What happens when I get off work "early"....

...I cook dinner!  Amazing!  Today I finished up before 5:00 (crazy!) so I decided that dinner was going to consist of something NOT fast food for a change!  On the menu?  Bourbon Salmon (ala Publix!) with a pineapple salad.  I mean, I could've made the marinade for the fish myself...but Publix had the salmon on sale, and I'd heard it was good, so I decided to at least be partly lazy  domestic.  

Oh, and talk about being domestic...guess what else I managed to do tonight??  Bake!  And not for myself either (HA!).  I actually baked Valentine Funfetti cookies for my kiddos at the school tomorrow!  We're doing a fun Valentine's Day activity (go me for doing some planning!) and I decided to make them cookies and popcorn (still tentative!) to eat while doing it.  I mean, it may slightly be a bribe to get my kids to like me better...but I also LOVE (no pun intended) Valentine's Day (and NOT for the romance factor!) so I enjoy doing activities for it.  I guess it's because my Momma always made Valentine's Day special for us as kids growing up.  It didn't matter that there was no "romance" involved in it...it was always celebrated every year and I felt loved by my Momma and Daddy.  Momma always had our spot at the kitchen table set with Valentine's surprises when we walked in for breakfast...and if I'm home around Valentine's Day to this day, she still does.  Holidays were always special in our household, and Valentine's Day...among many others...holds a special place in my heart (again...no pun intended...really)...filled with many wonderful memories.  Thank you Momma for instilling such wonderful, happy, special memories...I love you!