Valentine´s Day is one of my favorite holidays. It is not very big here in Germany but I still love to make a little effort for my husband, my mom, my children and of course for myself. I do not need big presents or big gestures. I like to gift some flowers and a homemade cake to my mom and make my husbands favorite dinner and of course I do enjoy making the Valentine´s baskets for the girls. I really don´t need a thing cause I am happy to get things for other to make them feel special and loved but I always end up getting some crafts from my big girls.
Love Baskets for Toddler and Baby
Valentine´s Crunch – Irresistable, for yourself or to gift
I have looked for photos from 2016 but to be honest did not find many so went down another rabbit whole and looked at passed Winter styles cause I wanted to gather some inspo for outfits to wear the next weeks and I have to admit there are many I would definitely wear again, styled with the exact same pieces.
Happy February – I am really glad that the 68 days of January are finally over and we are back into a normal month. Feburary is full of events this year. We have Valentine´s Day and Carnival at the same time so I am going to share lots of both. You can choose what to read or just have a look at both. I would be very happy.
Weekly Review
What we ate
Monday – We got plenty of leftovers from Sunday. That´s always great cause I am usually away for Line Dance on Mondays so having prepped dinners saves tons of time.
Tuesday – Chicken and ribs day.
Wednesday – I have made pasta with beef and tomatoe sauce for my husband and I and butter noodles for the girls. At some point they didn´t like the meat sauce anymore and I just don´t know why. IYKYK
Thursday – Gnocchi with a mushroom and cream gravy. I made the Gnocchi in the air fryer but did not like them. To dry and crunchy. Maybe they need a little bit of oil the next time around.
Friday – Potatoes and salmon from the air fryer
Saturday – Tomatoe soup with grilled cheese sandwiches. I have been using the same recipes for years. It is very simple and includes apples, onions, vegetable broth, tomatoes and cream cheese. You can spice it up as you like or just use salt and pepper
Sunday – We had oven chicken topped with melted cheese and noodles
What I wore
It was dress week over here. The theme for this week and it made me realize how much I miss my Spring and Summer dresses. It is so much easier without tights.
What we did
We attended a Candle Light Concert – Tribute to Taylor Swift on Friday evening. This was so so cool. The room and stage was lit with hundreds of candles and the artist (4 string quartett) played songs from different albums. I loved that they had a lot of songs from the RED album and they started with All Too Well.
I officially have a big school girl now. We picked a school backpack on Saturday and she is so proud with the one she picked. I could burst watching her although I can not believe I had her almost 6 years ago and now she is a big and very smart kid. #proudmamamoment
I had a very nice coffee date with a long time friend of mine. Always so much fun having coffee and chatting about our children and life. Carnival decor is everwhere and delicious Krapfen. Could be worse.
Since it snowed the temparatures have dropped and we enjoyed going sleighing the whole weekend. The two big girls had so much fun in the snow.
Misc
I have been looking at my tulips all week and can´t wait for Spring to finally arrive. I know it is still Winter in February but time is on our side. One more months and we might have much milder temperatures and sunshine.
Lots of coffee and inside play this week. Can you spot the little hands and the kitchen gadgets !!!
Posts to read
All of my January looks are up on the blog. You can find them here.
I have done this the last two years prior and I´d say I have never thought it was easier than this time around. Maybe because the last two times I have been preoccupied (I have been pregnant and the second year I weighed a little too much to be able to wear all of my beloved things) but now I am almost back to my pre-pregnancy weight and I have access to all of my clothes and creating outfits has never been easier. I also did not have the January blues – which for me means that I am only wearing sad and boring looks cause the weather is so cold and gray.
I did get a handbag for my birthday and a dress for a wedding in July but other than that I didn´t buy a thing and I am very proud of myself. It is not about saving money (although that is a good point), my closet is really really full and I have more than enough to wear (probably) for the rest of my days. I have a better sense of calm and fashion when I don´t „have“ to wear the new things I just got. And it is better for the planet plus I can slowly sort out things I don´t like anymore or that don´t have the right fit for me. My overall conclusion is that it went great and I am definitely extending it into Feburary.
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