Just slightly over a week into my 38th year & I'm loving it!!
I do think I have a thing for even numbers, they just seem, well...even.
I always seem to have exceptional years on the even #'s & this year is already proving me right!!
Its funny when you think of a number as a kid, then you reach it & life is quite different than imagined...better!
I know, I've been lax on keeping up with my posts & I apologize, but so much goodness has been keeping me busy, that I'll just have to fill you in as we go ;)
I'm sure you've gathered from where I left off last that things have been going quite well with my honey ;) I owe you some back stories from getting off the plane to now & they're goooood, trust me, but we'll stroll back there soon enough.
I'm just so darn giddy with the present that that's the story I'm telling today :)
I used to be the obnoxious girl counting down to her birthday & letting EVERYONE know its coming, but now into the 30's I've started taking a more low-key approach to it, sometimes a big night out, other times a quite dinner with friends, even just cake at work has sufficed...
But this year was gonna be different!
(This is also my 1st birthday ever to celebrate with a man!)
It started with an email on Friday giving me clues to the bday adventure that lied ahead on Saturday.
He gave me clues as to how to dress ~ my baby knows my priorities!
The 1st half of the day was to be casual, comfortable, like we're going on a hike.
The 2nd half was L.A. night out fabulous! Saying he'd be in a suit (hello handsome!), have fun with it!
No problem with the evening attire, but got stuck between workout gear & casual cute for the day, ...of course I opted for cute (which probably was not my best choice)
I was to be at his place at 10a for a full day of fun!
Saturday arrived & it was frickin gorgeous!! Unlike many a snowy birthday I had in Colorado growing up!
We packed up & hit the road...clueless, I kept tracking our coordinates, trying to make guesses in my head, we headed towards the coast ~ were we heading up north, wine-tasting perhaps? A day cruise?
He was tight-lipped!!
We exited in Santa Monica & parked near the promenade.
What are we doing??? I was so confused! Movies? Lunch? But wait he said to eat before coming...um, the roller coaster & rides on the pier?
As we trekked towards the pier, I saw the tents, I knew it! We were going to the Cirque du Soleil show! NO!
I was stumped. I surrendered...
Down to the beach we went.
I started to notice a gathering of people in the sand, no one I recognized.
Yep, that's where we were going.
We were doing THE AMAZING RACE ~ SANTA MONICA!!
How cool was that??!!!!
We had talked about the show & much we loved it on our FIRST date!! Now we were doing it!!!
He'd done the LA version before with his boys & it sounded like the coolest thing ever!
We were gonna kick some boot-ay!!
We spent the next 4 hours racing 11 other teams all over the Santa Monica & Venice areas.
Solving puzzles, digging for clues in the sand, playing skee ball for tickets to get next clue, getting a henna tattoo which led to our next locale, figuring out public transit (???), running thru crowds like maniacs - IT WAS FANTASTIC!!!
It was so exhilarating!!
I'm ready to meet Phil on the mat for the real version of "Amazing Race" (although I'd train better if real $ was involved!)
This is us post-race :)
Worn out but giddy...no rest for the weary...we headed back to the car to pick up our evening threads & on to the next leg of our adventure...
Next clue...charades...3 words...
1st word...hot
2nd word...um...
&
I shouted out HOT STONE MASSAGES!
YEP!!!!! YEE HAW!!!!
Just down the block, ever so conveniently, was the LA treasure, Burke Williams - ahhhhhhhhhhh!!!
Exactly what my body needed after the race!!
My babe is gooooood!!
This was my 1st hot stone massage & my lady spoiled me with a lil extra bday rubdown. oh so good!
And down just a coupla blocks from there, we hit The Penthouse at the Huntley for a most delicious dinner with a breathtaking view of the city!!
After dinner, he handed me a card that was so perfectly raunchy hilarious, I was laughing til I read what he wrote & I welled up with tears ~ the sweetest words he could say. (And he says I'm the writer...ha!)
I got so caught up in the card, I completely missed the box that appeared on the table!!
Really???? A gift after a day like today???
I opened it to find a beautiful diamond pendant necklace in an elegant abstract heart shape - amazing!! Of course more tears...c'mon keep it together Carlie!
To my baby, I owe you many many thank you's for a birthday I will NEVER EVER forget!! You made me feel like the most special woman in the world!! XXOOX
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| The Penthouse at The Huntley |
And since it fell on a weekend, we might as well keep the festivities rolling!! :)
Sunday, I was joined by more loved ones & had a luxurious brunch under the trees at Cliff's Edge.
Champagne + Sunday's are my new 38 year old speed!!
CHEERS TO AN AMAZING NEW YEAR!!!! XOXO
Thank you everyone for a WONDERFUL weekend - I love y'all!!!
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