One Last Hoorah

Monday was the actual day of my parents anniversary, and we had one more little surprise up our sleeves.

Needless to say, they were surprised.

You might be thinking "How could they have been surprised? My dad works across the street from the Paramount."  Well, we had all planned on meeting at the store at 11 to show them the marquee and go to lunch.  When I was driving down Congress, it wasn't there!!! We have had this on the books at the Paramount for over a month, and confirmed it last Friday! After a minor panic attack and meeting Rachel on the corner of 8th and Congress, we ran into the Paramount and sorted out the problem and they managed to get it up there while my mom was looking for a parking spot, which you know in downtown Austin can take some time!  So it actually worked out perfectly.

We hung out at the store before heading off to lunch. Eli was in school, and Blaine at work, so it was just me and Owen.

If you know my family, you know that Chinatown is a place where we spend a lot of family dinners together.  Its kinda like our Cheers. It was only fitting that we went there for lunch.

Owen had his first taste of Chinese food and first taste of lemon.

He seemed to hate it but couldn't get enough of it at the same time!
On our walk back to the store we noticed a sign that couldn't have been more fitting for the day...

Okay, so its a little cheesy, but we laughed when we saw it.  Its the door to Starbucks and it says "Here's to you and 40 years together."
It was truly a beautiful weekend. If our children think of me and Blaine half as highly as we think of our parents, I would  be truly blessed.