11th Anniversary

On Saturday, Rich and I celebrated our 11th wedding anniversary. To celebrate we went to Flora Tropicana in Elk Grove. It is a nursery that specializes in Japanese Maples, pond plants, and Koi. We have been planning to go for months, but have not had the chance. We bought a Zebra thrush for our teeny tiny pond and I admired all the Maples. I'm hoping to go back and buy a couple of Maples for our yard later in the year when we can borrow a truck.

We also went to Capital Nursery and bought a variety of vegetables for our garden. This year I didn't have the time (I wonder why??) to start seeds. Next year when Ava is bigger I plan to start our veggies from seed again and she can help. Rich also bought my mother's day present there. He has been trying to find a Lady in Red Hydrangea for me for a couple of years and he finally found one. I am so excited and can't wait for it to bloom. I love Hydrangea and this is my third plant. Each one is a little different and this one is pretty unique.

Before we left Elk Grove we went to one of Rich's patient's house. Rich has been telling me about one of his patients that raises Koi for a long time. Rich loves fish and it is his dream to have a nice pond one day. His patient has two beautiful ponds that are the homes to Koi and some wild ducks. We both loved their backyard and wish ours could be just as beautiful...maybe someday. Rich's patient was very generous and gave us the reject Koi. I didn't see anything wrong with the fish and I think they are pretty, but I guess in the world of Koi they are considered unsellable.

That night we ate Round Table at home and went out for dessert. Our good friends the Norman's were kind enough to watch Ava and Luca so we could get Baskin Robbins sundays. Rich enjoyed an Oreo sunday and I got a Snickers one. They were delicious!

I know this day might not sound excited or romantic, but we had a good time. Rich and I are easy going people and we just love being together. We don't need anything fancy or expensive...we just like being together.

It was our wedding anniversary, but we didn't get any pictures of us together. Instead we took pictures of our beautiful daughter...we would rather look at pictures of her anyway. The first picture is of Ava by a maple at Flora Tropicana. The second picture is of Ava bringing home my mother's day gift.