Six Years of Me and My Issues

Today we celebrate the man who's been patient and kind enough to be married to me for six years. Only he knows how hard that can be (well, ok, my sister can tell some stories). To the outside world, I appear calm, composed, patient and kind. But. Really? I can be moody, snappy and reeeaally impatient. And even...not very nice.

That's why today, we celebrate Dave. Because he knows how weird I can be and he's ok with it.

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To celebrate our anniversary last week, we went kayaking for the first time. It was a long time coming - five years in fact - because we planned to go kayaking on our first anniversary, but instead I was bitten by a dog and couldn't get my hand wet. And it's just never been in the cards since then. But it was worth the wait because we got a close-up look at my new favorite marine creature - the harbor seal. As we paddled silently among the Sausalito house boats, a curious face appeared in front of us...then disappeared...then popped up again about 10 feet to our left. So irresistibly cute. Here's a look at one of them as we paddled by a favorite harbor seal hangout.

We also made it to Limon for the first time and tried ceviche. Cold, citrusy, and very very yummy, I'm a new fan of this Latin American sushi-esque delicacy.

This is where I have to make a disclaimer that I'm totally against the pretentious restaurant scene and how it plays into certain peoples' egos to have "gone there" and "tried that" and encourage them to say things like "I only go to Limon for ceviche because it's the best." Suffice it to say, I'm still a not-very-adventurous eater from the Midwest who continues to find foods that don't involve red meat and potatoes exciting and new. And I actively appreciate the quality and diversity of the food choices here - if we ever leave, I will miss it immensely!

And I'd also miss the harbor seals.