first date

we went on our first date in over 5 months on saturday!

i am finally beginning to feel a bit more like myself.

my husband was particularly pleased

since he's been patiently waiting

for me to get well.

we were full of ideas, should we go to the zoo,

dinner, a movie, the bookstore?

we ended up on the pier instead



after all our blustery rain a few days ago,
we are back to sun and 80 to 90 degree weather.
it makes you want to be near the water.

dinner turned into lunch since my husband is always hungry.

we ate at this little restaurant at the end of the pier, not the fancy one,we chose the one with stools that you pull up to a bar that face a window so everyone has a view. And you can order whole crab or a lobster tail to crack and eat and make a little mess. YUM.

while we ate we watched sailboats, paddle boats, kayaks, paddle boards, surfboards and fishermen all do their thing.

we noticed that most everyone here was a tourist, so many different languages. Santa Barbara is sometimes referred to as the American Riviera, a popular international destination i think.

driving off the wooden pier

we head downtown.

i think this photo is funny, you see sun and palm trees, shopping and sports cars, i guess it is typical Santa Barbara, but there is so much more.

State Street is a place you'd want to see, at least once, but for the most part it's not for us.

we decide on a movie.

i get to choose.

my husband smiles, "this better be good"

i pick a "lori movie"

that's what he calls it.

detouring through the bookstore, which is really not a detour at all, because we both immediately take off in opposite directions,

which is usually the case.

till one of us goes looking for the other.

i go look for him, where are you honey?

it's time for the movie!

there he is

there's my date.

he is so cute.

he surprised me and bought us each chocolate for the movie,

i bought popcorn too, i really must be feeling better!

we giggled and laughed. he liked it and i loved it. it was all about couples and relationships and a tropical island, silly and fun.

we agreed we'd had a great day but we would finish the rest of our date at home. the sun was setting and clouds were forming out over the ocean.

my favorite time of day.

as we pulled into our driveway we had already made plans for our

next date which will be more of a short trip date sort of.

for our anniversary that's coming up

soon.

i can't wait.

♥ lori