My favorite days of the year besides Christmas

Despite the fact that my lungs are still really noisy and squeaking, I was able to have a great weekend. Friday was my 35th birthday (am I middle-aged now?) and Mark took the day off to spend with us. We went out to lunch and saw "Igor" at the local theater - which was ok. I was kind of bored at times, but Ricky said he liked it and that's all that matters. Then we went out to dinner with my family. It was nice.

Saturday we just hung around the house and I cleaned. Mark went to with his guy friends to see My Bloody Valentine at the Aragon and I had 2 of my mommy friends over to watch the "Sex and the City" movie. I would've had 2 more friends over but they couldn't get sitters. It was a lot of fun. Ricky spent the night at my mom's and we were able to watch the movie without interruptions. I really liked it and can't believe it took me so long to see it. After my friends left, I took a shower and started watching it again until Mark came home. I know - kind of dorky.

Sunday was our 6th wedding anniversary. We picked up Ricky and went out to breakfast. We bought him some toys at ToysRUS and then took him miniature golfing. He had a blast. 18 holes with a 3 year old is an eternity but lots of fun. Took all afternoon though. We took him to the same place we went to when we were dating - when I almost knocked all of Mark's teeth out with my swing. Been like 10 years since we were there last. After that incident, Mark never wanted to take me back there - haha.

Since I stay home and our income is significantly smaller than it was before, we agreed to just do simple gifts or no gifts. So when Mark gave me a box to open - wrapped in hello kitty wrapping paper (yes I love hello kitty) I thought it was another figurine to add to my collection shelf. I was completely shocked to open the box and find a diamond necklace! Diamonds! He hasn't given me diamonds since our wedding because we were saving and trying to live on less. I am thrilled to bits but told him no diamonds for years. There are plenty of things we need money for - like a mortgage and tuition. I guess he was sneaking around and took my mom along for some support - even though in the end he ended up picking it out himself. I am completely touched.

You can imagine how bad I felt that my anniversary present to him was a Scrabble dictionary!! But that's okay I guess. I did buy him a guitar for Valentines Day and he got me chocolate. But no more big presents!

Movie Recommend: The Painted Veil

This is a movie based on the novel by Somerset Maugham. I never read the book, but I like actors Naomi Watts and Ed Norton, so I took it out of the library. My husband made a comment a few weeks back that he thought this would be a chick flick and the evening I watched it he was conveniently busy at his computer. But that's ok.

I liked this movie more than I thought I would. I did suspect it would be a hit for me because it had all the elements of a movie that the Chipper Librarian is drawn to: sadness, love story, against a beautiful backdrop (China), and historical elements.

It is the story of a woman who marries a doctor without really loving him first. He practices in China and she has an affair while they are living there. He then decides to take her further into the country in the middle of a cholera epidemic.

The book is on my list of Books To Read Before I Die, which I will post at a later date. But I think I liked the fact that this movie stressed the fact that we should love and appreciate those we love in the here and now because nothing lives forever.

Maybe a chick flick, I don't know. I don't want to prevent the men out there from seeing it because it's quite good. I hope that when I feel the urge to watch it again that Mark will be watching it right next to me. Even if he is rolling his eyes.