![younger us appropriately framed](https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-rZmQXPg/0/83880f7f/M/i-rZmQXPg-M.jpg)
We recently celebrated a birthday at the Snowcatcher household. No big deal, really; the special date just happens to be close to Valentine's Day, so in lieu of doing something really special this year, we just put our hearts into it.
![cake in a mug](https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-gcnQ62B/0/6dc7fe85/M/i-gcnQ62B-M.jpg)
Because there are just two of us and we're both trying to lose weight, we did 3-2-1 cake in mugs. Combining a box of angel food cake mix and a box of whatever-other-flavor-you-desire cake mix, sifting them together in an airtight container you can keep in the fridge, you are ready to make a single serving of cake quick and easy: 3 tablespoons of the mix, 2 tablespoons of water, stir, then nuke for one minute in the microwave. Voila! You have a yummy couple of bites of warm, soft cake! We topped ours with a squirt of chocolate syrup and a squirt of caramel syrup.
![yummy goodness](https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-MRZSj8N/0/b1343f17/M/i-MRZSj8N-M.jpg)
We also made chocolate chocolate chip cookies, and I shaped three into hearts. Lizard really enjoyed that!
![valentine cookie](https://photos.smugmug.com/Fun-Stuff/With-all-my-heart/i-pCZMqzv/0/001f8e71/M/IMG_9400-M.jpg)
We also received cookies, cake, chocolates and flowers on the doorstep from different Secret Cupids. So much for losing weight! But chocolate is always a big hit around here, and they added to the festive atmosphere we enjoyed by toying with some of our favorite photos in various photo-editing programs.
![happy hearts](https://photos.smugmug.com/Fun-Stuff/With-all-my-heart/i-MqnhMqT/0/3c3673bb/M/IMG_9397-M.jpg)
Sounds like you had a sweet day!
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