Kari's Blog

To celebrate Valentine’s Day, Andrew and I decided to carry on the tradition of cooking a, as I like to call it, “fancy pants meal” together. I took care of the dessert and Andrew made the main course.

I decided to make a chocolate silk cheesecake which was more of an ordeal than I would like to remember. Details will go unsaid, but at one point I was ready to throw the whole thing away. Thank goodness I have a patient husband who was determined to save the cheesecake. I”m glad he did because it was pretty darn tasty.

Dessert

For the main course Andrew made a dish called Shrimp and Scallop Mornay….which really should have been called Shrimp and Scallop Awesomeness. It was so good. Basically it was a delicious combination of shrimp, scallops, mushrooms, cream and lots of cheese. Yum. That is all I have to say about that. We also had homemade mashed potatoes, asparagus and homemade bread. I think I might be a little spoiled.

Shrimp and Scallop Awesomeness

The only bad thing about cooking a big, delicious meal at home is the mess that awaits you afterward…..

the mess

I got creative and decided to make some decorations for the table. I cut out the hearts at school and on some of them wrote things that I love about Andrew…..of course I did not have enough hearts to write everything!

the obligatory couple picture

All in all, I would say it was a spectacular Valentine’s Day spent with my hubby!

On to baby news…..We are now 18 weeks and will find out the sex of the baby in 15 days!!!! We absolutely can’t wait! It will be so exciting to know what we are having.

18 weeks