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Hi friends! This past weekend was Nicole’s birthday. We had an amazing white truffle dinner at Donato Enoteca before going to see the lights and holiday décor at the Filoli Historic Estate and Gardens, which is where the photo of us below was taken. We went for our favorite Japanese curry the next day and ate while watching the ocean surge, then over to buy ourselves some nice pens.