Old Fogey

So, since my 30th birthday was this past Saturday, the 1st of November, there have been several people that seem to find it extremely funny to call me an old fogey. The ironic part is, the people that call me that are older than I am. Anyway, for those of you who haven't reached this golden age where your body decides that it wants to start doing different things than it's done in the past, like sagging in certain areas of the torso and thinking that the trees have it right in changing colors with the seasons and your body thinks that changing your hair color to gray or silver is definately keeping with the current fashion, here's a helpful tip as you get ready to turn 30. It's no different that being 20 except maybe, I repeat, maybe you're a little wiser. Let's face it, your body starts to make these changes before you're 30 and now your mind is just catching up with the signals your other departments have been sending it for the last 5 years or so. I guess the mentality of a teenager doesn't go away when you hit 20 after all.
Now that I've explained my mental and physical state, I'll move on with the much more important reason that I logged on to this blog tonight. In honor of my birthday, my beloved wife, Dana, posted 30 great reasons that she loves me. One for each year that I've been counted among the living, if only physically. So I have decided to return the favor and do the same for her. Ok, fine, I admit that she told me that it was my turn to reciprocate the favor and I would feel really guilty if I didn't since she asked me to and all. So here goes....

28 Random and interesting things about Dana:
1. She loves me for who I am and not for who she wants me to be.
2. She is the greatest mom my kids could have.
3. She puts up with me despite my many failings.
4. She likes to play WoW (World of Warcraft) with me.
5. She makes some of the cutest hair bows around.
6. She is VERY close to her family.
7. She keeps me from doing things that aren't necessary.
8. She is selfless.
9. She would do anything for those she loves.
10. She doesn't give up on things that she wants.
11. Her birthday is on Halloween but she devotes her time to the kids instead of focusing on her birthday.
12. She makes me laugh at least once a day.
13. She loves music.
14. She plays the trumpet.
15. She is the glue that keeps our family together.
16. She's obsessed with the internet, in a good way of course.
17. She's better at this blog thing than I am.
18. She LOVES the High School Musical franchise.
19. She doesn't like red meat, except for the occasional Big Mac now and then.
20. Her favorite color is purple.
21. She was born in Blackfoot and raised in the Snake River area.
22. Loves being a mom.
23. Her best birthday presents this year were Jordan losing his first tooth and Paige saying "Love you".
24. She has an older sister, Kelli, and a younger brother, Kilby. She also has an "adopted" younger sister in Kilby's wife, Katie.
25. She loves dressing Tara and Paige up and making them match.
26. All 3 kids have her wrapped around their fingers, and me wrapped around hers.
27. She gave up some friendships for me and our relationship. I'm not sure I'll ever know how much that really affected her.
28. Last, but not least, she's all mine!!!!

Love ya dearly Dana.


Bryan