Valentine's Day

I had a fun Valentine's day this year!! I'm not much of a gift giver and neither is Alax, so for most holidays we just kinda agree not to do anything for each other, or if we do, we normally go shopping together, find something we like and say "want to get this for me?" It may not sound fun to most people, but we like our little arrangement :)

So yesterday Alax had to work, so I dipped some strawberries and made some Oreo truffles and brought them in so he and his boss could have something to snack on throughout the day. Then I went over to my sisters house and we made tamales ALL day. The actual making and folding of the tamales was really easy, and we were done within an hour and a half or so! The steaming, on the other hand..Let's just say we'll be investing in an actual tamale steamer..Our improvised steamer didn't quite do the trick. We started steaming at 2, and when i left at 6 they still weren't done!! My sister called at 8 and yes, they STILL weren't done! But she got creative and made them work! I think her batch went a lot smoother :) It was a lot of fun though, and she said they were some of the best tamales she had ever eaten! I'm excited to try them!

So after I left my sisters, Alax and I had planned on going to this pizza place and getting dinner but he wasn't feeling too well (he has another staph infection..), so we stopped at Wendy's :) Marlee was happy, and I was too! Alax also got me this pretty necklace that has Marlee's birth stone (ruby) in it. I love it!! I think we're even, right?? Strawberries and truffles...necklace....sounds about right :/ I feel bad. I guess it's just the perk of having your husband work in a jewelry store! :) Anyway, that was my day! I'm so glad I found the perfect guy for me!!

Here's what I made for Alax! The truffles were soooo good!! (a couple couldn't fit on the plate, so I had to eat them right??) If you want to make them, they are SO easy!! You just get a package of Oreo's (I just used the store brand) and grind them up in a food proccesor. Then mix the crumbs with a block of cream cheese (8oz). Form them into balls and freeze for 20 minutes or so. Then just dip them in chocolate and you're ready to go!! Super easy!!