a happy birthday.

On Saturday was my husband's 30th birthday.  One pro to being married to an "older man" is that he will hit the milestones before me.  :)  For those of you who don't know Seth very well, he's not big on celebrations.  He doesn't like to be the center of attention and he definitely doesn't like to make a big deal about his own birthday.  I asked him a few times if he wanted something this year since it was his 30th and he told me no every time.  Sooo, I listened.  He spent most of the day doing one of his favorite things:  fishing (with no complaining or nagging about it from me).  At night we went out to dinner at The Texas Roadhouse (also a plus for me since it's one of my favorite restaurants too).  At this point I veered from his request slightly.  I had arranged for his family and part of mine to gather at our house while we were out.  His *surprise* was ice cream cake with them when we got back.  Nothing major but still a small celebration of this man and what he means to all of us.  I'm not one to get publicly mushy about him, and I don't plan on doing that now, but I will say a few things about him and us. 

We sort of have this joke between us that "we got married in a fever...."  Seth and I met in May 2005, were basically inseparable after a date or two, engaged by January 2006 and married in August of that same year.  We both knew pretty instantly that we wanted to be together and we didn't see any point in waiting to be married.  Our years together have been up and down as relationships typically are but mostly filled with good.  Seth is a lot of things that I'm not.  He's calm, patient and tends to be more reserved.  He has a knack for making me laugh even if I'm mad at him.  He doesn't take life too seriously.  He is a great provider, partner, friend and confidante.  I have never for a second regretted my decision to live life with him.  And now for some mush...I know I don't say it often enough but Seth, I love you and I love our life together.  Happy 30th Birthday (a few days late).  I look forward to many more milestones together.