Happy Birthday, sweet husband

Today is my husband's 27th birthday.  He is, of course, spending it the way he always spends his days.... CRAZY busy.  BUT.   The kiddies and I made a trip out to the co-op this morning to pick him up an extra special lunch:  sushi, the rawest of raw fish I could find roll, his favorite "special drink"(aka the expensive drinks at the co-op) Guayaki yerba mate, and some scrumptious gluten free cake with amazing buttercream frosting.  Yeah... I had planned to cook for him, but with a 13 month old who is rather fond of throwing things away (or in the toilet, as in MY CELL PHONE) and generally reeking havoc on the house and destroying things while I try to cook, I decided that if there ever was a time to buy food instead of make it.... it would be TODAY.

Even though he is busy, my husband has this amazing ability to get through it all.  He has this amazing ability when he is NOT working or has a spare minute, to just totally relax.  To forget about his to-do list and be present with the kids.  With me.  With his video game.  Seriously, I am the 'guy' who is always distracted by something else when he is trying to talk to me (okay, the 13 month old throwing my shoes away IS sort of a good excuse, but still...).  He is the one who stops everything he is doing to talk to me or play with the kids.

I learn so much about life from being married to this special dude.  This guy who is completely opposite of me in so many ways, but is so freakishly similar to me in others.  We strengthen each others strengths and we expose each others weaknesses (in a good way... because if they aren't exposed how can we work through them, right?).

So, I wish this man of man a very wonderful birthday and I look forward to celebrating the next 50+ of them with him.

And I promise to cook some of the birthday dinners.  Just not this year.