Valentine Dates

A week late, our family indulged in Valentine dates.  Jeff took the girls out; I dined with the boys.  It was an evening of misplaced elegance, with sparkling glasses, candles, fine linens, and collared shirts.  

Sometimes, I worry we won't have much to say.  Or I worry there will be some silly drama that keeps us from being present.  But, the weather framed our artful night.  Previously (as in here and here), whimsey manifested itself on menus or paper tablecloths, but a fogged up window was the canvas this year.  The snow, slippery roads, freezing temperature, and absence of life outside all created a time-out-of-time.  Like a certain kind of being in love.