I so need a vacation……..
Maybe it’s the snow we got yesterday, or maybe all of the changes at work, but I desperately need a vacation. I am cleaning up my laptop today and thought I would share some pics from last summer.
Somewhere between Disneyland and Palm Springs……..
Great Food, Friends, and What a Cake!
Some really sweet friends threw a birthday party for my beloved on Sunday. Great Indian food…. grilled tandoori chicken, chicken kurma, naan, greens, bombay potatoes, mango lasses and wine.
The kids were here, but doing their own thing outside with the bubbles. The conversation was nice… The photographer is missing here……
The cake was amazing!!! Amy made this four layer cake filled with sweet creamy goodness and a lot of love. The oustide was covered in toasted coconut and strawberries. It was pure heaven!
The harmonium was tinkered with and the guitar played, which was the perfect way to end the evening. I have a wonderful family and great friends. I couldn’t ask for anything more. Overall, life is great.
Happy Birthday Baby
Yesterday was my beloved’s birthday. I feel so lucky to get to grow old together. Every year brings new opportunities and moments of getting to love and be loved deeply. For that I am grateful, and for that I love her with all of my heart. We had a day full of presents, and then a delicious dinner with my parents at Cafe Trang, with a carrot cake to follow. Yummy….
I can’t wait to celebrate her again tonight with our family of friends, and then on Saturday on Sweet Boy’s ’surprise’ birthday hike, and then some very kind and wonderful friends are throwing her a birthday dinner on Sunday. Birthday weeks are good. 
He is so sweet lately. He never remembers to get us gifts without one of us reminding him. He has been planning this ’surprise’ birthday hike for the last week and a half, completely on his own. He asked her to please make sure that we don’t have any errands to run, as that is all we have done the last week. I asked if he wanted to also get her a gift card for her favorite coffee shop, and he said that one coffee after the hike would have to do. I think it is so sweet that he picked giving her an experience over buying a gift with my money.
Love, Love, Love the new kitchen!
I LOVE our new kitchen. We have been without a kitchen for over a week now, and with the exception of the range being delivered, we are almost back in order. I had no idea how hard it would be to eat good food without a kitchen. Our saving grace was One World Café! It was really the only way we could feel like we were eating anything nourishing. We tried to eat one big meal there each day. We don’t eat out often, so it was kind of fun, but I can’t wait to start cooking again! If I knew how to load pictures I would post some. Maybe I will try and figure it out this weekend.
