PERFECT DAY PART 1 OF 3

Remember that lovely-man-of-a-husband I am married to? Well he woke up extra early to make these 'firecrackers' for me. I rolled over and he was standing there with five of them, fresh out of the freezer. Tyler has been anticipating my birthday and I know he has a lot up his sleeve—so constantly being surprised will be no surprise. I started the day with these, what a delicious sugar high… sugar slam! Then he had a custom flower arrangement delivered to my work, with snap dragons and all. I was in the shower when he got home and soon he said we had visitors. I hurried on some clothes and came out to find Nikki and Spencer had brought my very favorite cheesecake that Tyler had them make. We then topped off the night dressing fancy and pigging out at Rodizio Grill. Can you even handle what will happen on my real birthday, let alone tomorrow?

DRAWING OUT STRESS

Work has been driving me a little bonkers. Today, though, it got to the point that I got snappy with people, which was a little unprofessional. Everyone is wound up so tight and stressed about our Rep conference next week in Nashville. I'm the only Graphic Designer going from my department so a lot more than I would like is falling on my plate. At the end of the day I started to draw out a reminder on my hand, killing the stress slowly. After I got home, my lovely-man-of-a  husband traipsed in carrying the much-needed groceries our fridge has been lacking all week. Only one more day of work and then my birthday weekend will commence.

SLURPING LASIK

Tyler was a tad nervous this morning for a thing we twenty-first-centurers like to call LASIK. His eyes are progressively getting worse, and seeing how I'd like him to be able to see our future children, we had a Groupon and went for it. It was a pretty snappy procedure and might I add how posh Hoopes Vision is? They gave me a fresh baked cookie during the 15 seconds it took for them to cut a man hole into both of his corneas, the snazzy sunglasses you see pictured and a logo-ed mug full of candy. The nurse helping us reminded everyone so profusely that it was free slurpee day, so we made a quick stop on our way home. The ounce count on the cups were even 7.11 oz. How cute.

PICK ME UP LOVE

 
Goodness gracious this day was rough, and I only foresee the rest of the week going down, down, down, into a raging river of death. On a lighter note, Tyler and I have made a lovely little stash of these delectable little mints. These are probably one of my most favorite things to cheer up a lowly day—the superb ratio of mint to chocolate. Our apartment is so hot that they began to melt in our candy bowl, so this is a glimpse inside our freezer where mountains of Andes fill the bottom cubby in the door.

THE COUNTDOWN IS DOWN

Work was a smidgen more stressful than usual for me today, as well as Tyler's work day. We were both so glad to be home so we could couch-potato the night away. We skyped with Tiffany and Steve for a couple of hours and cracked up until our screens froze and our sides split. Afterwards we had our usual spaghetti and LOST watching. Before the night was over it was time for the unveiling of my ear holes. Yes, I got my ears pierced at 23—it was never a big deal when I was little. I found these earrings at the Bijou Market a couple of months back and on a spontaneous whim, decided to pierce my ears for them. Little did I know, I would have to wait 6 weeks. Finally, the patience is over and my ears are cheerful and bright.

CLOUD CHASING HOME

Our too-short-of-a-trip came to a close today. We slept a little while longer, luggage-filled our car and said good-bye to the sunny side of the street. We finished our 100 questions and ate the snacks that filled our back seat. It's funny how in the city, they are the same clouds, but they never seem to strike you as much until you're out on the plains. It's just us, the clouds, the mountains and the annoying Lexus that can't decide if she wants to go 78 or 82 in the fast lane.

WE COULD DIE

Ever heard of Diner's Drive-ins and Dive's? Of course you have, what a silly question. Well, since I am my Mother's daughter, I always fancy a look up on Guy Fieri's website when I am out and about from Utah. Tyler and I had it narrowed down to two and ended up picking this place. Oh my goodness, there is no place like this in Utah, the food just made you moan after every bite and your teeth rabid for more.  The 'blues on the cob' is by far my new favorite thing; garlic mashed potatoes; real corn kerneled bread; Texas-style beef rib; Memphis-style ribs; a rack of babyback ribs and four cheese mac. We had to get our dessert to go we were so stuffed to the brim. But don't think that wasn't delicious either: the most whipped banana cream you've ever tasted with the most perfect balance of tart in a slice of key lime pie.