Happy Birthday, Nate!

Today is Nate's birthday!!! He is 33 today. I overheard him tell my brother that after 30, age doesn't matter, that if seems you're the same age as anyone else....I think that's a sure sign of denial...

The girls loved decorating the house for him. What a lucky dad to enjoy *pink* streamers all over the house! Ivy and Kezia wrote him nice cards, and Kezia made a paper purse for him filled with decorated paper bracelets.

We watched General Conference today, where we can listen to the prophet and apostles speak, then I sent him off to my friend's house, who is a masseuse, for an hour massage. He left looking like he was nearing 40 and came back looking 30 again--(a fresh and youthful age). He really enjoyed it and said he needs one every month (who doesn't?).

Then we went on a date, a gift in itself because it's been a looong time. We met a guy who started a business at Turtle Bay renting mopeds and doing Segway tours and we decided to advertise for each other. So we went out to try out his Segway tour. They're actually pretty cool because you move the machine by shifting your weight. Stand up paddling is to surfing as Segways are to four-wheeling, in a way.

I gotta say, though, the name "Segway Human Transporter" is too sci-fi for me. It's like, "Beam me up, Scotty." Why don't they let go of the futuristic idea of "everyone will be riding it someday" and just normalize it by calling it a "Two Wheeler" or something?

It was sooo nice to go out with Nate again. He always makes me laugh, and I am so much more giggly when we are away from the kids.
My rebel husband whispered to me, "Watch--I'm gonna ride some hills on the golf course!!"

Here he is being rebellious:

Tomorrow we are having a big bash at the beach with tons of friends. It should be fun.