Valentines day to remember (and laugh)

Valentine Day to remember 
While the rest of you are enjoying traditional valentines day, we too enjoyed the day. Particularly when this day is not only Valentine but our 15 year Temple sealing day anniversay date and, the temperature outside is a sweltering 17 degree Farenhiet.

In preparation for Valentines Day    we bought each other CHOCOLATE candy bars while we were shopping together in the grocery store. We saved them to give to each this day. Ella-Rene bought two cards yesterday also, but when she tried to translate them they didn't really say "happy valentines" in any way shape or form.

We saved the evening to go to a nice restaurant and had in mind a placed called "Пикник" which translates to "PICNIC". We walked there but missed it by a quarter of a mile, and had to turn around and walk back. We ffinally ound the place and went inside asking for a romantic dinner for 2. They promptly turned us down, either because they were full, or we needed reservations, or they simply didn't understand our English. We decided that we was probably because reservations were necesary for Valentines Day.

Since we don't have any others restaurants mapped out and even McDonalds is to far away and we aren't sure what bus to take. We opted to buy a "Charma" and take it home to eat. The first Charma place took to long, (what you do is wait outside in line and they cook them one at a time). We picked a second place and watched them take a pita shell bread, cut off the top and add the ingredience, which we are not sure what is is for sure, some meat, some cabbage, some potatoes and catsup and mayonaise and for approximately $2.00 we bought fast food and came home and shared it.

What is so funny, is that for all our planning, anticipation, getting ready for our first night out on the town, getting directions, going in the early part of the evening to beat the rush. We didn't get our first restaurant date and we don't know why.

Hope your Valentines plans run smoother than ours did.

Oh,  yes, they celebrate Valentines, with flowers, balloons, cards etc. It's a big deal here, unless you are non-Russian speaking Americans.... Without a clue that is.