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Oh yes ... Valentine's Day ... a day to celebrate love ... and chocolate.

Sigh.

Last night, Kevin surprised me by disappearing while I was in the basement. I had no idea where he had gone until I received a phone call from him. "I'll pick you up at 7:30 for our date."

Our date?!?

It was already 7 so I raced around the house getting cuter than I'd been just 15 minutes before (hard to do, ha!). My roommate and I crowded into the bathroom with me sitting on the edge of the tub while she styled my hair and I shaved my legs. Good times.

When he returned, he handed me flowers, the annual Valentine's Day coffee mug he chooses for me, and some chocolates. Luckily, he remembered how I hate those cream-filled abominations. He bought me Belgium chocolates instead.

Then he whisked me away for a night of singing at a piano bar in my new neighborhood. On the ride to the bar, he told me I'd have to be careful of the chocolates because he's forgotten to look at the calorie stats before he bought them. While waiting for me to finish getting dressed he finally read it and was shocked.

I was just shocked he thought about it at all!

He has been very supportive since I started the endeavor and I really appreciate it. He doesn't judge me on days like Friday when I say, "Take me somewhere bad." He listens when I talk about how fascinating I find the amount of calories in certain foods (this morning it was sugar free syrup vs. regular). Also, he is always game to try out my new recipes.

He's a cutie though, because honestly, he chose the perfect chocolates for me. They are only 20 calories each! He doesn't exactly understand reading nutrition labels since his skinny butt is actually trying to gain mass! He saw 200 calories and was afraid I'd be disappointed. I saw 200 calories for 10 pieces and was stoked! What a great answer for the chocolate cravings I get sometimes.

Oh yes ... Valentine's Day ... a day to celebrate love ... and chocolate.

Yay!