Hockey!

'Tis the hockey season once more which is a big deal in the SalTal household. See Andy is a huge Red Wings fan, I mean huge, like he would attend every game if he could. When we met I knew very little about hockey, in fact when Andy asked what I knew about the sport I think I said something about the flying V in the Mighty Ducks. Anyway, we got to attend our first game of the season down here in Columbus on Tuesday. It was a belated birthday present to Andy.

This was our view of from our first set of seats. That's right, I said first. Andy got a call about 5 minutes after we sat down from his brother, who had scored some awesome seats through our incredibly generous sister-in-law and her friend. So our view went to this:

Yeah, Andy was over the moon excited. It was awesome. Andy a screen shot of us on TV the next day.

I suck at self phone pictures.

The Wings ended up losing the game, which wasn't good, but it was the first win  of the season for the Blue Jackets.  Either way, it was nice to go to a game, sort of felt like an official kick off to our holiday season. 

Keeping the spark alive

Last night Andy and I had a date night, it was the first one in a long time. I don't mean to say we are hermits by any stretch, we go out a bit, but we are on a budget and have been trying to limit our date nights to simple things like Chipotle/pizza and a rental movie. Last night we actually got dressed up and went out on the town like it was a first date. I must give Andy props because he planned an excellent date night.

First we went to The Candle Lab, which allows you to create your own candle scent. There are all these different scents to smell and you go around and choose two or three to blend together. It was a lot of fun and I would love to do it again. Then we went to dinner at a French restaurant nearby called La Chatelaine, which was tres magnifique (sorry, I just had to). Then finally out for some ice cream for dessert.

I was really happy we did this because lately we have been a little stressed out with all the stuff for the house. Plus I think it's important to help keep the spark alive, getting dressed up for your spouse and spending some uninterrupted time together. It was just a wonderful evening.

How do you keep the spark alive?

V-Day Year One

I apologize for the lack of posting. Between work, house and job hunting I haven't got a lot going on that wouldn't bore you to tears. We did have a pretty nice Valentine's day this year. We decided not to do anything big since our anniversary is only a couple months away and we would rather spend our hard earned money on a mini vacation or something like that (we have made our plans but I will post that at a later date). So Andy said he would cook dinner we would put the "kids" to bed early and have a fire and just enjoy a quiet evening together at home. I had to go to work from 4-8 that night so Andy had the house to himself for a bit and he used that time to plan something hilarious. When I came home the front door was locks and I didn't have my key so I had to knock. And this gentleman answered the door:

 

(You should know I was in tears laughing when he answered the door like this)

Monsieur greeted me and informed me that my dear husband was going to be late but he would show me to my seat. We had a beautiful table set by the fireplace, Monsieur got me a glass of champagne and some water and excused himself. A few minutes later, Andy showed up and served our dinner, roast, mashed potatoes, peas, rolls, and he even made chocolate cupcakes for dessert. It wasn't much but to me it was awesome. We talked and laughed and had a wonderful evening together. We even had a slow dance in the dining room. It was a good night. 

What did you and your Valentine do for the special day?