Birthday Wishes

Richard's bday was last Friday which means for the last couple weeks I have been STRESSED. I never feel like I can plan well enough or think of activities that are fun enough or get a present that is good enough. So I stress and fret beforehand about what to do and then worry after that it wasn't the best birthday ever. This birthday I was trying to think of something REALLY fun to do since this will be his last bday without kids. But then I watched him stress like crazy over school and decided that more than anything, he just needed to relax for his bday. First, I got up early and made him breakfast and gave him his present. He warned me not to get him a present since we technically got our bikes as the present for both of our bdays. But I cheated and bought him just a little present- one he has been waiting for for a long time. His own copy of Don Quijote! (All in Spanish of course). I think opening that was definitely the best part of his day. Then, during lunch, I snuck home and decorated the house with some balloons and signs and bought him his favorite treat instead of getting a cake this year. (Funny side note, Richard walked in and didn't notice ANY of the decorations even though they were right in front of him! He first saw a note that I had written him on the table and it said something about the decorations and he was like, what is she talking about?) That night, we went to Goodwood for some delicious BBQ (not that I could eat much of it.... but Richard told me it was delicious!) Then we headed over to Trafalga to play some mini golf. We must have worn each other out because we came home and took a nap... not what some would call a good bday activity but I think we both really needed it! And then we went over to the movie theater to watch Transformers 2. If nothing else, I at least put the effort in to make it as enjoyable as possible and most importantly- we were together!

Serious mini golfer

Can you tell he likes his present from his big cheeser?!?

Blowing out the candles on his treat. 2 candles on one side and 6 on the other :)

Switcharoo

We've been VERY lucky in that since we have been married, we've only had to buy one piece of furniture. And that was just a movie case that was pretty cheap and isn't really necessary to apt living. Everything else has been given to us for free in one way or another. But we finally felt like it was time to move on from our first free couch. This is what the "beauty" looked like:

Although it has been a good couch, especially considering it was free, it hurts my back when I sit on it for a long time. And since I've been spending a lot of time on the couch as I've been sick and I know I will spend a lot of time on it after the baby is born, we decided it was time to make our first real furniture purchase. Can I just say I HATE spending lots of money?! But it was worth it and here is what our new couch looks like. It kind of blends in with our carpet.... but hey- we didn't buy it to match this apt, right? Come visit anytime so you can try it out :)