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July 6 2011:
Date day with Thomas!!! Mmmmmmmmm!!!!
Date day adventures for Thomas and I today!! First stop Creme Cafe, then the AIRPORT!! This kid loves him some airport action . . . Although, he was quite upset that they no longer have the bulk candy store and it’s now a clothes store! Next was Trader Joe’s for some Ginger Chews and last stop of our date adventures was Toys r Us for some play time with other peoples toys!! Hahahaha!!
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July 3 2015:
Thomas and Camilla July 2015 Date Day … 1st stop – lunch! Quiche and gazpacho for me. Could’ve eaten an entire bowl of the gazpacho! Yum! BBQ chicken sandwich and chicken coconut curry soup for Thomas.
Thomas and Camilla July 2015 Date Day – Stop 2, 3, and 4 … Grassroots Books to turn in our purged books and movies and to get “new” books (I found some I’ve been on the lookout for – wahoo!!!), then the pet store, then the other book store to look around.
The end of the Thomas and Camilla July 2015 Date Day. Sitting outside, facing one another, feeling the breeze and reading. Love ….. xoxo
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September 16 2015:
September 2015 Lillian and Camilla date day. Beautiful and chili visit to one of our favorite parks.
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September 22 2012:
Date day adventures with Thomas … Gosh!! What a Super Saturday!!!!!
First stop on our date day adventures … Lunch in the park … Thomas quotes Louis Armstrong and says, “It’s a Wonderful World”
Next stop …. Mmmmmmm … Gosh, it’s a great day for going to the beach and havin some frozen yogurt. Thomas says, “I love you!”
Last stop …. Pretending like we’re furniture and electronic shopping …. Gosh! It’s a great day for pretending!! … Plus we saw the biggest and scariest spider EVER!!
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September 26 2015:
Thomas n Camilla September 2015 date day – part 1 … Lunch!
Thomas n Camilla September 2015 date day – part 2 … Mandarine orange cheesecake!!! Yum!!! Then Grassroots Books where we also turned in a bag of books. YAY!
Thomas and Camilla September 2015 Date day – Part 3… Went for a wonderful walk … I truly love going for walks with Thomas.
February 17 2024
Dinner date with Thomas tonight. Pisces Sushi with deep, rich conversation. Those conversations where you realize you made many good choices, with just a few not so good, during the past 17+ years.
Raising Thomas and Lillian alone, with no other parental involvement has been one of the most important, the toughest, and most rewarding things I have ever done.
I mean, how did I do so many things right, when I wasn’t even sure what the hell I was doing? Thomas has so much empathy and compassion for others, with a deep, true understanding of the nature of life and local and global issues. Blows my mind! 💗💗💗
I’m happy, grateful, and a bit relieved to be at this stage of the parenting journey.
I cherish these soul nourishing, conversation-filled dates, as the time approaches when I fully hand the wheel to Thomas for the next chapter of their life. 🖤🖤🖤
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October 11 2009:
Date day with my most favorite man!!
Petsmart to check out fish, frogs, snails, birds, hamsters, cats & dogs! Then, out to eat!
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October 10 2015:
The October 2015 Thomas and Camilla date day begins with a light lunch on the patio amongst the trees … And pumpkins! Part 1 – xoxo
HDMS Chili Festival – part 2
Home Means Nevada ice cream with sage and pine nuts. Then Bartley Ranch. – part 3
Bartley Ranch and Audrey Harris park – part 4
last stop at the library to pick up books Thomas had placed on hold. Bonus! They had a photo booth! HA!!!
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October 14 2015:
Lillian and Camilla October 2015 Date Day – Lillian’s first time visiting Rock Park. So pretty!! – part 1
Lillian and Camilla October 2015 Date Day- Lillian’s first time visiting Rock Park. So pretty! Then stopping for a gluten free dessert for our picnic later. – part 2
Lillian and Camilla October 2015 Date Day- Picnic on the patio and then dessert in the garden area by the lodge. Pumpkin spice tea with a sea salt caramel cannoli for me and a candy cookie for Lillian! Yum!
Lillian and Camilla October 2015 Date Day- last stop – Window shopping and getting ideas. We haven’t been here in a year or two. She loves looking at the beds and couches. xoxo
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October 17 2014:
Lillian is spending the night with The Romano Duo so Thomas and I get to have a day and a half long date! Went for a walk and then played Thomas’ Arcade. This is what he made for the cardboard challenge. Looks easy and simple. That’s what I thought! No way! You have to flick the little balls of tape out the other side. But they get stuck in the tape traps! FUN!
Movie night for the October 2014 Camilla n Thomas date … Love watching this every October. I usually watch it alone. It was fun to watch with Thomas this time. Charge!!!!
