For starters I got up early - at 530 - to work. The girls were going to be off Thursday and Friday, so any work had to be done early. Well I got up and went downstairs, the usual "happy birthday" sign was up. The balloons from the visiting teachers were handing. All of the sudden I turned and I see a WALL OF STICKY NOTES. 365 to per exact. All of them with a specific thing that Tyson loves about it.
Ever since we got married I have always had this thing about "I love you". I think the phrase is so overused. We use it a lot in our marriage. My favorite thing is to "I love you because ...." and I like to hear specific things that you notice or I do. Tyson has been amazing at always noting the little things I do. We always do the top 10 or such list. This year he went above and beyond. What's more is that I stayed up late because I was excited. Poor Tyson thought I was going to be bed at my usual 9pm but I ended up staying up until 10:30 - so poor guy got up at 230 am to do this. What a guy!
Tyson left for work, the rest of the day we had errands, we went to the park, we played. Then at 545 I was giving the girls a bath when Kim Trato called me through the window. So I went down and she handed me an envelope. It said
"happy birthday! You have 15 minutes to get ready for our surprise date"
So I ran upstairs, got ready and go the girls ready for bed. Tyson got home and Sis. Murphy followed. What a fun surprise. Both girls were in bed at 645 pm. We jumped in the car and headed out. We went to Joannes for zipper for two of our couch cushions. Then we stopped by to get Tyson something to eat - I had eaten a big pasta dinner with the girls so I was not hungry but Tyson had not eaten anything all day. So he grabbed Wendy's and we headed out to my favorite little town - Lousiville. Tom Razo recommended we go to "Huckleberry's". We got there and this little restaurant was so cute - straight off the Gilmore girls. We had Peach Pie, German Chocolate Cake and Ice cream - it was amazing!!!
During the dessert Tyson had printed out a ton of questions that we asked each other. It was such a fun a time. We really got to know each other. It was so fun! Just like when we were dating.
We drove home and were home by 930am. We were both super tired. The birthday wishes from Facebook and text were really nice. It was filled with the people that know me and love me despite my shortcomings. I was so reminded that our future is wonderful and how blessed we are.
What a great birthday!
Example of things Tyson wrote on sticky notes:
You humor me
Your hot stuff
The compliments you give me
you are witty
how much you taught me about myself
How you come from a strong line of successful women
your morals
how you talk about me
for not being a hermit like me
you are my #1 fan
you clean my car
how you understand what I'm going through
how you help me try to solve my problems
I picture us old together
how you are taking time to read each one of these notes
you love me with your whole heart
I can trust you
you act the same around friends as you act alone
you join me in our journey
when you scratch my back and legs
how you always share your feelings
how easy you are to talk to
I dream about you
how you will never give up on me
your humor / your burst of laughter during Modern Family
you like Scandal
you get crancky when you are cranky
you are not embarrassed by me or our life
you play with my hair while I drive
you are willing to give to others - S & L
you believe in me - truly believe in me and that makes me what to prove you right
you are positive
how you do the girls hair
your passion for personal growth and learning
how you pretend to be interested in the weird YouTube videos I show you
your passion to better our marriage
your passion to make sure the girls go to a good school
your passion for life
you sweep, vacuum do the dishes and laundry - its a lot of work
you are a great role model for our girls
your incredible drive in everything that you do
the story of when you knew I was the right guy in Bear Lake
how you say "keep it together Gerber" when I cry
The way you act when you lose. You are a great sport.
your outlook on life
the friends you have chosen
you always invite people to help them feel included
you love my family and you love them more everyday
you are a doer - not a lolly gagger
you honestly want me to be happy
i love how you dance when noone is looking
you are beautiful
you work even when it scares you - but you keep going anyway
you considered living in Logan :)
you don't let money or things define who you are
you are not materialistic
you listen to NPR and now I do too
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