A year ago today, a former of employee of mine came into my store. She was recently hired at the store where Mr. RH was working at the time and I seized the golden opportunity to ask about him.
"So, what's the deal with that guy over there? You know the one, curly hair, sexy shoulders, etc...."
"Oh, um, Brandon? (Note: Not Mr. RH's name. She was so clueless.) It's his birthday today, actually."
"Oh, do you know how old he is?"
"Umm... no."
In my head I'm thinking: please please please don't be 21. I am a 24 (at the time) year old girl and I cannot go dipping into the kiddie pool. And I really like the look of this guy.
Luckily, that day, was Brandon's 22nd birthday. A year ago today.
And today is not-Brandon's 23rd birthday.
I love birthdays, I do. But I tend to put unrealistic expectations on myself for what a birthday should entail. Should there be balloons, excessive candy and sweets, cake, presents on top of presents, etc. etc. etc.
A girl could really make herself go crazy. Not that I would ever do such a thing.
I got him one bigger gift and a couple of boring, small gifts.
His big gift was a new computer chair... it's no Kindle Fire, but I know he'll get a lot of use out of it.
I hid it in a closet (hence this picture) and convinced him to go stumble upon it there. It was pretty funny! Not really a huge surprise, but fun nonetheless.
I also baked him my family's extra-special homemade birthday cake. I'm not sure he's ever had it before, and I know he's not really a cake fan (he says pie is better, which is BS).
As usual, my frosting skills are.... subpar. And I swear it doesn't look like baby shower colors in person, the sun was rather bright when I took this picture and it definitely threw things off.
Today will be spent (together) eating Chick-fil-A, shopping, shopping, relaxing with his nieces and the rest of his family, and eating cheesecake for dinner.
All in all, a pretty solid day. I wonder who wishes for most of the things on that list above? Is it fair if I enjoy his birthday more than he does? Let's not answer that.
Happy Birthday, Mr. RH! Can't wait to spend a fun day together.
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Sometimes, I think that God purposefully puts people in your path to help you in one way or another.
Last year, I wrote this post.
A year ago, Mr. RH came into my life to make sure I would never forget sweet Cohen, or his family, or his birthday.
Happy Birthday, Cohen!
Sending lots of love to Megan and her family today.
happy birthday to MR.RH!
ReplyDeleteSarah, you are so sweet! I remember crying and crying when I read your post last year. When I just saw that picture you did, again, it made me smile. I love it! love to you, pretty girl!