my date day

Recently $$ has been very, very, very tight, but after doing a lovely friend's hair for a wedding I had some unexpected cash to play with.  Not on groceries, not on candles, not on gas...but on a date with my Danny.  

Well, Danny usually is the one to surprise me with things.  This time I got to do the planning!  We spend the morning drinking coffee and making pancakes with a recent housewarming gift that we are just a little bit obsessed with.  (thank you, Amy!)

Then we drove to the heart of LA and visited the Griffith Observatory.  If you live in Southern CA and haven't been to the observatory since, say your 3rd grade field trip, please go again.  It was the most beautiful day and we enjoyed each other and learning about our world and beyond.  We watched the planetarium show, too.  It blew my mind.  After that we couldn't stop talking about how BIG and creative God is!!!

Then we continued our date in LA with a trip to Sprinkles.  It took about 25 minutes to wait in line for the $3.25 cinnamon-sugar cupcake, but it was well worth it. 

On the way home we stopped to buy all the stuff we would need for a tasty dinner.  It ended up being perfect and throughout the entire day we stayed completely within our $30 budget.  (How good does it feel to creatively stay within one's budget?!)

Good day.  

Lots of learning.  Lots of love.  Lots of wind.