July 30

Since today was (allegedly) National Cheesecake Day, Adam and I went to lunch at (ta-da!) The Cheesecake Factory. We were both pretty stuffed after finishing our non-dessert foods, so we took our half-price slices of cheesecake home, and we're both enjoying them right now as we watch the A's game on TV. (Okay, so my Cherry Ghirardelli Chocolate looked better before I took a few bites. Just imagine it looking prettier.)

Tomorrow will not be an easy day, per se. It never is because it's never "easy" to celebrate your child's birthday without your child. But it's really nice to have a calm evening beforehand. And for the quiet moments, I'm thankful.