the largest size and split it, which saved us like $25.00 that way. We didn't even finish the whole thing and ended up taking about 1/8 of it home. It was so delicious! The meat literally melted in my mouth.
My husband and I each wanted different side dishes so they accommodated that by only charging us $1.50 more for an additional side dish.
I ordered the Red Pepper soup as one of my side dishes, and it was incredible! I love butternut squash soup, and it kinda reminded me of that. I am definitely going to look for a recipe for this soup and try making my own at home, it was that good!
For dessert they gave us little chocolate cupcakes. The heart pick had some kind of liquor inside the heart. You squeezed the heart and I put the liquid inside the cupcake. It was so yummy and such a nice, light dessert after a heavy meal.
Well I hope you have a wonderful Valentine's Day too! Please enjoy yourself and celebrate the loved ones in your life whether you have a romantic partner or not. I know we're supposed to love on people all year long, but it's nice to have a holiday to show some extra special love. When we were eating our dinner we noticed the restaurant start to fill up with teenagers wearing long, sparkly, red evening gowns. Eventually we realized there must be a Valentine dance that evening and the kids were grabbing dinner before the dance. Anyway, we noticed a lot of the kids didn't have dates and many table were "just girls" or "just guys" and we thought it was great that they were getting all dressed up and having a good time whether they had a date or not.
Have A Great Valentine's Day! Amy
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This is such a pretty outfit! I love the pockets on the skirt and that blouse is really pretty. I love all of your pictures in the room: perfect chair for the occasion. We had a family Valentine's dinner last night with steak and candle and the boys really enjoyed it. Hubby is out of town tonight so the boys and I will have another nice dinner.
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Thanks Mica! It sounds like you had a great Valentine's Day too!
DeleteYou look beautiful in this outfit! And how amazing are those sleeves!! Looks like you had a wonderful dinner too! And what a nice hotel room!
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Thanks Ellie! The dinner was delicious!
DeleteLooks like you had a nice Valentine's Day...We stopped celebrating it as a couple a long time ago as I usually was working that night and I don't like going to restaurants with so many people....We used to do a nice family dinner but again, everyone working different shift and different days, it just did not work out this year but that is life...Thanks so much for stopping by again
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Debbie
Yes, we did have a nice Valentine's Day. I understand how scheduling can be difficult. We celebrated the weekend before as Monday didn't work for us. Hopefully next year you can celebrate it!
DeleteYou look lovely. Glad you got to have a little getaway.
ReplyDeleteThank you. It was a wonderful weekend.
DeleteWhat a wonderful way to spend the day Amy. We used to stay overnight like that many times because it just seems so special. We may have to do it again soon.
ReplyDeleteI love the red chaise lounge too...sometimes we can get inspired by the hotel decor, right?
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Jodie
www.jtouchofstyle.com
It sure was. Yes, it seemed like a frivolous expense to spend the night when we lived so close, but it was fun!
DeleteI love your outfit! We did dinner and a movie this year; I dragged my husband to see Marry Me and it was a cute little rom com that was just perfect for Valentine's day. We then ate steak from Texas Roadhouse with all the sides and fix-in's.
ReplyDeleteThank you! I never heard of that movie. I will have to look it up. And I love Texas Roadhouse!
DeleteVery nice.
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DeleteHappy Valetine's Day, dear Amy. I hope so that you had amazing evening.
ReplyDeleteThank you! I hope you had a great Valentines Day yourself!
DeleteYou looked beautiful on Valentine's Day: D I think the evening went well.
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Thank you! It did!
DeleteWhat A Delightful Adventure - So Happy For You Two - Big Hugs
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Thank you! We had a great weekend adventure!
DeleteYum! We're going out for steak tomorrow night. We were supposed to go last night but had a flat tire.
ReplyDeleteThe prime rib was incredible! Sorry to hear about your flat.
DeleteThis is such a pretty and feminine outfit. You really scored when you found the blouse at TJ Maxx for only $20! The entire look is perfect for Valentine's Day.
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Thank you! Yes, TJMaxx is always hit or miss, but it seems the items I do find are unique and stay in my closet a long time.
DeleteWhat a delightful way to spend Valentine’s Day❣️
ReplyDeleteYou look so pretty in your pink and that meal looks delicious!
Rosemary
www.Distinctlysouthernstyle.com
Yes, it certainly was "delightful". We had a great time.
DeleteYour pink top is so pretty! It's nice that you were able to enjoy a special Valentine's themed dinner too, it sounds like you had a nice time together celebrating :)
ReplyDeleteWe don't really celebrate Valentine's day in Australia but I did cut the kids sandwiches into little hearts for their lunchbox that day,haha!
Thanks so much for joining the #WeekdayWearLinkup! Hope you are having a wonderful weekend :) We went to a fun birthday party at the pool today.
Away From The Blue
Thanks so much. I just heard that in America Valentine's Day is the 2nd most celebrated holiday after Christmas. I found that very interesting. You would think it would be the 4th of July or Halloween, but I guess Valentines Day encompasses all age groups. Kids even give out Valentine Day's cards and treats at school and single women do "Galentines Day".
DeleteHi Amy - What a nice Valentine get-away. The food looks delish and really love your new top.
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It sure was! Thanks so much!
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