Happy V Day

I know Valentine's Day commercializes love, but it is still fun to celebrate. At preschool, k handed out treat bags that included these cute Hello Kitty magnets I found at Target:

I bought D a package of tube socks because he was always complaining that he didn't have any. Am I not romantic? D brought home a potted orchid because he knows that I don't like expensive cut bouquets. Hopefully I can keep it alive for a while.

For dinner we had heart-shaped quesadillas.


Last weekend we had plans to go to Pizzeria Mozza for our Valentine's date. However, that did not work out, so we ended up at Roma D'Italia. The atmosphere was cozy and cute, with strung white lights, red and white checked tablecloths and a huge swordfish mounted on the wall. Definitely a nice, not too stuffy date place.


D was in the mood for shrimp, so he had the Shrimp Calabrese over linguini. There was a good number of plump shrimp, and the sauce was light and flavorful.

I ordered Eggplant Sorrentino.

Monstrosity is the word that comes to mind when I look at this picture. It was definitely rich, and a bit too salty. Also, the pasta that it came with was too al dente. I took the leftovers home, and we split a piece of tiramisu. D was excited about being able to have a newcomer to replace "Buca di Beppo--Indianapolis" in the Italian category of his list. He's received a lot of slack from a lot of people about that one.