As some of you may remember, I recently published our pre-baby bucket list.

And, I am proud to report, we have officially crossed ONE item off of our list!  Future grandparents, please contain your excitement—there are plenty of items left.  My dear sweet husband recently turned twenty-eight years young, which naturally called for a celebration of the surprise variety.

Last Tuesday morning went a little something like this: alarm buzzes. snooze. alarm buzzes again. snooze. wait, don’t snooze! GET UP. whisper “happy birthday” to sleeping prince and kiss his forehead. sneak downstairs to make french toast (his favorite) while setting up birthday clues across the breakfast tray. finish french toast. add syrup and powdered sugar. contemplate adding other exciting features and/or a hot beverage. too late. no time. assemble tray to look as impressive as possible in two minute timeframe.

“birthday boy! sit up in bed and close your eyes!!!”

birthday boy scrambles to follow directions. tip-toe back into bedroom and carefully place breakfast tray on birthday boy’s lap.

“open your eyes birthday boy!!”

stand. watch. smile as he smiles. click.

Here’s to you, Mr. Gadd.  May your twenty-eighth year on this earth be full of love, life, and laughter.  I hope the next twenty-eight are just as joyful.  And the twenty-eight after that, and the twenty-eight after that.

I love you with all my heart, and always will.

For those of you keeping track, #10 on our pre-baby bucket list now looks like this:

10. Be an audience member at the Tonight Show

Can’t wait for us to cross off another.  Hope hubby is ready for Greece, because I know I am.

Tags: bucket list, love, marriage

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