Happy Birthday, Bryson!

Today is Bryson's 28th birthday! We had a pretty low key birthday tonight. We went down to a restaurant for dinner in downtown KC called The Brick. We had never been there but it was on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, which is one of Bryson's favorite shows.

I spent most of the day working on his birthday cake. It was a Chocolate Guinness cake from scratch. It turned out pretty good! Not super sweet, but very chocolaty. The frosting really kept it from being overly sweet so you could just delight in the chocolate-ness of it.

We came back and had cake and ice cream and he opened his couple presents. His big present this year he got in Colorado, so tonight he just got a couple things. I got him Green Lantern Boxers and my parents got him the first year of the Feasting on The Word Bible commentary.

Here are 2+8 things that I love about Bryson (yes Jodi T., I stole this from what you write about your kids!). I was originally going to write 28 things, but when Bryson told me I was going to have to come up with 29 new things next year, I decided this might be a little more doable. Not that there aren't 28+29 things I love about my husband. But I was a little worried for his 126th birthday, since that's how long he said he was going to live!

2. I love his goofy sense of humor. He always keeps me giggling.

1. I love how hard he works to follow his dream about becoming a pastor.

8. I love how he cleans better than me. I then always have an excuse to let him clean. :)

7. I love how these last few months he has let me work on my thesis and has taken care of a lot of the household things.

6. I love how he will try and help alleviate my back pain with a back rub every once in awhile.

5. I love how tickled he gets over superheroes and Hell's Kitchen.

4. I love listening to him pray in church. He has such elegant words to lead others in prayer.

3. I love how optimistic he is when I have a hard time staying positive.

2. I love how he deliberates over things to make the best decision that he can.

1. I especially love how much he has grown in his theological understanding the last 3 years. I am so blessed to have such a Godly man for a husband!

Happy birthday to my wonderful husband!

I didn't have time to get the numbered candles... so I made Bryson hold up a sign. :-P

Blow out those pretend candles Old Man!

Green Lantern, GO!