Today that handsome man of mine turns 27! Although I'm sure Adam would be fine with me not making a big deal of his birthday, me being me, I always make a huge fuss. After all, life is short and I happen to enjoy celebrating things as much as I can! Since Adam's birthday fell mid-week this year, I picked him up at his work for lunch today to make his day a little special. I packed us sandwiches and fruit, and we ventured to the park for a midday picnic. It was the perfect temperature outside and it felt nice to have a little breather together! We rarely ever see each other during the day during the week, and we agreed that we should try to do it more often. Afterwards, I swung by an awesome cupcake place in Campbell called Frost Cupcake Factory that I'd been to once with my friend ... [Read More]
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Today, I celebrate.
Right now, I'm at the halfway point of my Marine's deployment. To celebrate making it thus far without having an emotional meltdown, I decided earlier in the week that today would be a day of pure indulgences. I think that I enjoy life a good deal, but an entire day devoted to only doing things I absolutely love (well, within reason... I still picked up Harley's poop and obeyed traffic laws. Ok ok, most traffic laws.)? No work tasks, no errands, no cleaning, nothing that I do just because I feel like I have to? Yes please! Putting my plan into action, here is what my day looked like: After sleeping in a bit, I had a date with my friend Jackie to go to the Little Italy Mercato, aka our new Saturday morning ritual whenever we can. It just so happened to have been gorgeous outside today, ... [Read More]