That's What You Get For Being Awesome!

Today is Dan's birthday!! We've been celebrating all week by spending free meal coupons because I *may* have gone a little nuts a couple of months ago and signed us up for any restaurant e-mail lists that promised free stuff on your birthday. Monday night, he got a free meal from Noodles & Co. Tuesday night, dinner was compliments of Rubio's. He's still got free birthday meals from Benihana, Black Angus, El Torito, and free ice cream from Cold Stone to pack in there, too. Man, we love to stretch out a celebration!

Today we made plans to meet for lunch at 1:00. What Dan didn't know was that the kids & teachers had planned a big birthday lunch party for him at 12:00! Everyone brought food, celebrated Dan's birthday, and made him feel special. I. Love. Them. It warms my heart that the people he works with appreciate & love him so much. He was kind of hoping his birthday wouldn't be a big deal today, but that's what you get for being awesome. And he loved every minute of it! He still met me for lunch anyway, because aren't birthdays all about treating yourself? He'd better pace himself, though, because we're going to have some awesome Phil's BBQ for dinner tonight.

And then he gets to open these:

And maybe eat some of this: (someone was celebrating early with the chocolate creme pie!) (okay, it was us.)

This is how he looked when he met me for lunch today. He's wearing a USPS label that says "Birthday Guy," holding a homemade dessert that one of the kids made for him, and wearing a huge smile that his staff & kids put on his face.

Happy birthday to the most incredible blessing in my life! I love you more every year!