february recap

cold. late work nights. celebrations.

Ryan went on their annual guy's hunting trip which meant lots of snuggles for me. (And he almost got stuck there an extra day because it snowed 6-8 inches early Sunday morning before they were supposed to leave.)

Cold, wet weather meant baths inside, which Murphy is not a fan of.

It snowed. Again.

Which meant the puppies were inside much more than they wanted to be.

Insider participated in Go Red for Women's National Wear Red day to support women's heart disease awareness.

Several late work nights meant lots of sleepy Kochs.

Kate's birthday came on one of the few gorgeous February days we had. We celebrated in the park by White Rock Lake. 

Tembri is getting married in April and we got to celebrate the bride-to-be in Dallas!

st. valentine's day

Valentine's Day was on a Friday this year and Ryan and I really had no plans other than avoiding the crowds as much as possible. This seemed like all we needed until around noon the day of when I realized we really had no plans and no food in the fridge. Ooops. Luckily, my sweet husband had a half day and decided to take the opportunity to plan a little date night in.

I was greeted with this scene when I got home from work. Ryan drizzling honey on the delicious goat cheese appetizers he made (because he knows I am always hungry as soon as I walk in the door). Along with a Valentine's card and gift each for Kali and I.

Murphy ended up stealing the gift he got for Kali after about 30 seconds, but I guess it's the thought that counts.

We had more of the appetizers than we could eat, so we took some over to share with the neighbors. As it turned out, they were having a family Valentine's night in also. We ended up staying there for an hour or so chatting and drinking wine with them. We love the Herridge family and had a great time over there. After that, Ryan grilled some delicious steaks and had a tres leches bread pudding cooking for dessert. The meal was delicious!

We ended up having much more bread pudding than we could eat, so Grant, Stephanie and Scooter came on over for dessert and games. It was an unconventional, spontaneous and very nice Valentine's night in.