to the man of the house (the edited version)

So here's what happened. What started out as a quick birthday post to celebrate my husband turned into a long, ridiculously sappy love post. As in, I sat at my laptop crying and typing about how much I love him. Really. It was quite terrible. Absolutely dripping with cheesiness (it started with "he was the best choice I ever made" and spiraled down quickly from there).

Sappy is so NOT my husband's style. Low-key, non-spotlight, funny is more his style. So here's a low-key, non-spotlight way to say it:

It is your birthday.

The end. (But really, I love the guy.) Many happy returns, crazy bearded dude! Let's have an adventure!

*Sidenote: if all else fails, I now know I have a career in writing sappy things. Like, people who forget an occasion in their significant other's life can hire me to write them a cheesy love note that will win them back. Or Hallmark could hire me to write cards for their "Vomitously Romantic" card section.

**Picture from an adventure in Moab. Please admire our matchy match shirts and shoe tan lines.