{I snagged the above photo of Bartley on my iPhone yesterday when we went out to a new restaurant for brunch after church to kick off B's birthday celebration. We managed to leave Win in his kennel for several hours and sneak out! And then, we snuck out again, for dinner, during Win's evening nap! Weeeeee.}
Hello, Friends.....
Today is my sweet husband's birthday. Today is the day that, as I've told you before, he would just as soon go by completely unnoticed. Today is the day that he would prefer I not make a fuss over him......not go to any extra trouble.....not feel any pressure to make the day anything more than any other day. But that is exactly why, as I've told you before, I pretty much do the opposite of what he would *technically* prefer. :) Technically.
It's BECAUSE he's so unselfish that I want to make a fuss.
It's BECAUSE he's so giving that I want to make this day special.
It's BECAUSE he's so patient and loving.....particularly with me and with Riley before and now with Windsor, the puppy-head, that I want this day to be more than an ordinary day.
It's BECAUSE he'd rather give a gift to me than get a gift from me that I want him to know how important HE is to ME.
It's BECAUSE he's been more help to me than you can imagine this last week during the Papertrey countdown, when I was working hours and hours each day in and around Win's nap schedule (because when he's awake, it's all hands on deck to keep him occupied).....when Bartley would get home from work and immediately assume all puppy duties for the remainder of the afternoon and evening so I could work until bedtime (or sometimes later) just to get everything done......It's BECAUSE of all of that, that I want him to know how much I appreciate him -- his thoughtfulness and his helpfulness.
It's BECAUSE he's so great with Win, that Win's tale wags like crazy when he hears "daddy" coming thru the door.....and that makes me love Bartley even more. (Windsor totally knows "daddy's" name. Mama's? Not so much. But we're working on it. Haha.)
It's BECAUSE I've spent the last ten years married to this man, falling more in love with him every day.....that I want to celebrate his birthday with gusto.
It's BECAUSE of all his lovable quirks (like how he honestly believes in using Windex on bug bites now -- just like in My Big Fat Greek Wedding -- because he says it works better than anything else).......that I laugh and smile and my days are filled with joy and because of that, I want to spend this evening laughing and smiling and enjoying time with him.
It's BECAUSE of all that he is, of all that he's become, that I want to rejoice in this day -- the day that he was born -- because I'm thankful for him. I'm thankful for his birthday because it means another year here. Another year alive. Another year together. Another reason to celebrate!
Happy Birthday, Bartley!!! I love you more than you know.
If you, dear friends, would be so inclined to join me in wishing my handsome husband a happy birthday, feel free to leave a comment for him here on this post. I'll make sure he knows to read them.
Thank you so much, Dearies, for letting me make this day here at the blog-o, be all about my hottie hubs. I'll be back tomorrow with the rest of my Papertrey release projects!
Until then, much love,
P.S. I'll be giving him the gratitude journal I made for him tonight. And no, for those of you that asked, he didn't see it on my blog. I told him not to read my post that day! Haha.
