Wednesday was Tom's birthday.Given that he'd taken most of the day off--easy, he then needed to figure out what he wanted to do with it--harder. Friend Mark had sent him an iphone gizmo and a gift card for some apps. Oddly, among other things, I also had given him an iphone gizmo (different one, thankfully) and a similar gift card. So, heading to the online apps store was one fun way to spend some time. Here's a nice photo of him as he's playing with one of his purchases. He also picked up a few more freebies. One of them is just a white screen labeled "book light"--so funny--and another which is a simple video of a flame (as on top of a candle) called "lighter". I love these things! He also picked up night-sky charts and, oh, I can't remember it all.
It will change our lives, I'm pretty sure.Here is an effect of having been married to me for forty years: he enjoys animated and 3-D movies. Have I done my job, or what? It has been long in coming, so I consider it quite the crowning achievement. That and his recently-developed genuine interest in Jane Austen dramas. He's a math guy, remember, not big into kiddie or chick lit. I mention it because the next thing he wanted to do--seriously--was to go see Alice in Wonderland. He had even considered going all the way to Sacramento to watch it in full-on IMAX-3-D. Too much time in the car, though, for a birthday, we decided.
So, we went to a local establishment, squeezing ourselves in amongst the four other souls in that theater for a late-afternoon screening. So cool! He had never read the books, but it didn't really matter, the movie having taken rather huge (but fun) liberties with the stories, anyway. I loved the colors, especially. And the typically-twisted Tim-Burton shapes of the trees and other plant life. Oh, and the delicious Cheshire Cat! Go see it. There's Tom talking to Dylan in front of the theater after the movie.
Then it was off for some Indian food. We've always loved this cuisine, and there is just an outstanding restaurant in Grass Valley, nestled between a nail salon and Monster Gym called India Oven. Crazy good breads! Everything we've ever ordered there has been wonderful. See how happy? We gladly ate it for lunch again today!
We had already smacked down half of the banana cream cheesecake I had made for him the day before, so we ate the other half while watching Modern Family, one of our total favorite shows. Really, it's nearly perfect.
And that was that. A rather nice, low-key sort of a day. I think he enjoyed it. And he doesn't look so much older, right?
