Where'd Ya Go, February?

I can hardly believe that tomorrow we'll be saying hello to March. Where the heck does the time go? And why does it go by so darn fast? I really like the month of February, but it always goes by so quickly!

One part of me is just itching to draw out a long blog post (or two, or three!) since I've been so behind on updating lately...but unfortunately...another part of me (the responsible part that has to not only acknowledge but actually respond to my alarm clock in the morning) is reminding me that it's already well past my bedtime so a picture update will have to suffice for tonight!

First up...Valentine's Day! I was surprised at work with a gorgeous bouquet of flowers from my sweet husband. See the cute note that came with them? Loved it! The two things he told the florist were pink & roses and it just doesn't get much better than that. Pink and roses are two of my most favorite things ever. So I took picture...from every angle...all day long! One of my coworkers even started making fun of me because every time she walked by my desk I had my camera out! It was worth it though...each side of the arrangement looked so different!

Little did I know that the flowers were just the beginning. Taylor (who had the day off from work) texted me around 430pm and told me that he would be waiting in the lobby of my office building when I was done with work. My office building rocks...it's in one of three Hilton towers, which means that yes, there is a hotel (and restaurant and bar) just a few steps away from my office. When I finished for the day and made it downstairs, Taylor announced surprise number two: for Valentine's Day he was going to take me shopping for a head-to-toe new work outfit. Now this might not sound exciting to some, but I was beyond thrilled. For the past few months I've just been longing for new, tailored, work clothes! We went over to the Galleria and after quite a few stops I had a brand new complete work outfit! Then my sneaky husband casually asks what I want to do for dinner. Quite happy with how the day had panned out, I say that I'm up for anything! He then pulls out a hotel keycard and quite smoothly says: "how about room service?" (which totally cracked me up!). We headed to our room at the Hilton (where of course Taylor had candles set up on every surface and a bottle of champagne chilling in a bucket) and ordered yummy room service for dinner. Sorry for the low quality pics...I just had to make an attempt to document! It was a perfect (and yes, crazy over the top!) Valentine's Day. Taylor is great at surprises! Oh and the next morning, my commute to work was a grand total of 5 minutes...just across the lobby and up the elevator!

The next weekend I got to hang out with a bunch of Pepperdiners at our February alumni event: volunteering at the CitySquare Thrift Store in downtown Dallas. CitySquare used to be known as Dallas Central Ministries and is an organization that helps fight poverty in Dallas. They have a Thrift Store, Food Bank and help people find housing. If you're interested in volunteering (or just want to donate food or clothes), let me know! Our awesome group of volunteers cleaned, dusted, vacuumed, and organized clothing & furniture for almost four hours in the morning, and then we all drove over to the Taco Joint for lunch.

Man, even picture-blogging is taking longer than I thought it would! This is going to have to be a to-be-continued post! Up next...a weekend in Malibu for a Pepperdine Leadership Conference...stay tuned!