Happy Valentines Day!

We celebrated Valentines Day yesterday at school and all the classes had a party for the last hour of school. A bunch of kids asked me at lunch if I'd be coming to their party, so I ended up going to like 7 parties, ha! I hung out at one for most of the time & it was really fun. Even I felt all hopped up on sugar, ha ha. I bought a big bag of candy for the kids, but I wish I would have brought more to give out. And I didn't realize that my 2nd grade class made up a bag for me and filled it with some Valentines! It was hard to be everywhere at once in an hour & enjoy myself a little too. So, I had fun, but wish I could've done more for those sweet, generous kids. Anyway, I definitely made out like a bandit with Valentines and cards! I felt sooo loved. Those kids are so sweet! Here's my bounty:

My bag full!

Those kids are too sweet!

I also got a card from my nephew, Danny:

Too cute!

It says "dear aunt coco, happy valentines day! I love you xoxo danny P.S. I made my own glue from flour, water & salt" Its currently up on my fridge, ha ha.

I talked to Nick yesterday during my lunch and he was antsy, so I let him open all of his presents. He was pretty excited and really liked how I "decorated" the boxes, ha ha. I wasn't sure if I'd get to talk to him today because he said he had a long day and early morning. Also, he was thinking the phones would probably be crowded since it was Valentines Day. Luckily, I got a call from him this afternoon and got to open alll of my presents (some were originally supposed to be for my birthday too, but he is buying me more stuff for that apparently). I got 3 Pilates DVDs (he knows I'm trying to get in shape while he's gone), some cute/silly knee socks, a fuzzy new purple bathrobe, and a book called 7 Things He'll Never Tell You...But You Need to Know, which looks thoroughly entertaining. And he kept taunting me telling me there was something else on the way. Pretty soon, my doorbell rang, and I receieved these:

Soooo pretty!

I had a huuuge smile on my face and then surprised myself when I started crying a little. He's so sweet! I got a really sweet card too that said "Court, I can't really express how much I love you. I hope these bring you a smile and remind you that although I'm not home, I'm still there with you. Love Always, Nick" Awwwww! I wasn't really expecting today to be anything special, but it really turned out to be a great day.