the story of our 11th anniversary, which was yesterday, and which means that we have now been married 33% of our entire lives. We had planned to play a round of miniature golf and visit the Japanese gardens, but my poor husband had a mid-air collision last weekend at basketball and hasn't been able to move much (or breathe very well, for that matter) ever since. We decided a trip to Urgent Care would be a better choice, so off we went. The doctor prescribed a muscle relaxer that begin to work fairly quickly (and for $102, it should, dadgummit), so we were able to have a fun lunch later in the afternoon at a sushi restaurant. The place we ate at was neat because we were seated around a huge circular conveyer belt and whenever something sailed by that looked tasty, we would just reach out and grab it. The rest of the day involved a lot of lying around and being together, which was perfect; we like being together :)
We did venture across the lake to the gardens this afternoon, and just as we suspected, it was beautiful. It was also overflowing with lots of people, so next year I think we'll go on a week day and avoid the throng.
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And before I forget, we also did some shopping for our camping adventure with Derek and Sara, and we model our purchases for you below: