d and i went to shadowbrook in capitola last night for our anniversary and we are SO going back. we had a really really incredible time and i highly recommend it. fantastic ambiance/view, attentive (but not annoying) service, and really good food. we talked about the fact that EVERYone else in our dining room had wedding rings on; the couple next to us had just gotten engaged. yeah, but isn't it strange how we're waaay ahead of them? three kids between us, two businesses...i mean really. we talked about how annoying it is to get taken less seriously (at school, out and about) because we're somehow not as legitimate without rings (but it's odd because in our area, with lots of asians/middle easterners, many married couples don't wear wedding bands). maybe it has to do with looking/being really young too. anyway, yellow gold, superbowl ginormous, nose rings. whatev. rings as it turns out, are no deterrent. still, the literary part of me is all about symbolism and tradition...it's important.
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