St. Valentine

Dave and I had a great time celebrating Valentine's Day this year. We decided to play it up since this was our first Valentine's evening to spend together. (Year one, Dave drove all night to spend the weekend in Memphis. Year two, we exchanged meaningful homemade gifts before Dave went to work.) Dave secured a babysitter and gave me some time parameters, then we were off to discover his secret evening.

1. We spent the first hour at the local Barnes and Nobles. This was one of our favorite ways to spend an evening together in Louisville (when dates had to cost $0) and is a conglomeration of so many things that we enjoy. Dave had been researching Cape/nautical color schemes so we enjoyed looking through some design books for more ideas.

2. The next step in the evening was dinner at a Ristorante on main street in Hyannis. I don't remember the name, but we decided it wasn't as important as the "e" on the end of ristorante (always said with a thick Italian accent). The food, atmosphere, and conversation were perfect. At the end of the meal they gave me a rose and Dave the bill. :)

3. Our final stop was within walking distance. It was a neat coffee shop with music that Dave found called The Black Spot. Sadly, though there was a website they were quite closed (the forever kind of closed). We happily went back to the Starbucks at Barnes and Nobles and enjoyed a little more conversation before picking up our little one.

Dave did wonderful research and discovered fun new places. It was a great evening out and we created some wonderful Cape memories!