Hooray for birthdays!

Steven gave me my birthday present early since I'll be headed to the lone star state tomorrow. I'm absolutely in love with this lil vintage purse! Little red corvette :) I must say he did a pretty good job. He gets a gold star!

And they're off!

Saturday Steven and I decided to go on a fancy date to the Del Mar horse races. I was super excited to get dolled up and break out the floral print, fancy head piece, grandmothers pearls, and va-va-voooom red lips!

Whew knew that horse races were so exciting? All the different hats, fun fashions, and all the horses flying by as people either jumped for joy or anger. I think I found my second favorite sport. (The Dallas Cowboys will always be #1 in this heart) We plan on putting this on the list of "our thing".

I was excited that my horse was in the lead...until the end came BUT it did come in 3rd and that's medal worthy in the olympics!

You say tomatoe, I say tomato.

So I thought of a great day date with Steven. I wanted to step outside the dating box. I wanted something more than movies and dinner or eating ice cream while walking along the beach (even though I enjoy those things very much) Living social must have read my mind because I got a email for an annual Tomato Battle. There was an 80's cover band, beer gardens, free tees, and tomato smashing galore.

Best.Date.Ever.

(and smelliest too)

Admit ONE.

Steven took me to the fair today. Of course it can't compare to the Texas State Fair and getting greeted by Big Tex BUT it comes into a nice pretty second :)

 Seeing all the rides like the ferris wheel and spinning tea cups made me feel like I was 5 again. We bought tickets and went into a fun house which was full of those funny mirrors that make you look weird, spinning tunnels, and slides.

We had a sweet moment on the ferris wheel. I was hand in hand with my sweetheart on top of the world. He's a little scared of heights but I don't think he'd admit to being scared of a ferris wheel (heehee)

 They had everything at the fair from live stock to spaced themed events. I really wanted that lepoard printed chicken. She was a beauty!

I think he'd make a cute space ranger :)

I had my eye on something crazy to eat. They had fried everything! Fried koolaid, klondike bars, twinkies, chicken sandwich with Krispy Kreme donuts for the bun...heart attack right? I settled on a maple bacon donut...omg delish! It tasted like happy :)

 It was an awesome day and I look forward to doing it again! Maybe I'll be able to talk Steven into a big kid ride next year.

We got our duckies in a row.

Steven planned a picnic and paddle boat ride for me at Santee Lakes. How romantic is that! He bought a blanket and lil food pack filled with fruits and cheeses. He even brought bread to feed the duckies. It was so sweet. Just the two of us under a big tree right by the pond.

It's a bird! It's a plane!

IT'S A BIRD! IT'S A PLANE! IT'S STEVEN'S BIRTHDAY!!

(L-R: Tierra, Troy, Brittany, Leah, Philly, & Me)

With the help of my side kicks I was able to throw Steven a suprise superhero themed birthday party at the Yard House Resturant & Brewery in downtown San Diego. My comic loving sweetheart was so surprised! This was the first surprise party I've ever thrown and this was his first time getting one. Win/Win!




He was supposed to have on a superman shirt but to have that be the only flaw of the event wasnt so bad. He's still the superman to my wonderwoman :)

He attacked me with this thing all weekend.

My lil love Tierra (Aquaman)

 Mission: Sucessfully Completed.

Julian, CA

Steven took me to Julian, California today. What a cute little town. It reminded me of the Fort Worth Stockyards...that this is where it all started kind of feeling. It was full of old antique shops, horse & buggy rentals, and pie shops.

Everyone knows I'm a gnome fanatic! I wanted this little guy so bad BUT I fought the urge and left him there happily with other gnomes...He'll be mine one day very soon.

Julian Pie Company

Italy in San Diego

My Valentine's gift to Steven was quite awesome if I say so myself. I surprised him with a gondola ride around the Coronado Cays. It was everything I imagined it would be. It had the gondola boat, the man in the striped shirt and funny hat, music, champange, and the sweetest strawberries I've ever tasted.

The gondolier totally photo bombed us lol.

I definatley accidently matched the gondolier but it did make a cute picture. Today was one of those fairy tale days I used to read about. Love is such a good feeling.