June 12, 2021 - Saturday (250/365)


Day 250 of my 365 Photo Journal 

I kind of love the shadows and wetness on Clemi's skin in this picture, but I hate how dark the shadows are on her face. 

It was a pretty busy day here. We spent the morning cleaning the pool and getting the yard cleaned up, then I took Clemi to a birthday party for one of her school friends. Oh, my gosh, their yard was amazing. Like, HGTV-style fancy pantsy yard. It was SO nice. It was super hot and humid out, but there was a really nice gazebo type thing with a bunch of comfortable couches on it, so I just chilled in there for most of the time, awkwardly chit-chatting with strangers. After the party, Jason, Kamola, and Mina came over to hang out. Mina went swimming, but Jason just kind of stood around the outside of the pool, sweating. It was kind of a weird visit with them. He's normally really easy to talk to, but he was seeming off today. Kamola was her normal quiet self. I tried harder than usual to make conversation with her, but it went nowhere. šŸ¤· I wish I could find a way to get her to open up! 

After our visit with them, Ben and I went out on a date. We're going through this 52 Uncommon Dates book and the first date was to go somewhere you've never been, eat something you've never eaten, and talk about things you don't usually talk about. We went to Cafe Istanbul and sadly, the first two things I ordered from the menu were both unavailable! I ended up ordering this vegetable lasagna that I just couldn't eat and Ben switched meals with me. It was super nice to be on a real date with my husband that he planned for us. I felt very loved by his planning efforts. And NOW? I'm exhausted. :)

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