Happy Love Day

 Happy Valentine's Day!!!  I had planned on sharing some festive decor and/or a fun "love list" but to be totally honest - this week is PACKED and I just didn't get my act together enough for either of those things.  Instead I find myself grading quizzes, helping assemble class valentines and trying to get our schedules halfway organized.

Last night I had the absolute pleasure of hosting Girl's night and thought I'd share a few quick simple things I did in case you were looking for some easy inspiration for celebrating today.

I grabbed some tulips and eucalyptus at Trader Joe's, mixed the colors a bit and then just used a few vases and candles that I had on hand.  Easy and done! :)

I made  this recipe for Tuscan chicken pasta and doubled the recipe (there were 9 of us).  I prepped all the chicken, bacon, pasta and tomatoes when I got home from work and then waited until about 10 mins before everyone was supposed to arrive to get the sauce going.

(This is a picture from when I originally posted the recipe - the pot was a LOT more full last night!)

I made  these cupcakes (simple, easy and SO GOOD!), sliced up a ciabatta baguette (Trader Joe's) and was done!

The BEST part of girlfriends is that I literally could have put out bowls, cereal and milk and we still would have had a blast :) 

And here are a few "love" theme posts for you to check out :)

you can read about Dave and my "love story"  HERE

And read about how he "won my heart" (and keeps winning it!)  HERE

Our plans today are pretty low key - I'm volunteering in Luke's class party, we'll probably end up doing Sonic or Chick-Fil-A after baseball practice and I do have a special dessert and movie night planned for when we get home :) 

I'd love to know how y'all are celebrating the day!