Not 3 in the morning at work

As the memory of my b-day settles into the past, the advent of my 3rd year being married is at hand. 3 yrs. is a speck in time and in history, but they have defined my life. I suppose the biggest part of this anniversary is that it will be the last of our childless years. It has been wonderful to grow with Emily, and now we get to grow with Joseph Noah as well. Emily has brought color and imagination into my life in a way that I couldn't have thought possible. My life is wonderfully full because of her. She is where my home is. I love her.

HIJACKING THIS BLOG FOR JOE'S BIRTHDAY!!

Hey... It's the wife, wishing Joe a HAPPY 28th Birthday!

Here's to his sense of humor, his generous nature, his ability to adapt to any new environment, his crooked nose, his love of toys and soccer, his big bear hugs, his excellent cooking, and his great hair!

{photo taken yesterday}

Joe is getting a REAL Scottish kilt for his birthday. He got to pick out all the accessories himself, including the hangy-thingy in front, the dagger, the sock accents, etc. He is SO excited to have this heirloom to celebrate his Scottish heritage. An I think he'll look really hot in the full getup.

Tonight, Joe's sis Mary is treating him to homemade pizza, and might just have a few Arsenal soccer doo-dads to give him for his birthday. She knows him so well!

So join me in wishing this amazing guy a WONDERFUL birthday, and feel free to bring by some dark chocolate, a Transformer or Lego set, or just tell him Happy Birthday in the comments section.

Love you, Joe!

My Social Disobedience for the Week

It's Sunday afternoon, the in-laws are in town, and I just got up from my post-work/church Sunday nap. I really have nothing in particular to write about. I finished Brave New World at work last night, and it was wonderful. I'm not quite sure what to say about it. I don't think that book will ever be irrelevant. I'm glad I didn't read it in school, because I probably wouldn't have. I'm a terrible student.

And speaking of banned books, Banned Books Week is coming up at the end or September. I'll be honest, I didn't know that until 2 minutes ago. Here's the webpage for it. So commit a bit of social disobedience and read one. But something other than Harry Potter. The Goosebumps books are on the list too and even How to Eat Fried Worms. I don't get why people want to censor books. I understand the power that they hold, but how far are people from Nazis when they call Harry Potter evil. It's really just one small step from book burning.

Anyways, this is all making me very upset, I need my soma.