Josh turned 30 last week!! I kind of tease him that he is a "birthday scrooge", he is not the biggest fan of birthday parties generally, so I didn't throw him a big surprise party or anything (though I did want to surprise him with a Pacers game or something but Sadie is not quite ready to be away from me for that long). But we did have fun celebrating him. After work we took him to Red Robin where they have gluten free hamburger buns, (and free birthday burgers). Sadie loves her daddy. And man the girl loves to eat, she is happy at a restaurant as long as you keep the food coming!
And here's what going to a restaurant with small children looks like at timesI made a banner saying "Kiss your 20's goodbye!" and the kids helped me hide 30 Hershey kisses around the house for him with little notes for him to find. (Sidenote: when Josh asked the kids, "Did you make me a banner??" Marissa said, "It's Bruce Banner!!!"- he is the guy who turns into Hulk, of course she would know that and think of it)
I made his moms famous chocolate cake (gluten free of course) and I think it turned out the best yet. Marissa was SO excited that it was his birthday and to sing happy birthday to him (she asks me almost daily if it's her birthday)
A few things that make Josh awesome:
-He is genuinely friendly and nice and says hi to EVERYONE. I am pretty sure he is a favorite of the nurses and patients for this, and one of the cafeteria ladies even told him, "You know, I don't usually like doctors. But I like you."
-He loves spending time with his kids and cares about what is going on with them.
-I know he honestly thinks I am beautiful at every weight.
-He is what we jokingly call "thorough"- if he wants to buy something, or do something big, he will research it out and have 20 different tabs open on his computer about it. For his gift I got him a card that said he could pick out a new tent because I knew that him getting to research tents would be half the gift for him ha ha.
-He has somehow turned the tides from the early days of our marriage and pretty much beats me every single time we play Scrabble.
-Rarely complains about his diet and when he sees or gets something that looks good that he can't have he brings it home to me:)
We love you Josh!
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We love you too, Josh. And I would definitely whine all the time if I had to give up gluten, but you never do!!
Love reading about Josh from his sweet wife. My friends still remember how he sat down and talked to them at our 50th party.
Good pictures and fun ideas for his 30th. love you all!
happy birthday josh!
what a good guy! i love the "kiss your 20s goodbye!" how are we getting to our 30s?!!!
Glad it was a good day! Brian LOVES reserving on Amazon before making a decision on what to buy. I did a Valentine's present like that for him where I told him what he was getting but that he got to pick it out. Wish I could play scrabble or boggle with you again! When's the next time you're planning on coming to California?
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