Nicole's Bday

Today was Nicole's birthday. Usually she's with her family in Florida because of its proximity to Christmas, this was the first time in a number of years she was in Chicago for it. We had a great day. She opened her presents, we went out for dinner at our favorite Italian place, had cake and ice cream, and watched Magic Mike XXL.

It reminded me how important it is to take action, however small, to show how much the special people in your life mean to you. A birthday cake, a thoughtful note, a bouquet of flowers whatever. Words are great but sometimes doing a little something extra makes all the difference.

Nicole means the world to me, it meant a lot to be able to spend her birthday with her. To do a couple things to make her feel special, a partial expression of the ocean of feelings I have for her.