for valentine’s day this year, jamie and i decided to have a low-key evening at home, similar to last year.  v-day is such a hectic time to go out – we find it so much more relaxing to stay home on this holiday.  this year i made a lamb ragu over heart-shaped pasta [jamie and i both love lamb], which i served alongside a spinach salad and some parmesan bread.  jamie helped with the cooking too, and we had a fun time sipping on prosecco, snacking on an impromptu cheese plate that i came up with at the last minute since the lamb was going to take a while to cook, and just spending some quality time together.  we even watched a couple episodes of this is us – we’re trying to get caught up so please don’t spoil any details!! ;)

here are some photos from our evening:

{first up, my v-day table!  i really want to work on my table decorating skills.  i’m trying to get better at that, but i still have a ways to go…}

 

{my valentines decorations!}

{all lit up!}

{jamie brought me chocolates + these flowers which he arranged himself!  that man is the best!}

{the flowers totally brightened up my table!}

{i gave jamie a “tackle box” with gummy “bait” since he loves gummies, plus this cute book which i filled in to make it a personal book about him and only him!}

{here’s a close up of the tackle box on the inside and outside} :)

{cheers!}

{my phone takes horrible selfies but here’s one attempt before we started using jamie’s phone}

{some fun ones}

 {and this one, which is my favorite even though it’s blurry, and kinda reminds me of the photo we took last V-day…}

{see what i mean??  hopefully this means we haven’t changed a bit!} ;)

{prep work}

{it’s not the prettiest or fanciest cheese plate ever, but i think it wasn’t bad for an impromptu one with only items that i had in the fridge + pantry!}

{ready to eat!}

{our meal!}

it was a fun and festive evening!  thanks for being my sweet valentine, jamie!  xoxoxo