Holidays for February and March

While some may not think that it is the holidays at this point, during the months of February and March, we celebrated three (Valentine's Day, President's Day and St. Patrick's). Normally, these would have passed and we would have thought nothing of these days. However, my mom and my husband are amazing and caused celebration for Valentine's Day and President's Day. After a long and tiring day at work, I just wanted to go home and get into my pj's and sleep the day away. Just then, Phil showed up with a bunch of cupcakes (as those that know me know that my favorite food is icing and whatever else!), which was super sweet of him. I gave him a big hug and then heard, 'I thought you could use some diet coke with those cupcakes' (and for everyone that knows my mom, her favorite is diet coke). I turned around and freaked out because my mom was standing right there! I screamed (yes, in the middle of my office) and started crying. Everyone started asking what was going on and all I could say was, 'this is my mom!' I was able to leave a little early, so the three of us headed back to the apartment to watch the opening ceremonies of the Olympics. The weekend passed entirely too quickly, but the trip was exactly what I needed. We spent Valentine's Day watching the movie 'Valentine's Day' and eating appetizers, then we spent President's Day walking the mall and just relaxing. Unfortunately, all good things must come to an end, so mom flew back to CO on Tuesday :( As of right now, I'm expecting to fly to CO for Memorial Day, so more holiday celebration!

In between our holidays, we had reason to celebrate as we got snow! And not just a dusting-- we got a full 3 inches! Of course, the world shut down in Midland and the surrounding areas, but it was so much fun to experience!

St. Patrick's Day was filled with friends and good times. I went out to a local bar with a few of my friends and we had an awesome time! Before going out, Phil and I enjoyed some green beer at our house (don't think we got super creative; we poured beer into a glass and put some drops of green food coloring into it)!

We're looking forward to our next round of holiday celebrations. As of right now, we'll probably have a quiet Easter at our place, but then hopefully Memorial Day, we'll be in CO and then for the 4th of July, we'll be enjoying Chmielewski family at the reunion!