Day 176, 6/25/2013 - Eat, started the day off well with a FREE Starbuck's smoothie. I not only needed the protein but required the two shots of espresso since I stayed up way too late last night. When I arrived to the office there was another gift from the community garden, Acorn Squash. I've never cooked it but am told that you can just bake it with a little butter (everything's better with butter!). For dinner we met at Chili's before rehearsal where I tried their new Margarita Flatbread with my usual Chicken Crispers. I bought everyone a drink in a nod to a difficult anniversary date. Pray, I pray that it will get easier as the years go by to get through June 25. I'm sure I will always remember the date as I celebrated it for 23 years. My prayer is that it not be a sad day, that I will remember the good times rather than the bad. On to new and different dates and days of celebration! Joy, my joy is in realizing how many friends and family I have who love and support me through the good times and the bad. I should definitely acknowledge these special people more often than I do. What would I do without them?