Valentine's Day and Anna Plays in the Pit in her College Musical!

I do really love Valentine's Day. But golly, it can kind of be a tricky and tiring day for me with twenty-one nine and ten year olds. They S U R E are excited about passing out and getting a box full of those little notes and cards. They come in the classroom so thrilled to give me the sweetest little heart boxes of chocolate (and I don't tell them that I don't eat chocolate so into the teacher's room it goes). They are darling and oh so sweet and I try my darndest to remember just how my girls were in fourth grade so I can be the teacher they need me to be that day. 

But it does leave me wiped out a bit. And I hate that my family gets my 'leftovers' on Valentine's Day. I know now of course they my girls are older and don't need anything special that day but I think that's why it makes me want it even more for them. So I shop, picking up little things here and there right after Christmas is over. I sent Anna back for the spring semester with a bag to open on February 14. I love that she waits all of those weeks even though no one would know that she opened it as soon as we dropped her off in January. And I wrapped up Abigail's things the night before and set the table with as much pink as I could find. 

Dark, and oh so cold on Friday, February 14th. This is basically the way our kitchen looks after I come down in the morning. But that bit of pink and tissue paper had me all excited that I took the time to find a few things for sweet Abigail. 

We decided it would be a better idea to open in the afternoon maybe during dinner since we had to get going but she did let me snap a cute picture of her in her hearts sweater. 

So after coming home I was glad we waited since the light was so much better!

Abigail had a viola lesson and it gave me a chance to get ready for our evening. I so wanted to shower, get in pjs, and go to sleep (holidays as a teacher will do that to you) but I had another 'little' girl waiting for me in another state that evening so up we went! 

And boy was I glad we did! Anna played in the pit/orchestra for a college musical and it was the last weekend. I was so proud of her for that! And we were so excited about seeing it! 

During intermission we were able to get a peek into the pit! 

And after we hung out in her dorm room for a bit (even though it was like 11pm at least) before heading home! A long but happy week!