Love in Memphis: Our First Valentines

My Valentine's Day was A-mazing! Aaron turned Valentine's Day into a Valentine's Weekend! I was sooo impressed with Aaron's romantic skills!

(I think they've gotten better since we've been married!!)

Originally, we decided we were gonna just grill some steaks, light some candles, and just have a romantic dinner at home. We weren't gonna fight the Saturday night resturant crowds PLUS Valentine crowds, which was completely fine with me! Meanwhile, Aaron had other plans in store! :) AND he kept it a surprise, which is sooo great because he hardly ever does them and I absolutely LOVE surprises!! Not like Aaron #1.

So, I came home from work Friday to find a dozen beautiful roses on our dining room table! Wow! Not like Aaron #2. Then, I got closer and saw that Aaron had rented a romantic movie!!! AARON.. RENT A ROMANTIC MOVIE.. did you get all that??? Not like Aaron #3. Usually, I have to talk him into watching a chick flick, and most of the time I loose that battle, but he did this all on his own! I was VERY impressed.. almost speechless even.

So we went to TGIFridays to get something to eat. After all this romantic-ness, Aaron fills me in on yet ANOTHER secret.. not like Aaron #4! We have dinner reservations for Valentines night at Grill 83, one of the fanciest resturants in downtown Memphis! WHOA!!!! What's even MORE impressive is that Aaron made these reservations 3 weeks ago! Now, all this planning and surprising may not be anything special to you, but this is coming from Aaron John Downs! This IS a big deal. But anyway, I'm LOVING this! So, after Fridays, we came home, cuddled o the couch, and watched Nights in Rodanthe. So fun!

So, Saturday night, we headed downtown. Grill 83 is located in the Madison Hotel. We got there a little early for our reservations, so we went to the rooftop of the Madison. It was gorgeous! It overlooked downtown and the Mississippi River. For a second or two, Memphis was a beautiful place and I had forgotten about the high miserable factor of the city (If you haven't heard, Forbes Magazine gave Memphis the award for the 2nd most miserable place to live in country). Only a second, maybe two. I totally didn't feel like we were in Memphis! We headed downstairs to Grill 83 and everythin about this place was incredible!! I highly recommend it! We had an AMAZING salad, a filet, and some chocolate stuff that resembled jello. It was pretty much the BEST steak I'd ever eaten! Seriously! Sooo good!! On the way out of the resturant, the host gave me a rose! We spent a good 3-4 hours downtown, hanging out and doing the fine dining thing. What a perfect way to end a fabulous weekend with my valentine!