June 18th

My darling husband turned 29 in June, he's so handsome.. .. .. Anyway, the day

was incredibly beautiful: the weather, the breeze, the sky. I planned a surprise outing

in L.A. (Los Feliz area) and did the things he loves most. We went to

Skylight Books, have you ever been there? It's worth the trip out there to visit.

There is a beautiful tree that grows in the middle of the store

that you can sit around and read. Paul is a major bookworm, so we really

enjoyed exploring the store, grabbing books off the shelves and sitting under the

tree to relax and read.

We walked around and shopped a bit and then headed down the street for dinner

at Alcove. I think this was the highlight of the day. Originally, Alcove

was a duplex built in the early 1900's that was completely renovated into this glorious

restaurant. There are so many little details that we both really appreciated

and their food was so yummy. We think about it often and want to go back real

real soon! Oh, and their baked goods... Oh My Gosh!

I was really bummed that we didn't get a 29. :/

After dinner, we got a chocolate cream cupcake and coffee to go for later. We

drove around the hilly neighborhoods and looked at the massive

houses and picked out the ones that we liked best. When we were done, we

headed over to Griffith Park to enjoy our dessert.

That was our nice day.. and I want to go back.