20 degrees F.
I survived (barely), but that was mostly due to the heated seats in the rental car he got (best invention ever). A handsome man picking you up in a car with heated seats? Life is pretty good.
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| Me with my carry-on. It's actually my mom's. She drove me to the airport and gave me snacks and another $20. Best mom ever. |
Back in our hotel room, he told me he had a Valentine's Day gift for me and I needed to close my eyes. With my eyes shut, he prefaced it by saying the gift was practical, but also a symbol of our new life in Virginia, a representation of us settling down and growing roots. He handed me a Williams-Sonoma bag. I opened my eyes and squealed at the sight.
You know a man loves you when he gives you something from Williams-Sonoma, aka the best and most overpriced home goods store in America.
Inside the bag was a pepper-grinder that cost more than my dry-cleaning. To a person who loves to cook, a nice pepper-grinder is pretty much the best thing ever.
"But that's not all," he said. "Close your eyes." He rummaged in his food cabinet and placed something down on the counter. "Open your eyes."
And that's when my hands started to shake. I gripped his shoulders for balance and breathlessly asked, "How did you know?! HOW DID YOU KNOW?!"
The man had ordered Girl Scout Cookies for me. Two boxes. Samoas. If you think about it. this took some serious forethought.
Words cannot explain the depth of my love for this man (or Girl Scout Cookies).
Have you gotten your Girl Scout Cookies yet?
What's you favorite?
Have you tried throwing them in a milkshake?
It's life changing.
31 comments:
Ahhhh Somoas are my favorite too!!! Major kudos to the husband for his surprise!!!
those are my fave too! - my Niece is a girlscout - so we OVER order and i throw half the boxes away b/c they expire - i know - INSANE _ and ur man KNOWS you *kudos*
@Erika- You throw them out? This offends me (but I still love you).
Haha! Sweetest. Gesture. Ever. Samoas are my favorite - I need to invest in a few boxes. :)
looks like small artwork :) love it.
kisses
maren anita
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This is really too cute!! Those are the BEST girl scout cookies EVER!!!! Aww I'm so happy you two got to see each other for Valentine's day and so jealous of your new pepper grinder! =)
Please dress warm!! It is super cold over here right now!! =)
Ergo - Blog
so sweet! samoas are my favorite! most people rave about thin mints but these are the best! :)
Yes, I have had my fill of GS Cookies this year but I'm pretty certain I could eat just one more (box) Samoa...So glad you were able to connect with your hubby...enjoy the time!
K, this was pretty much hilarious. I was expecting some form of jewelry by the title, but GS cookies was a really funny and unexpected twist.
Best reunion ever! I'm a Samoas girls through and through!
Ha! And here I expected this story to end in jewelry.
This is better - so cute!
Oh and I totally agree about the Williams Sonoma thing. I have a really good pepper mill from there and I LOVE it!
xo
I could sit and eat an entire box of those cookies by myself.
Awww, that so sweet! Girl scout cookies are the best. When night after coming home from a long tiring day a work, Johnny had cleaned the kitchen counters, did the dishes, and made the couch pretty with pillows and a throw blanket; it was amazing.
So sweet! Girl Scout cookies are the best.
Mmm love Samoas - they're my fave! xo What a great guy :)
YUM YUM!! and how sweet my daughter is selling them :) enjoy your cookies love Heather
Yum! I got 2 boxes so far - Tagalongs and Thin Mints. Love the Samoas too!!
Izzy just surprised me with a box of Thin Mints the other day! And Samoas are my second fav.
For the non-Americans in the house can you please explain what Girl Scout Cookies are exactly and why they are so rad? I am intrigued!
Sounds like your man is a keeper. ;-)
Elizabeth
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@Elizabeth- They are cookies that Girl Scouts sell once a year. They are available only once a year. The below photo is an example of some of them. They are amazing.
@Erika - You can freeze them! Don't throw them away!
I love it!! he's so sweet!!! Love me some girl scout cookies!
xx
b
adorable :)!
samoas are sooo good. having to pick between them and tagalongs is like making me pick between children.
when you have a chance, you should check out baked and wired cupcakes in georgetown! most amazing cupcakes everrrr.
xoxo
How sweet of your husband! Thin mints are my fave, but I'll take pretty much any kind!
best cookies ever!!!!!!!!
xo,
Sandy
Sandy a la Mode
so romantic. enjoy
this was like a knife through my heart. those are my favorite cookies of all time, i've been known to just eat a whole box because WHY NOT!? i miss girl scout cookies!
I really need to forward these posts to my boyfriend. ;)
Williams Sonoma (they have this lemon soap that is amazing) and Girl Scout cookies... It sounds like nirvana!
PS- yes, we got our cookies, thin mints -hands down and the milkshake idea sounds delicious.
I just ordered mine! The milkshake idea sounds amazing. And Mr. Branflake sounds like a real sweetie--Williams Sonoma is the real deal!
I have the same level of adoration for samoas; I have ever since I was a Girl Scout back when dinosaurs still roamed Earth. What a spectacular gift and a thoughtful man. You should keep him.
Ah, miss them so much! Those are the best cookies ever! What a man! xxx
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