I can’t believe I am 30 years old today…., However my wife has been kind enough to remind me of today since my last birthday.  The day started off slow and I began my regular routine.  Which after an hour or so I slammed my computer shut and took off out the door.

Found a geocache, and hid my first geocache.  I thought it was a clever hide as I have never heard of a cache hid in this fashion.  I found the location by luck.  I was surprised even more when I got the notification alert on my cell phone tonight as well.

My wife managed to get off work early around 5pm so that we could go out and spend the evening together.  Even though it was my birthday I told my wife that I had already got everything I want, time with her.  I let her pick the resturant.  She didn’t want to spend much money as I believe she thinks that I am on the verge of starving.  She picked a Chinese Buffet.

One of the things that seperate me and my wife is that she always, not matter what thinks about the future.  Depending on the day or the occasion I try to think about the moment.  Such as a birthday or anniversary, I try to do everything I can to enjoy the day and make it a memorable experience.  She made a joke about having lobster but after a quick leacture from her about saving money we decided on the buffet.

It was a quiet yet simple dinner.  My daughter got a little excited when she saw the gumball machines which I only had 3 quarters I let her have them and she got a Dora sticker, with a little persuastion.  After dinner we drove around hopelessly trying to spend some time together talking without a destination.  After about 20 minutes my wife pulls out her mothers GPS and we decided on the Marina in Martinez.

At the marina everything is dark and we could only see a couple boats.  Don’t quite know what we expected to see there but the main focus of the night was to drive around and talk, which we did.

After an hour or so of driving around we went back to her mothers house where she basically told her parents that it was my birthday and I was spending the night.  I could tell when she got to the me staying part as her father let out a loud, childish, sigh.  Loud enough to let everyone in the room to hear and know exactly how he felt about the idea.  I was both annoyed that he was upset with the idea, yet amused that he would act like that at the same time.  My wife grabbed me by the arm and pushed me into her room, telling me to just ignore him, knowing that I was slightly offended by her father as this is not the first time he has done something like this.  I suppose tonight was a little more stressful for my in-laws as they were fighting with each other and the sigh was more than likely him feeling like everyone was pushing his buttons today.

I got to put my daughter to bed and then stayed up a little longer talking things with my wife and all said and done, considering the circumstances today was the best I could of hoped for.  Simple, pleasant, and chearful.  I got to spend it with the people who matter most to me, and everything ended on good terms.  Well, her father has always been this way, so he is easily ignored.