Valentines Day: 14 Days of Service

This Valentines Day, Paul and I decided that to celebrate we would give each other one special act of service each day for 14 days. It sounded like a great idea and we were both excited to get started come February 1st. After the first couple of days we realized we were both already running out of ideas! I took to my notepad and brainstormed all the things I could think of that Paul might like. It helped to have my ideas for the remaining 14 days jotted down! I took a few pictures of the services we did, most of them aren't pictured. 

A few of the services Paul did for me were:

waking up with Susie so I could sleep in (he does this a lot!)

a romantic note 

making dinner for the family, a night off!

back rubs and foot rubs (my favorite!)

doing all the house cleaning 

bringing home flowers 

Some of the services I did for him were:

making poppyseed muffins

weeding and mowing the lawn (eh)

making hamburgers for dinner (his favorite.. I don't like them so I've never make them!)

making (eh-- attempting) jello legos

a V-day decoration for our house 

a big Valentines breakfast (you'd think heart shaped pancakes wouldn't be so hard!)

So yeah, a lot of mine involved food. Mother did always say the way to a man's heart is through his stomach. It was really a fun thing to do though. Besides having trouble coming up with stuff, it was nice to be thinking about thoughtful things we could do for each other. I know I appreciate all that Paul does for me. It helps me to feel closer to him and taken care of. I know making service a priority for my marriage helps me to be a better wife. And it makes me happier, too! 

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We all had breakfast together early on Valentines Day. I got Susie a monkey ballon at the dollar store and between that and the syrup covered pancakes, she had a pretty good morning. :) She loved that ballon! Later that day her Dad came home from school and surprised her with a Nemo stuffed fish. Oh boy! No wonder she likes Daddy best.