Happy Birthday, Sweetheart!

Last Thursday, September 24, was Josh's 24th birthday. He ended up having to work, but I was able to take the day off, and had a great time trying to make it a fun day for him. I love being a wife and spoiling my husband!

We woke up together and had breakfast and I gave him his first present: a box of .223 ammunition. As you all know, my husband loves guns and the number one thing on his birthday list was ammunition. As a girl, I couldn't just get him the ammunition (what kind of a birthday present is that?) so he had a few other surprises throughout the day.


Josh works at American Express and I had never been to his office, so we decided to have lunch together that day. I picked up some fast food and also brought him balloons and cookies. Because of security I wasn't able to see his desk, but I was able to see the main hall, lobby and cafeteria. Before I could even get in to these I had to sign in and put on a "visitor" badge and the security guard had to let me in.



We decided to eat lunch beside a beautiful pond that is outside of the cafeteria. It was such a peaceful place-like a little oasis in the middle of a busy city. Several trees surrounding the pond almost completely block out the sights and sounds of I-215 which is just behind the grounds of American Express. Several ducks and geese live on an island in the middle of the pond and it was the perfect spot to eat lunch on a fall afternoon!


After lunch, I headed to Comcast to get another remote as ours hadn't been working very well. We had needed one for awhile, and I know that Josh doesn't like to stand in line waiting, so I decided to make it a fun birthday surprise. I also decorated the apartment and picked up a cake the "cake lady" had made. Brenda Chance is the "cake lady" and she does a fabulous job making and decorating cakes! She also decorated a cake for Josh last year on his birthday. We were only dating at the time, but I wanted to do something special for him and had a Superman cake made.


Josh had decided that he wanted to pick up dinner and bring it home to eat while we watched a movie. So we ate chicken from KFC and watched "Chicago". After dinner Josh opened his last present: a necklace he had seen at a street fair we went to a couple weeks ago. That necklace was too small, so I collaborated with the amazing lady who makes the jewelry, and she was able to make another one that was longer. It turned out really neat and Josh really likes it. He's worn it every day since.

Last, but not least, was the cake and ice cream. Josh blew out the candles and made a wish after I sang "Happy Birthday" to him. The cake was german chocolate and it was so good! The decorations are all edible and Josh tried one of the bullet casings, but said it wasn't too good.


I hope Josh had a wonderful day and that this year is one of the best ever! I also wish him many more in the years to come! Happy Birthday, Sweetheart!