a belated Happy Valentines + Monday's menu

I hope everyone had a very special Valentines Day!! I woke up to a little collection of cards from Peter, the kids and even the dogs. :))I love getting cards, especially because & I'll admit to this, I'm ridiculously hard to shop for. (I grow my own flowers, I hate jewelry and I don't really need anything.) So receiving a card on a holiday is perfectly dandy!

I did all of my grocery shopping for the week yesterday, which was an epic mistake on my part. Grocery shopping on any holiday could never lead to anything good and I should have known better! So many men running around the store trying to find the perfect last minute gift.... at a grocery store. :) While I waited in the check out line the man ahead of me had 5 dozen red roses. I almost feel bad for men, it must be one of the most stressful holidays imaginable!

After escaping from the hectic madness that is a Safeway's on Valentines Day, I rushed home to start on dinner and found a package waiting at the front door. Oh how I love the sound of a UPS truck on a Monday! It was a gift from my swap partner Marie. Marie's swap is only the second swap I've done, but I love-love making/sending/and receiving something cute!




This is probably the sweetest handmade gift I've received!! and a good thing Alaina was at school or else I'm positive she would have claimed it for herself! Marie is so thoughtful! Little Lucille (dear) is sitting on a shelf in my craft room, I think she likes it in there! :))



{Here's what part of our Valentines dinner looked like. Chicken Salad w/ Sweet Hoisin vinaigrette and Coconut Jasmine Rice w/ brown sugar syrup and mangoes. I love salads!}

This week is going to be a bit busier than normal, and Peter's working late, so this week's menu is going to be on the simple and light side.

Monday:
Chicken Salad
Grilled garlic Shrimp
Coconut Rice

Tuesday:
Taco's
Watermelon & Cantaloupe

Wednesday:
Turkey & Havarti Panni's
Spicy Tomato Soup

Thursday:
Turkey Bacon BLTA on wheat
Nectarine & Strawberry fruit salad

Friday:
Chicken Mandarin Brown Rice Bowls
Roasted Zucchini

Saturday:
Pepper Pork Tenderloin
Salad
Roasted Mushrooms

**and before I forget, Alaina's cake that she made over the weekend! I mentioned it was a big paper cake!! She really loves my paper punches, can you tell?