Happy Da Da Day!

Chip ended up having a nice Father's Day. He got home from work at 5:30, which is early considering how much he has been working lately; opened his presents -- accessories for his grill (yeah! Happy Father's Day, now cook us dinner!! :), relaxed and watched the US Open; and then we ordered his (and Lily's fav) pizza for dinner! It was a nice relaxing family afternoon. Here are some pics of him opening his gifts:


He is taking most of today and tomorrow off of work. He has to go in this afternoon to interview for a new chef, but otherwise I think he'll be home which will be nice. He has been working so hard at the course. He says it doesn't really feel like work and he is really enjoying it, so that is good. Hopefully once all the little things get taken care of and organized he'll schedule will slow down some.

He is such a good husband, he woke up early and finished putting together all the patio furniture!! FYI -- we got (what I think) is the cutest patio furniture at Target (on sale, of course) so it has to be assembled. Let me tell you, if you need furniture and are on a budget and don't mind assembling it (or making someone do it for you) check out Target -- especially target.com, but wait for free shipping on furniture offers which they have often. They have really great stuff. It is cuter (in my opinion) and often cheaper than Ikea. We also got the entertainment center, that was in the post of the family room a few days ago, there. So far I have been please with their furniture and whenever Chip would gripe about putting it together, I would remind him that I could have bought something similar at Pottery Barn, but it would have cost a good $1000 more. . . isn't an hour of his time worth saving a grand?? So thanks Chip for putting together all my furniture! (in case he ever reads my blog)

Also, in my post dedicated to all things Chip, I should mention that yesterday was our 7 year anniversary from when we first started dating. He thinks I am crazy for remembering it, since he deems our wedding anniversary as "the one that counts" now, but I like this one better. We have spoken everyday since June 15, 2001. No matter how far away, him in China or the Philippines or me on a cruise in Mexico -- we never missed a single day. So that is why I like to remember 6/15. It was also the day he proposed in Montecito -- 6/15/03. So Happy sorta Anniversary!