Happy Birthday, My Love!

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Across
  1. 3. Bad movie. Best holiday. Birthday queen.
  2. 4. What everyone wants whether they know it or not... something so precious, so beautiful, and so important - and I'm lucky to have found it in you.
  3. 5. Don’t worry when I say Harry Styles is probably the only reason I'd see this movie lmao. Maybe for Chris Pine and Florence Pugh, too. It’s also a hotel we spent some time in. That trip was like a dream. I can’t wait to go there again. Very classy. A Twilight Zone/Goosebumpsy feel to it. If that’s even a word… Goosebumpsy.
  4. 7. DJ hit this off his car chair shoulder at the perfect time. Fate wanted me to win that one. Funny I mention fate, this word also starts with an F...
  5. 10. Your favorite souvenir to get me.
  6. 14. We got pancakes on a rainy day here. One of my favorite moments we shared together. I love you so much. Let's just say the food was "... California Fresh."
  7. 17. We’re oddly in love with this department store. We get everything here. Things that would otherwise be mundane, like shopping here, are infinitely better by your presence. You look so pretty under those fluorescent lights. I hug you and kiss you in the aisles here when no one is watching.
  8. 19. One of Raffik's frequent demands.
  9. 20. Apparently this is not a word. But you can put it on sideburns. Go figure.
  10. 21. Another valley - a first home away from home.
  11. 24. The cutest "New Zealander" you know.
  12. 26. A spooky expense. What I do when you kiss me with Jalapeno Chip breath.
  13. 28. Ramen to cry for. Cry because it’s so good and it’s been so long since we had it! I was always so excited to have dinner there. The drive back meant that there was a perfect night’s sleep waiting for me at my favorite place ever - next to you.
  14. 30. Three words of a food that you hope to hear me ask you if you're “down for” when you're hungry. They never disappoint. (Hint: starts with Thai.)
  15. 31. A letter I will never take for granted.
  16. 33. A tiny vegetable.
  17. 34. An apt description of your glow. You’re probably from the same place that radiates this light.
  18. 35. Two words. I’m reminded of a joke I made here about a sock beanie. You laughed so much in that moment I realized I never really cared about what we saw there. Of course if it was good it would add to the experience, but every time we went I was just glad to be with you.
Down
  1. 1. Part-time Pea. Full-time position.
  2. 2. A parking lot snack I'll never forget.
  3. 6. One of my first times in San Diego. You took me to this two-word thing when your hair was super short - like just above your shoulders. It was so special and the energy from everyone there was so magical. I felt safe and loved. I can now sleep peacefully forever by recalling that night-time memory to mind.
  4. 8. A single word we say to each other when one of us says we love the other more. (I do, hehe.) It's also an ingredient found in Jinya's "Flying Vegan Harvest" Ramen.
  5. 9. Four words I accidentally said in one go that made you laugh hysterically. Recent core memory for me.
  6. 11. It’s November in Riverside. I’m holding your hand as we walk past tons of these. Candle lights, pictures of people, lovely statues, colorful skulls, the sound of Mexican music playing in the background, and the smell of authentic cuisine filling the air around us. I’m falling in love with you more every day. (Still am.) But now, I'm learning your culture. I'm over my head and I'm feeling it in my bones. It was like crossing the Marigold bridge in the movie Coco.
  7. 12. A live streaming service. You also do this right before you fall asleep.
  8. 13. A difficult thing to wrap our heads around. If I was a millennial, I’d ask if I’m doing this right. You showed me a movie that ended with this word in the title. We plan on watching it again soon.
  9. 15. We usually ate this company’s food for breakfast, just before you’d drop me off at the train station for work. I hated that part. I never ever wanted to leave your side - like the chips and pickle that never left this place's side - even during moments where I felt I had to.
  10. 16. I’ll give you the first four letters at the end of this description. She’s too crazy. She only comes out at night - especially after our Kings Of Leon covers. Let’s see if you remember her. Oh, and she lives inside me… AHHHHHH! HELLO KIDDIES! (Hint: miss…)
  11. 18. You think about getting one. Back in Moval we drew some on each other. It was just another seemingly insignificant night. I think the word insignificant deletes itself from my universe whenever I'm with you. There's a lot of emotional evidence to prove that, HA!
  12. 22. Acronym. Had a panic attack here. I slept on your lap under some palm trees in a park nearby. I was in so much pain. You made it all go away. I wish every human could delicately hold the universe in their heart the way you can.
  13. 23. I use to say "you know you remind me of" this before I went vegan. We also used to get the burrito with this in it at Rubio's.
  14. 25. Something I look forward to spending with you. "In-in-in-credibleeeee." We drove to that song with the windows down by your house. That's a big hint.
  15. 27. We saw this furry animal walking on our personal hangout ledge by the psych building. We spent a lot of time kissing there. Now that I'm going back to school, we can do that again. (Hint: the word has two identical letters in it that sit next to each other and look like rings. Those rings might also be a clue. ?(O.O)?
  16. 29. A brazilian-portuguese word. One of your frequent demands. (See 19 down for a hint.)
  17. 32. The cook you wish Manteca had. It only makes sense that this should exist in a town with a name like that.