first, let's say happy independence day to the wonderful country of indonesia! what a fun day full of frolicking, late into the night get togethers, and a rowdy game of tug of war played on the soccer field near our house. e got to hang with her best friend. we saw the cutest little twinsies dressed in pink from head to crocs. the white and red flag was flying around every bend and turn in town. though the fireworks were lacking, it still reminded us of the fourth of july in our home country.
second, a happy anniversary to me and mine! we've been married for nine years now! this is only the second year that we spent our anniversary week somewhere other than the outer banks, specifically our fave lil town of buxton. sweet buxton. love you. if you know us, then you know he is the greatest and more than once you have wondered why he stays with me. you know how we love each other through the really really hard stuff and through ridiculously easy life times. glory.
we slept in just a bit then rode bikes to a cafe called kafe where we had a yummy lunch. i had a teryaki tempe salad with dressing so good you want to drink it like water and lick the drops left at the bottom of the salad bowl. yummy juice infusions, vegan chili for ez and a quesa- dilha for a. i am big on giving gifts related to anniversary year and do lots of research and planning. this year, i spent an entire week prior to our big celebration day on bedrest and in the bathroom. thus, no gift for a from me...yet. he gave me a skirt that i tried on weeks ago and a really neat button bracelet. precious.
our roommates (did i tell you that we now have two roomies who we adore?) invited friends out to meet us at dinner at sari organic which is a farm that grows it's own stuff. we got a ride there, well, nearly there. you have to get dropped off by the main road then walk for about 10 minutes on a dirt trodden path through rice patties along a stream. on the walk, roomie s gifted us with vegan mouse cake which i sampled. yeah, the best thing that i have ever eaten, pretty much. it tasted incredible. although my stomach is still a thunderstorm, i was able to bite into bbq tofu kabobs, which i doubted but hoped for even as i ordered them. they SURPASSED my picky expectation by far. i want to bathe in them...sans the wooden skewers. e loved waving around the tofu on a skewer and had us all rolling in laughter. j gave us a dream catcher which we hung from our mosquito net! she is so thoughtful and has the best stories. we all spent so much time laughing at each other's stories last night. it's funny that we've known each other less than three weeks and get on so well. we got to meet two people and one of those persons i have been looking forward to meeting since my birth center buddy told me about her. well, she did not disappoint as i sat rapt listening to her stories of studying maternal health from an anthropological perspective under the famous james mckenna! are you kidding me?! then, she whipped out the vegan peanut butter chocolate chip cookies brought all the way from oregon to tempt our taste buds. more kidding me?! then, she lit up m's face like nothing i have seen do so far; they only let go of each other to eat. so, seeing my birth center partner in crime so happy made me happy. did i mention that she's a midwife, too? a great dinner! we came home and i immediately crashed in the bed.
what a wonderful day!
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