today i...

*Slept until 9!
*Took a loooong shower, didn't worry that children were off painting the walls or sticking pencils in their eyes.
*Ate some chocolate with breakfast (totally against the rules).
*Had lunch at a cafe, some yummy open-faced grilled cheese sandwich with tomato.
*Played this trivia game at the table, with wonky questions such as "What are an extrovert's favorite colors?" (The answer, by the way, is red, orange, and yellow.)
*Toured a ginormous house. Like, really ginormous.
*Imagined the lives at that house and really wished I could have been a fly on the wall way back when in, say, the servants' sitting area. Or the billiard room. Or the bowling alley.
*Ate a fruit tart with strawberries and blueberries.
*Saw a family with 8 children, aged maybe 12 on down to a baby as small as N.Lo. The mom had hair like the Duggar lady (so weird! what does it mean??). All the children were well-behaved and quiet, except the two-year-old little girl, who reminded me of someone I know really well. But I felt a little sorry for her, because the ginormous house is no place for a toddler.
*Pondered current perspective, happy places, etc.
*Enjoyed watching J.Lo make N.Lo laugh, and also miss his K.Lo.
*Tasted some wine.
*Ordered crab cakes for the birthday dinner.
*Toasted to 30 and like, the best birthday ever.