Staycation 2018: Babysitting Tilly and Valentines Day

Hey everyone! I'm back again today with another Staycation post! We got to babysit one of our favorite babies (well I guess toddler? But really why are we rushing them growing up....she is still one of our babies!) We had never babysat for Tilly before so I was a little nervous she might freak out when mom and dad left her with us. Needless to say she barely noticed!

All the girls love Uncle Tim it's really hard to compete! They all think he's so funny and I'm just second place compared to him but that's okay I think he's pretty great too :)

Tilly is obsessed with books which is adorable! She doesn't even need you to read to her she just wants to flip the pages, lift the flaps, kiss any mirrors and then move on to the next book! The one she's holding in the picture above is a Thanksgiving book which we read approximately 3000 times.

This girl also loves to eat! Any time you are eating she needs to be eating too. I feel the same way Tilly :)

She served up some delicious meals out of her food truck..

and cooked in her kitchen...along with playing with every other toy available! We spent so much time playing with her cash register and princess castle it was so much fun spending time with her!

And of course it was great to see Rachel, Ant and Ally that day as well- but I didn't take any pictures of them :)

On Valentines Day we had a low-key day around the apartment. I headed off to a hair appointment mid-afternoon while Tim got started cooking dinner. I had no idea what he was making besides steak but came home to a delicious smelling apartment. He had prepped everything and was just waiting to start our meal.

Nothing is more handsome then this guy cooking! *sigh*

We had a delicious meal of filet mignon (seriously the most tender steak I've ever eaten) with homemade garlic butter on top. Our sides were roasted red potatoes and broccoli au grautin which were both amazing. Seriously, this guy can cook!

I loved having a low key valentines day at home with this handsome guy it was perfect! 

Valentines Day Weekend

I hope you all had a wonderful Valentines Day weekend! We kicked things off around here on Friday as soon as I got out of work.

I came home to a beautiful rose and two sweet cards. I gave Tim his lottery bouquet and some candy with a card. Then we took off to head out for our Valentines dinner!

We ended up going to Marchetti's in Cranston, RI which I had never heard of but I'm so thankful that Tim suggested it because it was amazing! We waited for an hour and a half which was a bit of a long wait and learned that reservations are 100% the way to go if you want to have dinner within an hour of entering the restaurant!

Once we sat down we were given bread with oil for dipping and a huge garden salad. We placed our orders and quickly filled up on bread and salad while we waited. I chose a penne vodka dish and Tim chose Chicken Siciliano. Both of us loved our dishes and loved that we had extra to take home as leftovers! The prices were very reasonable as well and I would highly recommend Marchetti's as a great place to visit if you are in the area!

On Saturday Tim had to work so I spent the majority of the day running errands and getting things done. I spent some time at the mall and Kohls picking up items we will need when we move out of here in May. Then I got ready because once Tim got out of work we planned on heading to the casino.

Sweater: Kohls/ Tanktop: Lauren Conrad via Kohls/
Jeans: American Eagle/ Necklace: Aeropostale

We met up with Tim's former roommate and few of their friends and spent some time in Shrine the club in Foxwoods casino. I am not a huge fan of clubbing, never have been but I did actually have a good time. I thoroughly enjoy people watching! We walked around a little bit after leaving the club, had dinner in the food court and walked through the new indoor outlets. I desperately want to go back to the outlets during the day and do some serious shopping!

On Valentines Day (Sunday) we spent a glorious morning sleeping in! Once we finally woke up and got going it was lunch time so we headed out to grab coffee and then made our way to the Mews Tavern (the spot of our first date and a place we frequent!).

We both had french onion soup and then I ate part of a pink panther calzone, and Tim ate a few slices of a chicken parm pizza. Another meal with leftovers!
After lunch we visited Tim's parents for a few minutes before heading home to relax before he had to work.

Lucky for me I also have today (Presidents Day) off from work so it was a nice three day weekend over here! I enjoyed every second of Valentines Day weekend and hope you did too!

A Last Minute Valentines Day Gift!

Happy (Almost) Valentines Day!

I just thought I would share this project I completed for Tim's Valentines Day Present! I actually saw it on a Youtube video and thought it was super cute. Tim and I had decided to not do gifts for Valentines Day but I still wanted to get something small for him. 

All it took to make this was a mason jar, Easter basket grass, skewers, pink construction paper, and $20 in scratch tickets. I just taped the back of the scratch tickets to the skewers and then stuff the skewers into the jar. 

Tim said that he liked it too- so it's boyfriend approved! Quick, easy and thoughtful! 

I hope you all enjoy a wonderful valentines day!