our 13th anniversary

13 years of pure bliss ... come on now, you know that's not true. BUT 13 years of definite fun, love, and lessons to learn from. it amazes me that no matter how much time you spend with someone, there is still a world to learn and relearn about them. what i love most about being married to carlos? ... the level of comfortableness we feel toward each other. there is no one else that i have that with and no one else i would want that with.

with the help of a couple friends ... i planned our anniversary this year. something that i've never done, that's usually carlos' deal. but i still think our 11th anniversary wore him out and he is still FRESH out of ideas. if you don't know about our 11th, let me know and i'll be more than happy to share the story with you. anyway, after the kids went to school, los and i went out to breakfast at IHOP, i was craving pumpkin pancakes. (to my dismay, the best pumpkin pancakes in town are not at IHOP but Mimi's!!) after our breakfast, we made our way to 'Gondola Getaway' with a stop at Starbucks before hand. after some picture taking, (i do not like to get my pic taken, but carlos insisted that i be in the scenery pics), we were on our way. our gondolier looked just like Neil Hafter! (brittani's husband) - wierd ... we learned a lot about long beach history. there are 5 bridges that we pass under throughout the ride and one of the ride rules is that YOU HAVE TO KISS UNDER EACH ONE. great!, if you're not sick, which at this point carlos was. sooooo, guess who got sick the next day? me! and am still not feeling all that great. ... i had more stuff planned for the day, but am not willing to share details of that - heehee. our 13th was definitely a memorable one.

love to you all!
nic