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today is my husband's birthday! i asked him what his favorite dessert is and he said key lime pie. so i gathered the ingredients and made a key lime pie for the first time yesterday. last year when we were dating, i made him an oreo cheesecake for his birthday and that was super delicious. let's hope this year's pie is a success!

i don't think i've ever been more excited for spring. winter semester at school will end in a couple weeks and we'll be packing everything up and heading to california. moving to a new place is so thrilling to me, especially since wherever i go, my husband is always by my side. i'm thankful for my loving husband every day and feel so blessed to have him in my life.

yesterday we had family night together and went to the gym to play racquetball. i haven't played in so long! even though most of the time i was the one running back and forth trying to hit the ball, we had some good rallies. the funny thing was that we've never played a sport together (!!!) crazy i know. but i loved that we tried something new together and we had so much fun. it's so important in a marriage to bond with each other through activities. i just wish we would have gone and played racquetball earlier in the semester! 

"it's a beautiful day and i can't stop myself from smiling..." michael buble knows exactly how i'm feeling today! after a few days of rain and snow and the cold again, i woke up this morning to a beautiful sunny day! i even heard the birds chirping...
 
happy weekend everyone!

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