Valentine's Day Wrap Up

Yesterday was Valentine's day, as you might recall. 

Husband and I celebrated. But there was no chocolates, no candies, no flowers. Instead, we had a lovely dinner at IHOP (a true act of love on husbands part...it's definitely not his favorite dining experience!) with a Christmas gift card (thanks Mom and Dad!) 

After dinner, we went to Menards. We didn't feel like going home yet, but since I had to work til 7 and we didn't get to IHOP til about 8, our options were limited. Plus, Menards has everything... so it's a pretty exciting time.

We needed a new filter for our furnace, so we picked that up and then headed over to check out the humidifiers. We found one that is normally $150, but was on sale for $87. Win. But wait, there's more! Right now, Menards has a promotion where you get 11% store credit back on any purchase. And we had another Christmas gift card that we could put towards it (again, thanks Mom and Dad!). 

So after all that, we walked out of Menards with a new air filter and this beauty, for $75, with about $10 coming back to us in a Menards rebate check. Not bad for something that was originally $150! Especially when we really only budgeted about $115 for it since that is really all we could comfortably afford right now. (We are being really good with my New Years Goal of saving more money!)

Funny how your idea of a good time and an exciting Valentine's purchase changes when you have a house. That is suuuuuuper static. We came home and got it all set up and it is running now. I don't know how long it takes to really be able to tell a difference, but I'm excited. My hair has been standing on end and we can't touch anything - or anyone - without at least 2 shocks. It is soo annoying. 

We did get each other cards, but that was the extent of our Valentine's day celebrations. It's not really a big deal to celebrate one day when you are with the love of your life everyday :)

I would have enjoyed flowers...don't get me wrong. I was definitely hoping that there would be some waiting for me when I got home. But the practical side of me is trying to remind myself that it's not really a smart money choice to buy flowers that will just die in a week or two. 

So instead, how about some pretty pictures of flowers?? Yes, sounds good to me too.

 Love roses and lilies together.

So pretty!

My favorite. I love the pinks and yellows together.

And those big lilies are lovely!