Wonderful Weekend.

I had such a wonderful weekend. Steffen surprised me with a few things in celebration of Valentine’s day! We went to a super super nice restaurant downtown called the Woodfire Lake Grill. Or at least that’s what I think it was called. And you guessed it! They cooked all of their food over a woodfire. We had the most amazing, smoky burgers. Next it was off to the hotel. He booked a night for us downtown at the HILTON! I felt like a queen. Really, like I told him, I felt like I was on the Titanic. It was such a gorgeous place, with extravagant decorations, really tall ceilings, and gorgeous chandeliers. Heck, the pool was even stainless steel! We got a room on the 20^th floor which was again, breathtaking. Before heading for bed, we went downstairs and bought ourselves a slice of cheesecake. On Saturday morning we woke up and watched cartoons. Scooby doo and Garfield to be exact. Cartoons just aren’t the same. But even so, it was so wonderful to just be super lazy and lay in bed watching cartoons for an hour or two.

After checking out, we went to the Bad Waitress, a hip coffee shop/café. No, we’re not so hip. But nonetheless, it was relaxing and enjoyable. The light was coming in through the large windows that we sat next to, and the tea I was sipping on was just more relaxing than ever! Next we went home for a few hours and took a nap (shocker!). Well, the truth is, yes, sleeping that much may be a bit sluggish, but A) I can B) he can, but truthfully, C) I really wasn’t feeling so well.

Later we went downtown again to enjoy yet another surprise Steffen had planned. A theater performance! We planned to go to Theater in the Round, but as we were about a mile away, we realized it would have cost us twice as much as he was planning on spending. So we just walked around downtown for a while and made a stop at the Guthrie to chill for a bit. On our way home we stopped to get dairy queen blizzards and the Dark Night. Ha, not so much a romance, right? Around 1am we crawled into bed, knowing we wouldn’t be singing the hymns the next morning in church.
Sunday was just as much as wonderful as the previous two. We both woke up a noon. I no longer had a sore throat, which started my morning out all the better. Steffen made French toast and some wonderful coffee.

After lounging for an hour or so, we cleaned up the apartment which was in disaster. Next we decided to go on a walk, seeing as it was 45 degrees out. Yes, 45! Just last week it was in the negatives most of the time, which made this change so exciting. We threw on our tennies and headed for the lake. Walked around half of it and ended up at a coffee shop. Sat outside and drank an Arnold Palmer while steffen sipped on an Iced Americano. The air was fresh, sky was blue, and you could just tell everyone had a sense of, once again, conquering a Minnesota winter. As we sat there, we started to talk about future, as we so often do in these settings. Steffen is almost finished with his semester, and is still on the hunt to secure an internship here in the cities. He’s got a few leads, but nothing concrete yet. We’re still praying that God will open up a door, and quite frankly, I have 100% faith that He will. I got a bit emotional as we got deeper into the conversation. My heart is being pulled in 3 different directions, which is difficult to manage at times. I just love people so much!

We ended the most wonderful weekend with some broccoli-cheesy-rice-casserole and a movie. I’m so thankful for weekends like these- quality time with my best friend and a chance to relax to the max. Really, it makes me so thankful to God for all His blessings to us. I hurt to think of the marriages that are struggling to hold on, to think that so many people out there are looking for love in all the wrong places. I don’t really understand why God has blessed me with such a wonderful husband. Many times I feel undeserving. But yes, quite possibly, this is just another way that I can experience Christ’s love. To see His love for me through the indescribable love I have for my husband.