Prayer request for dear friends of my family

Prayer request for some very dear friends of my family. Sammy Simpson, father-in-law of one of my very dearest friends (One of the most godly women I know who encompasses the greatest attributes of a best friend, sister, and mother in my relationship with her) and close family friends of my entire family, had a heart attack on Friday night. It has been determined they can't do stints, so are proceeding with open heart surgery tomorrow morning. So I ask that you pray for them. Lift them up as they travel through this ordeal.....

thanks!

UPDATED!!!

I just got a text message from Debbie. Sammy is out of surgery and on his way to the ICU. They did a 5 vessel CABG (medical talk I don't understand... but some of you may understand) and all went well. They are expecting to be able to go back and see him in the ICU in an hour or so (so around 6ish EST... they are an hour behind us though in Tupelo.)

Please continue to pray for them, but thus far our prayers have been answered!

Valentines

So we all know that yesterday was valentines day. I usually dread valentines. Typically I am home alone while my friends go out with their significant others. Unfortunately it usually turns in to a pity party for one. This year I was somewhat dreading the holiday... not because I wanted it to turn into a pity party, but as much as I try to be 100% content being single, many days I wish I had a significant other. So this year, I decided since my roommate was going to NYC with her boyfriend, that I was going to try to do something fun and not just be home alone. Two of the girls who I have gotten to know in studio were free for the evening (one's husband is backpacking in south America and the other's significant other was in town last weekend from Va, so was not going to be here this weekend) so we decided to do a simple dinner and movie at my place. As much as I love entertaining, I decided to make a special evening of it as a surprise. I set the table with my red place mats, tied hot pink and light pink ribbons on the chandelier, and then put candy conversation hearts in my big candle bowl thing (kind of like a hurricane that goes around a candle, but it looks more like an apothecary jar... it probably has an official name that I just done know.) I then got little boxes of whitman's chocolates that were wrapped in cute valentines paper that I put at each place. I made beef stroganoff for dinner with a nice salad and bread. We enjoyed a bottle of wine and great conversation over dinner. Then for dessert, I surprised them by making molten chocolate cakes with homemade whipped cream. (i will admit that I cooked them a little too long, so they were a little more cake-y and little less molten-y, but still very good!) Christine brought champagne and strawberries. So we added the strawberries to the chocolate cakes. It was perfect! Then after dinner we enjoyed a girly movie (Maid of Honor) and enjoy the champagne. It became the best valentines day I have ever had!

I only wish I had gotten some pictures!!!