Birthday Present

Yessssss, preciousssss, I have always wanted one of these! L had it out on the counter yesterday when I got up. He is so cute.. he was playing with it after he got up at 7 am, and the resounding crash I heard from the kitchen while still in bed was him making sure the bowl lift worked. He came back into the bedroom to make sure I was still in bed, with a sheepish smile on his face.

Groggily I wondered why he was making so much noise, but I went back to sleep. When I finally rolled out of bed a few hours later, there it sat on the counter. Of course I had to use it right away. I took him to see Amber, my new-horse-to-be, and then we went to Publix for supplies. I made french bread yesterday (which is one of L's favorite things to munch on) and today I am making peach cobbler, with the peaches I brought home from work.

It smells really good. I'm taking it over to A&A's.

Last night we went out to dinner, but our table for 10 was not needed-- none of my friends showed up. That ALWAYS happens anytime I plan anything, so I have decided that this is the birthday that changes things. I will plan nothing else. I will go to my friends' parties and enjoy myself when I feel like it, but there will be no more busting my hiney to put on a good show, and then sitting there and eating my hors d'ovuers by myself.

L and I had a delightful dinner, complete with wine pairings for each course and dessert. My dessert was a double chocolate torte with strawberries, and it came with a shot of milk in a little cordial glass.

Overall, it was great, and I am struck once again with what an excellent boyfriend I have. He makes every event and every situation better, no matter what the circumstances. He is funny and delightful and completely (unintentionally) sexy.

Hmmm.. a moment of thought and contemplation for that...
:D

And now I'm off to dry my hair and take the cobbler out of the oven and get going to A&A's house for dinner.