and for my birthday...

This was the morning I woke up to....
The sky was glowing, the clouds were peach, orange, and changing by the minute.  The nearby clouds were throwing off lightning strikes, all of which I found fascinating....until I realized just how close the strikes were getting, the most awesome thunderstorm in a while.




And the present that sat out all day just so I could stare at it!  I will take a pic of what it was.... a beautiful Dainese white leather riding jacket that I lusted over at the Moto GP races.  What a great guy!

And once again, a great day!

Celebrating a true gift

We celebrated our 36th anniversary this last week.  And I swear, neither one of us is that old.  Of course, we did get married right after I graduated high school!  It was truly a celebration, nothing can replace the time spent with one person for so many years.  The good and the difficult.  But being on this side of it really is something to be thankful for.  We drove down to Santa Barbara upon the recomendation of a friend to the Four Seasons Biltmore Hotel www.fourseasons.com for dinner.  It was a beautiful drive down, with the top down until we hit San Marcos Pass.  A tad bit warm, top up and the a/c on.

Here are a few of the memories to share.

This had to have been the world's most expensive Margarita and we did not even catch the price when we ordered.  Just fell off our chairs when we got the bill.  Embarrassed, appalled and nothing to do but pay and laugh at our ....I don't what you would call it.

The inside of the dining room looking towards the ocean.  The interior of this hotel was absolutely breathtaking, with what looked like many museum pieces.

Not too bad for 36 Years!

Our desert tray compliments of the staff.  The chocolate was soooo good!

This was our sunset and time to head home, what a great idea my favorite man had for us.

So, this was a good day, good memories and hopefully more to come.