{"id":2508,"date":"2012-02-15T07:10:22","date_gmt":"2012-02-15T13:10:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thegoodmantimes.com\/?p=2508"},"modified":"2012-02-16T12:36:37","modified_gmt":"2012-02-16T18:36:37","slug":"happy-valentines-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thegoodmantimes.com\/?p=2508","title":{"rendered":"Happy Valentine&#8217;s Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I was SO excited to celebrate our first Valentine&#8217;s Day with Joey. \u00a0My parents always made such a big deal over it when we were growing up and I wanted to do the same for him. \u00a0Greg even helped me tape the hearts to the door (after a little convincing).<\/p>\n<p>Joey woke up to his door decorated and had a blast pulling all of the hearts off and crinkling them all while I was trying to take a photo. Yes, I know I spelled &#8220;Valentine&#8221; incorrectly, but when weighing correct spelling v. color coordination (I ran out of purple &#8220;E&#8217;s&#8221;), coordination won.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thegoodmantimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMG_4961.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2509\" title=\"IMG_4961\" src=\"http:\/\/thegoodmantimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMG_4961-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thegoodmantimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMG_4961-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/thegoodmantimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMG_4961-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/thegoodmantimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMG_4961.jpg 1648w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thegoodmantimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMG_4965.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2510\" title=\"IMG_4965\" src=\"http:\/\/thegoodmantimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMG_4965-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thegoodmantimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMG_4965-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/thegoodmantimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMG_4965-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/thegoodmantimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMG_4965.jpg 1682w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Joey in his V-Day apparel from Lucy. \u00a0Make sure to check out Joey&#8217;s first bruise from our shopping outing on Monday. \u00a0I&#8217;ve been feeling guilty for days so I might as well share! Lesson learned: Keep a better eye on Joey in dressing rooms-he&#8217;s no longer an easy infant, but rather an active toddler.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thegoodmantimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMG_4972.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2528\" title=\"IMG_4972\" src=\"http:\/\/thegoodmantimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMG_4972-224x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thegoodmantimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMG_4972-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/thegoodmantimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMG_4972-764x1024.jpg 764w, https:\/\/thegoodmantimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMG_4972.jpg 1936w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t worry, Greg and I celebrated too! \u00a0We spent Saturday night just the two of us and even got to sleep in until 9AM (thanks to Bubbie and Zeyde!) \u00a0After our &#8220;sleep in,&#8221; we picked Joey up and took him out for brunch. \u00a0 We went to\u00a0<a title=\"The Bedford\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bedfordchicago.com\/\">The Bedford<\/a>\u00a0and were pleasantly surprised by the food!<\/p>\n<p>My awesome (not so healthy) pesto, goat cheese and root veggies omelette!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thegoodmantimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMG_49221.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"IMG_4922\" src=\"http:\/\/thegoodmantimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMG_49221-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The scene was pretty neat too, set inside an old bank. \u00a0Joey had a great time exploring in the vault!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thegoodmantimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMG_4933.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2521\" title=\"IMG_4933\" src=\"http:\/\/thegoodmantimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMG_4933-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thegoodmantimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMG_4933-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/thegoodmantimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMG_4933-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/thegoodmantimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMG_4933.jpg 1727w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Joey with all of the safety deposit boxes<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thegoodmantimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMG_49361.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2522\" title=\"IMG_4936\" src=\"http:\/\/thegoodmantimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMG_49361-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thegoodmantimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMG_49361-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thegoodmantimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMG_49361-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Joey sat in his chair looking up at the ceiling for 90% of the meal. \u00a0There was nothing special up above, except some really pretty white trim.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thegoodmantimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMG_49291.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2519\" title=\"IMG_4929\" src=\"http:\/\/thegoodmantimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMG_49291-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thegoodmantimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMG_49291-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/thegoodmantimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMG_49291-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/thegoodmantimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMG_49291.jpg 1632w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thegoodmantimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMG_49461.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2517\" title=\"IMG_4946\" src=\"http:\/\/thegoodmantimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMG_49461-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thegoodmantimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMG_49461-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/thegoodmantimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMG_49461-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/thegoodmantimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMG_49461.jpg 1727w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thegoodmantimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMG_4942.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"IMG_4942\" src=\"http:\/\/thegoodmantimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMG_4942-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Greg took me for a special, gluten-free Italian dinner last night at <a title=\"Francesca's on Taylor\" href=\"http:\/\/www.miafrancesca.com\/\">Francesca&#8217;s\u00a0on Taylor<\/a>. \u00a0Cari was to babysit Joey but we came home to Abby, Bubbie, Zeyde and Cari on the couch watching Joey play! \u00a0Thanks, Silverman Gang!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thegoodmantimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMG_4970.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2525\" title=\"IMG_4970\" 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