Happy birthday to J today! we made a quick trip to Olympia on the Dakar..which was fun. then worked a bit. he came home and promptly fell asleep. and then we ate dinner and he went to bed. Oh the kids got him a movie, so we watched that while we were eating. Very lame, but he was able to do what he wanted. He worked last night...and was up on a call most of the night. The joys of adult birthdays. I did make a yummy dinner. Grilled tri tip roast. tortellini salad...garlic french bread. Yummy. and Elijah made a cheesecake...the fake kind..with fresh strawberries and whipped cream. at least we ate well. Carrie has drooled over her tri tip for forever, but this was my first opportunity to try it...and I am sold! I marinated it for a few hours, and the grilled for about 30 minutes. it was a little pink inside. Sorry I have no photos. It really was a drab party!

I sure love J. and am so glad he is my man! He is very talented. smart. fun. Sometimes he can be so sweet. He likes to be a brat, but he also lets me beat on him a bit when he is. We've been through a lot, our years together...we have grown a lot, laughed a lot, experienced the best and worst of life...and lived to tell about it. I feel very blessed to have this man as my partner!