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Today is our 15 year anniversary. I can’t believe it - I’m really thankful for such an amazing marriage.

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Tim finished the score for Lazybones (another Fox silent movie) and went in to the studio early this week. Of course, I’m very biased, but I thought the score was extraordinary. I’ll post when the movie is released.

Speaking of film scores, we went to see John Williams at the Bowl on Friday night with Jon and Al. None of us realized it, but Stanley Donen was a featured guest. He is a powerhouse director who made films for MGM including “Singing in the Rain” and “Royal Wedding”. He described how they completed certain scenes in a movie and then John Williams conducted the LA Phil to the picture. Of course, John Williams played some of his standards like “Raiders of the Lost Ark” and he did a wonderful sequence of Olympic music. He also played two different themes from “Star Wars” and I looked around to see probably 100 people waving light savers. And just so you don’t think it’s only kids in the back, there were two light savers in the circle section in front of the orchestra. We have one more date with the Bowl. Our friend Debbie invited us to join a group of 70 to go in September. The program is a sing along with “The Sound of Music”. I’m planning to bring a lot of wine for that one!

Tim is still on deadline for a major project so we canceled our vacation and re-scheduled for the end of the month. I’ve worked on so many projects - I’m getting much more organized.

So -here’s how it went. On Friday, I took a couple of personal hours and worked a half day. Tim’s been working a ton!  And his deadline moved so we are pushing our little vacation in honor of our 15 year anniversary out until October. He worked all day on Friday and I ordered a pizza. When we got back form picking it up, he started looking around for his phone and accused me of putting it in my purse. I was sitting on the couch and he literally is manhandling my purse so I got up. When I started looking I saw a gold package. It was kind of a bad day and I thought my boss put some candy in my purse - I’m not kidding. Tim looked kind of sheepish. I felt like I was in slow motion and I opened the package. I found this gorgeous platinum ring with a garnet. I didn’t have a wedding ring when we got married. We were poor and my mom was kind enough to give me her ring since she moved on to an anniverary ring. I could not believe it! He’s been quizzing me all month on my favorite gems. I’ve been beading a lot so I barely paid attention. It’s so pretty and I could not stop crying. What a shock! I was so touched. He had the ring designed so it’s so personal - I guess all wedding rings are, but this one is 15 years in the making!

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My friend Elizabeth and her daughter Anne gave me the nicest present the other day! Out of the blue, this darling apron arrived. Elizabeth and Anne have the same matching apron and they wear them when they cook. They decided to include me and I was just so touched. I love it - it’s the perfect gift! I am afraid to wear it - I am a MESSY cook!

I saw a quote from a review in “Entertainment Weekly” that does not bode well for the new Star Wars cartoon:

“George Lucas is turning into the enemy of fun”

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We’ve never taken in an adult cat or a cat who wasn’t treated very well. Walter is a sweet guy! It’s taken him a long time to assimilate and so far he’s only explored two rooms in our little place. Last night, he was looking in the tunnel that Tim’s mom gave us last year and I snapped a shot.

Tim is working like crazy on a bunch of freelance projects so it’s been a busy work month. Our 15 year anniversary is coming up so I’m hoping that his schedule will lighten up a bit so we can steal away for a night!

I just read that he is going to join “Dancing with the Stars” next round. That is amazing to me!

Wow - we just had a 5.8 earthquake. It was SO scary. The building shook and we evacuated down 10 flights of stairs!! The worst part about earthquakes for me is that I think I feel them after they are over. I keep looking at my lamp and reminding myself that we are not shaking. By the way, I stood in our lobby with Magic Johnson as we waited to go back upstairs.