But the greatest of those is love...

19 and a half weeks now!

Flowers Shawn got me:-)

Shawn and me at The Lodge

Valentines day was interesting this year. I decided that we should do something different and go up to Mt. Charleston for dinner at the Mt. Charleston Lodge. They had a special where everyone had the same meal and the executive chef, Chef Simon, prepared some of the meal in a demonstration. I thought it sounded like fun! Also, you can't beat a romantic dinner in snow capped mountains!

The beauty of the mountains did not disappoint. The cabins, lodges and huge homes were amazing. The drive, winding through the trees and homes was everything we thought it would be and more. The climate definitely changes as you go up 4000 feet as well. When we were in town it was 51 degrees, when we got to the top of the mountain, it was 13! But it was alot of fun to experience some different weather.

The lodge looked alot like a "lodge" should, the decor was 1950's reminiscent. The staff was small town nice, which was appreciated! We had to make reservations and when we reported to be seated, we were seated at a table for four...hmmm. We asked if others would be sitting with us to which the answer was yes. Sitting with two strangers on Valentines day did not sound like my idea of fun. I asked the hostess if we could sit at the table for two by the fire place and she said that would be fine. We sat...and it was a child sized table! Poor Shawn spent the rest of the night with his legs straddling the table because his legs didn't fit underneith it! But we didn't want to complain again so we endured! Chef Simon did a nice job of showing us how to make different parts of the meal. However, from the time we got there until the time we left, it was almost three hours! We had not expected to be there for so long! Then, on the way home, we stopped to get dessert at one our favorite places. We put in our order, paid and sat down to wait...25 minutes later we still had no dessert. It wasn't that difficult, it was some pie and cheese cake! I asked the young lady we ordered from where our dessert was and low and behold it had been done for about 20 minutes! She appologized and give us the desserts. So in general we felt it was a night of waiting! But the food was decent and the company was great:-) As long as we got to spend the night together is all that mattered. We had a nice time talking and laughing. And as of today, we have been together for 11 years! Boy how time flies:-)