A Little Time With My Valentine (Part 1)

How was everyone's Valentine's Day?  I had a really nice mini vacation with Mr. H.  I woke up to a silly card and a box of chocolates on the 14th, and then received two dozen beautiful tulips at my office later in the day.  I wonder how many years my husband will remember to do this for me.  Hahaha.  He is so sweet.  Even if it was just this one time, for our first married Valentine's, I would be happy with that.

Pretty tulips from my husband.

Mr. H had the 14th off, so after I got off work we headed out to the bay for our little Valentine's getaway.  We stayed at Hotel Tomo, which I posted some pictures of a couple entries back.  Very cute place!  Mr. H really liked it (it was his first time staying there).  Our room had a mural of cops with doggies in their jackets.  The bed was huge and super comfy, and there were cute paper lanterns and bright colors everywhere.  There was a big window but no view, which we didn't mind considering we only paid $100 for the night. 

Cops with doggies!

Tornado Mr. & Mrs. H

After we made a mess of our room (in the process of getting ready), we walked over to Playground for our Valentine's dinner.  We ate 떡볶이 (spicy rice cakes) and 갈비 (short ribs), and of course rice and 반찬 (side dishes that come with any Korean meal).  We managed to almost finish both dishes (which was a lot of food) and we were so stuffed after.  Food was delicious and worth it though!  We also shared a order of peach soju (soju is like Korean vodka) and were feeling pretty good by the time we left.  It was only midnight and we weren't ready to call it a night, so we went downstairs to a Korean bar called Pagoda.  There is nothing like a good Korean bar where you can smoke inside, don't get carded, and are served good, stiff drinks and salt peanuts.  We had a good time and stayed until closing, and then headed back to our room for the night.

He hates taking pictures.

Good food, good booze.

Drunk husband. 

Mr. & Mrs. H

More photos and stories next week!  I am currently in the process of finding the cable so I can upload better pictures from my camera.  Only iPhone photos for now.

I have this Monday off and am planning on going back to the bay to visit my best friend on Sunday.  Looking forward to taking our woofies to the dog park and possibly having a picnic.  What are your plans for the three day weekend?

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Oops! Where have I been?

I know, I suck at updating this blog.  But look!  My friend Josie (8-Bit Grayscale, check it out!) nominated me for this award!  Sweet!  Thanks Josie!

So, rules are that I have to give seven random facts about myself and then pass the award along to blogs that I think are great.  Here goes...

1.  I got engaged for the first time when I was 17.  Really glad that marriage never happened!  Haha.

2.  I met my husband when I was 15, but we went our separate ways after a few months and didn't see each other or talk for nearly 5 years.  We re-connected when I was 20 and got married when I was 22.

3. My husband was hospitalized with septic shock syndrome and nearly died when we were still dating.  I realized I was in love with him when a doctor told me to leave the trauma room because he might not make it and I shouldn't watch.  It crushed me to think I would never see him again (and of course I stayed there with him, and he made it!).

4. Our wedding was peacock themed.  If I ever get a tattoo, I want to get two peacocks on my back.

5. I have never met my father and it doesn't bother me at all.  My mother and grandmother did an excellent job raising me and giving me all the love I needed as a child.

6. I have been wanting to be a mother since I was 14 or 15 years old.

7. I talk in my sleep constantly and suffer from night terrors fairly regularly.  Doesn't help my insomnia which I've also struggled with for over a decade now.

The blogs I nominate are Katie's Pencil Box, Rockstar Diaries, and A Little Bit of Eki.

I'm planning on making red velvet brownies for Mr. H for Valentine's Day (or the day before).  He's not big on sweets, but he really likes these brownies and so do I.  I use this recipe, minus the frosting.  I sprinkle powdered sugar on top of the brownies instead.  I'm going to go buy a heart shaped cookie cutter so I can make them extra special and cheesy!  We are going on a mini vacation to the city after I get off work on Tuesday, since Mr. H has the 14th and 15th off.  Finally!  I took Wednesday off so we can have a whole day to hang out and enjoy the bay.  We booked a room at this cute place called Hotel Tomo, which is in Japan Town.

I've stayed here once before and I really enjoyed it.  Great service and very clean guestrooms!  Not to mention, the decor is absolutely adorable.  The other plus to staying here is the location.  One of my favorite Korean bars, Playground, is right across the street, so we can drink as much as we want and don't even have to pay cab fare.  We're really looking forward to next week and spending some time together.  Do you have any plans for Valentine's?