My Little Red Dress

Nick and I went a different route this Valentine's Day. Last year he showered me with gifts and I cooked him dinner, but this year we had some cheese, wine and went to dinner at our favorite restaurant. It was the first place we actually went for dinner together and Valentine's night is a must.     

I really liked the dress I wore on Valentine's Day for three reasons. 

1) It was TEN sizes smaller than what I was wearing before my weight loss 

2) I wanted a sexier red dress 

3) The back was really cute and I have a picture to prove it. 

Hope your Valentine's Day, whether in a relationship, married or single, was worth while and a day to remember. 

My Valentine's Card Choices

Looking for a card for your sweetie? Here are some of my favorites for this day of love.

Source: Ally Elle Cards

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What about those of you who choose to love yourself on Valentine's Day? I've got you covered too.

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10 Dress Sizes Later

Tis the day before lovebirds profess to each other how much they care. I took Valentine's Day off and it just so happens Monday is President's Day so I now have a four-day weekend lined up. Exciting things are in store for me, OK maybe only sleeping in and staying in my pajamas all day but those are exciting things too. I wanted to show my Valentine's Day spirit and wear something "Sweetheart-ish" so I decided on my color-block dress from Lane Bryant. I purchased this dress many moons ago before my weight loss and it is TWO, FOUR, SIX sizes too big, I even bought a dress today and it is TEN sizes smaller than the dress below; GO ME! (P.S. If someone from Lane Bryant ever reads this, please hook me up with a new wardrobe. I am thrilled with my weight loss but my wallet isn't thrilled with wardrobe prices!) With that being said I used my fuschia waist tie, that I tie so tight I can barely breathe just so my dress doesn't hang on me, around my waist to accentuate my smaller waist line. It creates a nice, sweet bow in the back. I paired this tie with my charcoal and purple blocked dress.

My photo was taken with my phone so please excuse the quality. 

As I have developed into a young professional I have cut back on a lot of the chunky, stylish jewelry and went for modest pieces, but since it is Valentine's Day I splurged and paired my fuschia headband (which added a little sweetheart innocence) with the waist tie and wrapped it all together. To add the finishing touch I wore my Madeline Stuart 4.5-inch nude Platform Mary Janes. 

I even curled my hair; I was on fire this morning! This outfit reminded me of the sweetheart candies you get only at Valentine's Day because they're so terrible no one ever wants to eat them. They're the fruit cake of Valentine's Day and if you beg to differ please humor me in the comments section. 

Cheesecake, Chocolate, Truffles, Oh My!

If you plan on indulging your taste buds this Valentine's Day, remember to be safe about your sugar intake! It is always OK to have a day where calories don't exist and when is there a better day than V-Day? With that being said I borrowed a Valentine's Day blondie recipe from rakinginthesavings.com and switched it up a little bit.