I am overwhelmed today! You guys!

I woke up this morning to hundreds of happy-birthday messages smiling out at me from my inbox! Overnight, you lovelies flooded my wall, my latest video, and my twitter replies with birthday greetings from all different countries in all different languages, and they’re still pouring in. I can’t believe the amount love being sent my way today – it’s very humbling. I am so incredibly blessed to be here with you all :)

This morning Cory woke me up with a card, a balloon, and a gorgeous red-plum orchid. He’s so goddamn sweet :D

I’m thrilled to have another orchid for the house because Maddie and I accidentally killed the purple one Nicole got me last fall (booo), and I’m excited because this orchid is spiky and reddish which is the perfect energy for the coffee table area of the apartment. [Excellent job, there, Cory :D]

“…and so, for your birthday, I’m giving you this promise as part of my gift — to love you even more and make you even happier, to make all our days together days to remember always.”

The card Cory gave me was beautiful and made me cry :”>

And little did Cory know, I absolutely love balloons ;) I don’t think I’ve been given a balloon for my birthday since I was 16. I swear to god I am thrilled by this balloon! I’m taking it with me to dinner tonight.

Jason brought over his gifts for me last night – including an amazing sixties-inspired smock dress with quarter-length sleeves and a large b&w print of roses and chains on it, omg I love it! – and his card had a beautiful message on the front, which was incredibly appropriate:

Birthday Agenda:

Dream of what you love — then dream a little bigger. Share what you love — and get more in return. Do what you love — and inspire the world.

Words to live by. <3

I don’t know what I’ll be doing tonight for sure, but I know Cory and I are going to dinner at this Ethiopian place I love and then going to Jason’s for a gathering of sorts. I’ll have more to report tomorrow, I’m sure :P

Thank you, everyone, for making this morning so incredibly special :)

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I never knew I’d find myself by finding someone else. What an incredible surprise, finding you.

<3

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Cory and I just finished eating the most amazing mango! And of course, my first thought is that I have to blog about it.

The story of this mango has all to do with timing. About a week ago we were at the grocery store picking up a few things, and Cory and I both happened to spot the mangos at the same time – they were on sale for only $2! What? So we had to buy one. Cory suggested we buy a mango that wasn’t ripe so we didn’t have to eat it right away. I agreed – even though I hate ripening fruit myself because I always forget about it until it has gone rotten – and over the last week we’ve ripened it on our counter. Finally today, Cory asked if we should eat the mango. True to form, I had forgotten about it and had no idea when it might or might not be ripe, but I said yes because I trust his timing. Cory put the mango in the refrigerator, and I thought to myself that it seemed a bit soon; it would be much too cold when we ate it hours later! But, again I trusted Cory’s choice.

Cory’s skill with timing is a long-standing joke of ours because he has an uncanny ability for accuracy when calculating numbers and statistics in his head. No, really – its eerie. Cory’s timing is perfect, not only on his delivery of a hilarious comeback and in the way he plans his day, but in every respect of his life – in work, courtship, conversation – Cory just knows intuitively what’s to come next and when each step should happen. He also has a knack for complicated on-the-spot mathematical analysis, so that he can guess just about everything, from exactly how many more miles we can travel with the remaining gas in the tank to how likely it is that we’ll still have enough milk on Wednesday morning. At this point I just trust all timing decisions to Cory.

So it was with no surprise that, as I carefully cut apart the soft fruit just a bit ago, I was giggling silently to myself because – despite whatever doubts I had – the mango was perfect. It was absolutely the most divine mango I’ve ever had, save for one incredible mango that my dad picked for me (fresh from his backyard in Hawaii) circa 1994. What a delicious treat :)

(Thank you, Cory.)

I suggest you all go out and get one for yourself!

P.S. The mango totally wins the delicious contest over the ice cream I had earlier. Something to remember next time I’m reaching for sweets…

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