Valentine's and SD!

Thank you for your prayers.  The surgery went very well.   I was planning to go home, but Mom said it would be best for me to keep my scheduled trip with my High School friends and come for David's Birthday in March. So that is my plan.  We are now praying for a clean report and a quick recovery!

Weekend in San Diego with Dawn, Melissa, and Nicola was fabulous.  We did LOTS of eating and shopping. My 2 favorite things!!! Thursday consisted of just Dawn and me  - we drank wine and ate delicious cheese and talked for hours. Friday and Saturday Dawn and I ran around Camp Pendleton in the morning. It was really crazy for me.  In the 2 30 minute jogs I saw a live helicopter, M-16s, some crazy machine that is like a land/water sub-marine, and lots of other cool stuff.  I loved seeing how different live was on base. It was a very eye opening experience for sure! 

Friday we went to a breakfast place called Hash House a go go, kinda reminded me of Mama’s in San Fran – where you wait outside.  We shared food there and I’m not kidding when I saw the circumference of the pancake we ate was approximately 16 inches.  The plates were HUGE. Rest of the day was seal watching and shopping, and more eating.

Saturday we went to the farmer’s market. This was SO cool. I love farmer’s markets.  They had LOTS of good samples. I tried some green drink that had kale and other veggies mixed in with apples and bananas. I actually really enjoyed it.  I also tried some chocolate soaked olive – not my favorite. Then off to Dawn’s favorite Italian place.  I will never forget the smell of that place. It was amazing. We shared pizza.

We walked around more, did more shopping. I bought a huge bag which of course I needed!  *Don’t worry it comes out of my Feb. shopping budget. My budget has been cut significantly since the addition of a furniture budget so I really have to be careful where I spend it!  But I’m happy with my purchase.

Then we went to this place called extraordinary desserts.  And it was amazing! We shared a Napoleon (shown) – my personal fav and a dulce de leche cheesecake.  We didn’t finish either…In fact we took home half the desserts and half the pizza…Dawn have you devoured yet? 

Then we went to the Vow. You know the movie with Rachel McAdams. I hated it. HATED it. Why would I ever pay to cry?  That just seems absurd, like self-inflected wounds.  Why in the world would anyone want to pay to be sad.  Ridiculous.  I mean it ends kinda-happy….but not happy enough for my liking. Don’t go!  Save your tears for actual sadness. Ugh.  I would have asked for my money back if I didn’t have mascara steaming down my face.

I would say my friends have some amazing home decorating, recipe ideas. Especially Nicola. She told me about this menu board thing that I think I want to do where you plan a month of meals….it can include meals out but at least you kinda have a plan.  I think I’m going to try it. She is so crafty she can make her own curtains and window boxes…amazing.  I think she should open a craft business up with my friend Kacie – they would make a fourtune!  Melissa was a trooper.  She has 9 weeks left of her pregnancy and didn’t complain 1 time. In fact, I think I might have complained more than she did! Haha. Please note :  I will not be taking on the no-complaining-while-preggo attitude when its my turn.

Sunday was a long plane ride back. I did finish the 2^nd hunger games though. Have you read it?  There are 3 books in the series and they are actually quite addictive. Not as good as Harry Potter but I would say definitely on-par with Twlight.  Are you asking …”Why is anne only read teeny-bopper books?”  well…I would say you obviously don’t know me because I would still buy Teen Vogue magazines if it was socially acceptable.  Plus my favorite movies include 10 things I hate about you and How to love a guy in 10  days. And you somehow think I’m above hunger games. HA!  No way dude. 

Today is Valentine’s Day!! YEAH!!! 

Last night I made a specific trip to Trader Joe’s to get chocolate croissants. They are Burr’s very very favorite – chocolate croissants in Europe that is.  And Dawn told me these were good so I had to go get them for him.  I carefully laid one out overnight, as instructed, and baked it this morning. He LOVED it!! We exchanged cards, I got a gift certificate to the spa and tonight we are having our McD’s date night!!! YEAH!! (First Burr is going to his soccer game though – priorities people!- this leaves me time for a little jazzercise - yippe). Biggest decision of the day – Shamrock Shake or Chocolate??? hmmmm 

 Happy Valentine’s Day to all – here is a kiss for each cheek. 

 

MUAH MUAH

Anne