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I celebrated Niner on Veteran's Day by taking her out to lunch at Kravings in Encino. We had a delicious all you can eat grilled meat meal. It was lovely to have a "free" day to spend together.. To take a stroll through Woodley park.. I was able to take this pic of Niner during the sun's brief display. And run through the rain. It suddenly rained after this last shot. It felt like high school for a moment. All those trips to the park, before Niner left for the Navy, learning about each other. We sure have come a long way. <3

On October 30th, I ran my first half marathon. It was a lot of fun, especially since it was downtown. We started out at LA Live, circled around USC, passed through Little Tokyo, went through the tunnel and slightly up an incline onto the 6th street bridge. With several bands playing on stages through out the route, random volunteer groups and schools cheering us on along the way, and some runners dressed up in their halloween costumes, there was never a dull moment. The day before we checked in and picked up our registration packets and goodies at the Convention Center. We were also able to pick up last minute marathon essentials. That night Niner treated me to my pre-marathon meal of delicious sushi from Cho Cho San as we caught up with our favorite "How I Met Your Mother." Nacho was pretty helpful at helping me relax and soothe my sensitive knee, as well. Early on October 30th, Niner and I hopped on the train from NoHo to DTLA. I met up with the USMT group an

After three years, we've finally figured out how to celebrate our anniversary and still enjoy Halloween. On October 31st we checked in to the Best Western Plaza Sunset which was surprisingly cute and cozy considering its location in the midst of other fancy hotels, loud bars, famous clubs, and down the street from the House of Blues. The little hotel was quaint with a garden-like pool area and free breakfast which we gladly helped ourselves to the next morning. For our anniversary we dined at Asia de Cuba. Although the lobster pad thai was quiet epic, the rest of their menu wasn't too impressive. Still, we enjoyed ourselves: the ambiance was perfect, the view was great, and I had the best company. ;) The Halloween portion of our night was spent down the street at Carnival. It's always a great place to see people dressed in amazing costumes. Just walking around is pretty entertaining. It was a perfect night, a nice little get-a-way, to celebrate ano