Blog - Bower Power

My husband, known to many (or all thirteen of you) as my boyfriend, celebrated his 32nd birthday this past weekend. We had a grand ole time!

Jeremy wanted “no party” “no cake” and “no big deal made” for his annual event. So I obliged…sortof. I invited three of our closest friend couples and my family. Afterwards, we scooted over to our house to open some pressies. Only one couple had to jet out early. Let’s do some introductions to our small non-party guests:

Lori and Cole came….during the non-party, Cole and I had a discussion about babies. He said he wants one. I told him he must find a wife first. He took it rather well.

My dad and mom came. I like to call them Will.I.Am and Little Debbie. Those are their rapper names. If you ask them, they will confirm it.

That is Austin and her husband Luke. Austin likes awkward situations and Luke is prone to them…so Austin likes Luke.

There is Lilley! She is the throw-up princess. I had to change my shirt twice that night. But it was worth it because she is so darn cute.

Lilley’s dad Kent. He’s holding a pacifier…it’s funny because he actually talks about baby gear now like he used to talk about electronics.

And of course Brook and me (in shirt #2).

So wanna know what I got him? I know you do. I like knowing things like that.

Well, I wrote him a little ditty. An ode if you will. And then I sang it to him in front of everyone. And if you know me in real life, you know that I am the only person in my family that CAN’T sing. It’s ridiculous. Like the music fairy blessed everyone else with the gift of song…but somehow missed me.

So here is the song. It is to the tune of My Favorite Things (Sound of Music…yea!)

Orange & White fan and Cannondale rider
Pro football lover and Money provider
Washy blue eyes that twinkle and sing
William Jeremy is my favorite thing

Encouraging friend and remote control sharer
Lover and brother and protector from terror
Got down on one knee to give me this ring
William Jeremy is my favorite thing

Boy in white polo with blue jeans and sneakers
Can fix the TV and our thousands of speakers
Give him a drill – he’s the handyman king
William Jeremy is my favorite thing

When my cramps strike, when my mood swings
When I get a bug
I simply remember my favorite thing
His smile’s an addictive drug

And then I got him the following:

When he opened that last one, he said “oh yea – this movie is great! Thanks hon. Too bad we don’t have a blue ray player to play it on…”

And that is when I whipped out the finale present. The gift that tops them all.

Yup, the P-shizzle to the trifold. That is the Playstation 3 to all you non-rapper-folks. It was a thrill to see him open it and actually be excited. I mean, how exciting are socks, right? I love this picture. He was so happy. and apparently boys like gaming systems that have blue-ray players no matter what age. Cole immediately knew what it was and asked if he could race cars on it. I guess we might as well start him early…don’t want him to be the reject in middle school because he isn’t a pro at Call of Duty.

Oh and on a side note – this was a huge purchase for me to make. I have been saving for months. But it was worth every cent. Especially when Jeremy told me that his favorite gift was the song 🙂 Happy Birthday Sweetie…you da bomb diggity.