V-Day

Before I start to talk about Valentines Day I think I should start by talking about something non-romantic.  Like eggs.  Devilled eggs to be more precise.  Over the weekend we were at Safeway grocery shopping.  One of my favorite areas of the store is the deli.  They have all manner of favorite foods of mine but quite unexpectedly guess what showed up there this weekend?.....DEVILLED EGGS.  Woah.  That's the bomb dot com.  I was feeling a bit low, a bit blue as one does and for some weird reason their sunny selves cheered me to no end - till I noticed this tray of eggs was a visual of how I was feeling - surrounded by beautiful eggsies filled with sunshine - and one lonely eggsie with a major part missing....its sunshine. 

Rest assured, I am on a sunshine mission.

And now - speaking of sunshine....the weekend.

The weekend was a delight and started with a trip to a vintage market in Seattle.

they host this in an old hanger at Magnuson park - I love the creativity of people, even the way they display everything in their little stores - so impressive

I thought this was really cool, an old outdoor umbrella with a mosquito net over it gave a totally vintage feel to this little store

There was even a little place where you could make Valentines cards

this was wonderful and I am definitely going to borrow this idea

I loved these vintage darts.  I would have purchased the whole lot - but $10 EACH?  I think this was wayyyy more than their actual worth

Mr Big chose to celebrate V-day one day early this year and did a wonderful job in making a lovely evening for us.

First up was getting ready time.  I ended up getting item after item out of the closet and there was a pop up Mt Kilimanjaro in the middle of our bedroom floor following this.  I finally chose nude heels, cropped pants and a top with a sprinkling of beading...the best I could hope for.  Here I am waiting for my sweetheart

I hate the hair right now - and because I took this photo with the light behind me I look like I have all my hair cut off, but it is there....somewhere....next was a drive down to Monas.  The dining room is just gorgeous here

they had candles everywhere which made for a lovely ambiance, but didn't make for a good accompaniment to my carefully chosen outfit when one of them came off the table and splashed up my black trou (adieu lovely black pants, I will miss you)

there was nothing left to do but have a beverage - Basil lemon drop held promise but wasn't basilly sadly

Mr Big is a tres handsome hubs at the best of times, but somehow his gorgeousness is elevated when he puts a freshly starched and ironed white shirt.  Hubba hubba

I love the ring he has on his right hand.  I got it for him last V-day, its silver with the inscribtion I am my beloved and my beloved is mine.  Isn't that lovely?  Its an old Hebrew saying.

After dinner and the candle incident we went to the triple door to a burlesque show

they all had wonderful names - Ruby Mimosa, Fanny on fire, Indigo Blue and I decided I too needed a burlesque stage name.  My alter ego is now Miss Suga Snap.  Love it.

What are you doing this Valentines?