Family.Friends.Love. What more could a girl ask for?? Yummy CAKE!

For those of you who don't know, my birthday is on February 14th. My favorite holiday, VALENTINE'S DAY!! When I was little I didn't get the concept of a holiday being on my birthday, so I thought all the stores were decorated for me. I still like to believe that. So pretty much anything pink, red and heart shaped makes me happy in February! Add some frosting and I really can't complain!

I had such an amazing Birthday with friends, family and Jon! Everyone made me feel special from wine tasting, to the Gypsy Den, a duffy boat ride in Newport and even a nice Italian dinner in Laguna. I am blessed and definitely felt the L.O.V.E this year!

The way to my man's heart: Pasta, Sausage, Cheese Bread and Wine

"I love cooking with wine, I sometimes even put it in the food"

Picture Courtesy of Pioneer Woman

Today I had a nice meeting with my unemployed club. My girlfriends Cassy and Tina came over to work on applications while I worked on job hunting. The hard work we were putting in, with our three lap tops on my dinning room table quickly morphed to finding our doppelganger for facebook and researching for yummy pasta recipes I could make for Jonny B. I settled on Whole Wheat Rigatoni with sausage and peas in a light cream sauce. MMMM yummy. I started with garlic cheesy bread that was pretty much amazing. We had a wonderful time talking with Cass, cooking while munching on the bread and washing it down with a $3.99 bottle of Chardonnay. I honestly can say one of my greatest joys is making a meal for Jon and watching how much he loves the food. We haven't quite got him to do ALL the dishes after every meal but hey he is so sweet all the time I can sacrifice doing half the dishes. Everything I make comes with love to my family and friends. Its one way I really know how to express I care.