6th of May- leftover burrito day

**I know this is a late post- but I really did write it on his birthday, I just had some problems with the photos and got distracted and busy with other things last week. I'm back to blogging- I think**

I realize most of this blog is about the 3 kids, me, and rarely John.

so I thought it's about time I changed things up.

35 for the birthday boy, a tribute:

1. he loves pumpkin pie and believes pies should be served at weddings/ birthdays instead of cake. I usually oblige.

2. loves left overs for lunch. I can usually count on him to eat most left overs but he does draw the line at burgers and eggs.

3. loves the movie Rudy and has an uncanny resemblance to the character, actor and story.

4. while in high school he traveled to Japan with his football team to play a biannual rivalry game against a Japanese all star team

5. it was his first time on a big airplane and half of the pictures from his trip are of the airplane itself.

6. is always up for a good Halloween costume.

7. dreams of owning a cabin on a mountain lake.

8. is the oldest of 6 kids and often regrets when he wasn't a nice older brother

9. is hopeful and determined that Asher will be different

10. he is a root beer snob. loves it chilled in a glass bottle- Henry Weinhardt's is his favorite

11. went on his mission to Zimbabwe Africa

12. he's not fake. mostly an admirable quality, not so great when he's not having a good time, annoyed, or isn't interested.

13. thinks unloading (and loading) the dishwasher is the worst. chore. ever.

14. folding clothes is a close 2nd (if not tie)

15. he is a hard worker and disciplined

16. he paid for all of his post high school education (including grad school) minus once semester.

17. he was on the Price is Right with Bob Barker! He made it to the showcase showdown by spinning .95, then he lost by way underbidding a lame showcase.

18. he has a fascination with aerospace and aeronautics and sometimes wishes he was an astronaut.

19. he was so excited to plan a road trip for us as newly weds down to Southern California to watch the first private aircraft launch into space.

20. his loves the history channel

21. he still wears his MLB t-shirt and despite jokes from friends (about how often he wears it) or my asking when we can retire it. He still thinks it's "a great shirt" (Anna- are you reading this?)

22. he has one stubby thumb and one normal thumb. he was born that way.

23. he plays the guitar and is trying to change up his repertoire by learning a new song every month. Please leave and suggestions in the comment section.

24. he spent several weeks in the summer (during high school) digging a ditch in the field by his house to pay for a week of EFY- ( a church summer camp). He didn't love EFY and later realized that a few hours with a ditchdigger would have done the job in a day or two instead of the weeks he spent digging with his own brute strength.

25. he drove a brown Honda Civic in high school which he and his friends/ siblings nicknamed "the turd" (this appalled his mother)

26. his mother is a saint (and a dream mother-in-law)

27. he dreams of and plans to drive/own a pick up truck.

28. he loves playing and watching sports.

29. he played football in high school and his coach once told him he would be "all-state if he was just bigger, stronger, and faster"

30. he was "Sewing student of the year" in high school. (which pretty much made up for not being named All-State)

31. he ruptured his achilles tendon playing intramural football at MIT and spent half of Boston winter on crutches, the doctor told him he wasn't the first "weekend warrior" injury he'd seen that day.

32. he figured out a way to level the sloping floors in our first home by using his fancy engineering skills, some heavy duty jacks, pressure treated shims, a lots of time in the dusty dirty crawl space. (plus help from a good friend and good brother)

33. he wouldn't be where he is today without my wise advice and lofty aspirations

34. he is amazed that his birthday falls the day after Cinco de Mayo every. single. year.

35. He's an amazing husband (even thought he snores) and father (even though he loves to munch on snack food and juice meant for the kids)

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Happy Birthday John!!! You're smack dab in the middle of 30 and 40 and don't look a day older than you did yesterday!

We love you!