Dan's Birthday

Dan turned 24 today! HAPPY BIRTHDAY! I guess that you could say that he is growing old on me. But, he is convinced that he is even older than what he is suppose to be. Apparently, the day he was born should have been his first birthday. At least that is what he is claiming. So, we are pretending that he is 25 for the day. It makes me feel younger, and it makes him feel old. We are quite the special couple. 

Thankfully, Dan was able to take the day off to celebrate. He did not have school, and there was no work to be done. You can just imagine his joy! So, being the rich college kids that we are, you can imagine the things we did! (PS I hope that you can sense the sarcasm...) First off, we started the wonderful day by being awakened by the blazing temperature in our bedroom. Our apartment, which came with air conditioning, is not working out too well for us. The air does not turn on and we are HOT! 

So, Dan woke this morning to try to cool off. I rolled over in bed and grumbled "Happy Birthday" to my sweetheart. He grumbled back, "You passed the test." I know, we are just romantic. We then fell back asleep. Unfortunately, I had to wake up Dan a little bit later to take me to work. He did not even get to sleep in. Poor boy. 

Homework followed work, and then other chores. But as the afternoon rolled on, I told Dan that it was time to leave and go out for his BIRTHDAY! We went to Sportsmans (an outdoors store) and shopped around from some sort of knife that Dan wanted for his birthday. Let's just say that everything there was a bit overpriced...but we got a new hat for him! Then we went to the Barnes and Noble. That was fun.

You see, now that we have been married for nearly a year, Dan is showing me his true colors. So, here it is: Dan is kinda a nerd! I love it! At Barnes and Noble, we bought a book for his birthday. It was HALO...like, the video game...but a book. I must admit, I started reading it! It is good! And we got a new game: Bananagrams! 

Dinner completed the end of the night. In case you did not know, Dan is in love with sushi...and he converted me, too! Our favorite place to have sushi is called Blue Hashi. It is kinda this fancy place in Idaho Falls. We had some of the family come to celebrate. It was a good time. 

I know that it may not have been the best birthday ever, but I think it is okay. Right now, in college,  I feel that things do not always go the way I envision. I wish that I could have woken up early to make Dan breakfast in bed. I wish that I could have spent my whole day with him. I wish we did not have homework. And I wish we had more money. I wanted to give Dan a new gun, new boots, and a new camera...but those things are pricy. My whole vision of things is unrealistic, but I am realizing that it is okay. All these things are not of importance; they do not matter. 

I loved today. I loved being with my husband. I am so grateful for our marriage and for the time that we do have together. I need to learn to appreciate the time that we have now. 

So, happy birthday to my wonderful husband! Here is to today, and for many years to come! Although we are young, it looks like we have already began to grow old together. I love you dearly now, and I will love you forever!