Happy Birthday to Me...

So today was my birthday. I'm not usually one for big grandiose celebrations for my birthday, but I must admit, I also don't like it being like any other day either. I guess this makes it always a little bit tricky for Ray cause he doesn't really know what I'm thinking and how to proceed. Hopefully by the time we've been married 20 years he will have figured me out! ;)

So how did my day go today? Well...let's say it was like dark chocolate (a little bitter, but also very sweet).

It started off being quite good as we had our regular playdate for Kasper and E. That is always an adorable time. But then when we went to the Warner Vieshow theatre the lines were so long that it was not even worth lining up for a ticket. I was really sad about that. I thought my birthday would be boring and ruined for sure!

But Ray saved the day! Hooray! Just as I was about to wallow in my sorrow, Ray persevered and cheered me up by convincing me to go check out Big Tom's ice creamerie. It was recommended by this "hungry girl in Taipei" blog. Although the ice cream was not all that she raved about, the ice cream did make me feel a lot better. Plus resting in front of the pond at Sun Yat Sen Memorial just made me feel warm and fuzzy again.

Next, we decided to go on a little bit of an adventure by exploring a part of Taipei that we had never been to. So we ended up going to the Youth Park. Last season when Amazing Race came to Taiwan, one of the challenges took place at the Youth Park, so it was stuck in my mind. During the race, the competitors had to go barefoot across this long foot massage path. Well, I decided to look for the exact same footpath and walk across it! I was so glad we did this! The park was peaceful, beautiful, and clean.



And...here I am walking across the footpath!



Okay! Not super adventurous, but good enough for an extra-ordinary day for me! :)

Thank God!...and thanks to Ray!