Throwback Thursday: Valentine's Day 2004

I loved doing the little Throwback Thursday post for my birthday last month, so I figured I'd do it for Valentine's Day too..even though I'm pretty sure I've already shared these photos on the blog before. ;) This was our very first Valentine's Day together in 2004!

Our first Valentine's Day together, headed to the Sun Dial restaurant in downtown Atlanta!

Derek has always been a very thoughtful gift-giver (and still is!!), but he definitely spoiled me rotten when we were dating. I can't remember now which gift was for which holiday in the beginning of our relationship b/c Christmas, my birthday, and Valentine's Day are all so close together! But between those first three special days we celebrated as a couple, Derek gifted me with a star named in my honor, a ring, and a matching necklace (which I am wearing in the picture above!). For Valentine's Day, he also snuck into my apartment bedroom with the help of my roommates to hang hundreds of red hearts that he painstakingly cut out by hand. Each heart is hanging from the ceiling by a piece of clear fishing line and a tack...talk about a labor love!

I had posters/pictures of Justin Timberlake, NSync, and Tim McGraw all over my bedroom...oh, those were the days! :)

 

Can't wait to celebrate Valentine's Day with our sweet girls this weekend!! :)