The Nest — #mcm

Valentine’s Day is a great opportunity to first appreciate your spouse, celebrate what they mean to you, and to thank them for the day-to-day support and sacrifices they make on behalf of your family. It is also an opportunity to reintroduce romance back into your life. It comes in at a good time of year, when life has settled in for a long winter’s nap, the momentum of New Year resolutions has waned and it still looks pretty bleak outside. Valentine’s Day can a little color, a little romance, and a little kick into your relationship. Here are five ideas...

You know what IFSTA, IAFF, SCBA, WSFTA, and ARFF stand for.Your spouse's wardrobe looks like this: non-descript bottoms paired with any navy blue shirt/sweatshirt with a fire department logo on it.You've eaten more gas-producing foods in a 24 hour period than any sane person should (unless they're a firefighter).You know the difference between a police siren and a fire siren.Your kids think the fire station is "Daddy's/Mommy's house".You know where EVERYTHING is on their department's trucks. You come to realize that the trucks at their station are their "babies" and they'll spend more time washing them and cleaning them than they do cleaning your house.You've received...