Happy Birthday Hunny! #April14th

My wife turns 30 today! She’s no longer a 20-something. You’ll always be younger than me.

I’m so grateful for such an amazing wife. I’ve posted several posts over the last 2 weeks about what she means to me, and how important she is to me. I can’t seem to ever find the right words to properly define it. She’s just awesome.

Her compassion is tangible, and helps me keep my focus on what’s really important in life. I may laugh when she cries at commercials and movies, but that is usually to hold back my emotion. I’ve known her for 18 years, I guess her compassion has rubbed off a little. I’m grateful.

One day, when we were first married, I showed her photo to a customer of mine. He immediately said, “you married way out of your league”. To which I agreed immediately, and continue to to this day.

She is such an amazing person, never mind an awesome mom and wife, but she alone is awesome.

Happy birthday hunny! I look forward to growing real old with you!

Music Gets Me #April14th

Every once in a while, a great song comes out and sings what I’m feeling….

Baby you light up my world like nobody else
The way that you flip your hair gets me overwhelmed
But when you smile at the ground it aint hard to tell
You don’t know
Oh Oh
You don’t know you’re beautiful

If only you saw what I can see
You’ll understand why I want you so desperately
Right now I’m looking at you and I can’t believe
You don’t know
Oh oh
You don’t know you’re beautiful
Oh oh
That what makes you beautiful

They don’t know how long it takes
Waiting for a love like this
Every time we say goodbye
I wish we had one more kiss
I’ll wait for you I promise you, I will

I’m lucky I’m in love with my best friend
Lucky to have been where I have been
Lucky to be coming home again

Lucky we’re in love in every way
Lucky to have stayed where we have stayed
Lucky to be coming home someday

When I see your face
There’s not a thing that I would change
‘Cause you’re amazing
Just the way you are

And when you smile
The whole world stops and stares for awhile
‘Cause girl, you’re amazing
Just the way you are

A Real Mom #April14th

The Neighbors

Debbie Weaver – The Neighbors

Claire Dunphy

Claire Dunphy – Modern Family

Amy Duncacn

Amy Duncan – Good Luck Charlie

These few TV moms remind me of my wife so much. Sure, they’re scripted to be funny and witty, but their tiny streak of crazy is what reminds me of my wife. No, my wife isn’t crazy. Let me explain: I’m a firm believer that the mom holds the house and family together. Dealing with kids, husbands, house, and pets: it’s enough to drive me crazy! She holds things together so well, and she may exert a little crazy here or there. I expect it and would be concerned if it was any other way.

daddy and i agree

Daddy and I agree, Mommy is the Boss

 

My Advisor #April14th

Behind every great man there’s a great woman

I consider myself great because of the great woman next to me.

My Children #April14th

With very little effort on my part, my wife made these three beautiful children who I can’t live without. As crazy as they are, and energetic, and always moving, I am so thankful for them.

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Being a parent teaches you so much: selflessness, responsibility, timing, pride, humility, love, and so much more. My wife nails this parenting thing in the head, sometimes dragging me along…

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Having children with you was one the best choices of my life. Thank you for being an awesome mom!

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Crazies #April14th

Her heart is so big, and so open, that she attract people just by walking into a room. Not people she knows, oh no, rather, the crazies.

We were on the MBTA heading into Boston one day, when this woman walks right up to her, and immediately starts showing her photos of her day at Fenway. They chatted back and forth like old friends, with this woman offering her photos of Wally. I sat there, watching, laughing, and video taping. Unfortunately, I don’t have the video to share…

Paired close to the crazies are old ladies. I think Calvin helps with this one. Countless times walking up and down the grocery store, old ladies attack her and Calvin, just wanting to pinch those cheeks. He is a cute kid, but seriously, every time one of those blue heads walk by…

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And she handles it so well, it’s funny, and why I love her even more. She has such compassion for everyone, but more on that later!

I liked it so I put a ring on it #April14th

I loved ‘it’ so much I put a ring on it.

April Fools!! #April14th

Oh, so many years ago, I fell in love with this girl. She was cute, blonde curly hair, with braces.

It was love at first sight.

Over the years, she and I grew together, I got to watch this girl turn into a beautiful woman. She has become a strong force for love, a beacon of life, and always bringing laughter into my life, and into others’.

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I am so excited for April 14th, as I can celebrate her 30th birthday, a birthday of an amazing woman.

She is an amazing mom, one I couldn’t have imagined. She is the perfect mom for my children.

It kills me, and maybe this is where April Fools fit in. I do whatever I can to please her, it’s just an uncontrollable urge, I need to make her happy, I need to make her laugh.

Who I am is simply a part of who we are.

You complete me.

Who I will vote for

I believe in life, even for those still in their mothers.

I believe in working my tail off, and keeping my rewards for my hard work.

I believe you should keep your rewards too.

I believe in freedom, and defending it.

I believe I shouldn’t be told what to eat or how to live, that’s my choice, everyday.

Unfortunately, politics has become the picking the lesser of two evils.

Call Me Maybe Collection

Nothing says “hit” like everyone else ripping it off ;) Every once in a while a song rises above the rest that appears to gain traction across the web. Carly Rae Jepsen’s Call Me Maybe is one of them. It’s such a catchy tune and fun to listen to. Instead of searching YouTube every time I feel like watching it or a variation of it, I decided to compile my favorites below.

Enjoy!

Carly Rae Jepsen’s original

2012 Harvard Baseball Team

2012 USA Olympics Team

Cookie Monster

Crazy Girlfriend

Jimmy Fallon, Carly Rae Jepsen and The Roots

President Obama

Star Trek TNG

Star Wars

US Marines

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