BIRTHDAY

Not all of us were privileged enough to have MLK day off. When I was in school I loved MLK day because it sometimes fell on my birthday and that meant no school. It is unfortunate now that I am an adult that I don't work at a bank or have a government job where I get every possible holiday off (including suicide awareness day...right Nate!?!). So yep this year I celebrated my birthday by going to work. It wasn't all bad. When I got to work there were a dozen red roses there for me. I wasn't sure who they were from because Clayton NEVER sends flowers. Well...I shouldn't say never because he did send me some one other time on Valentines day when he was living in Hawaii (he sent these Hawaiian flowers and they were absolutely beautiful). Surprisingly the roses were from him and they were gorgeous. Later that night he surprised me with a steak dinner. I wasn't much of a steak eater (even after growing up on a farm) until I met Clayton. The McMurdie steaks are the BEST steaks that I have ever eaten. I am now a hard core carnivore.

I must get a little mushy now by saying that my husband is the most wonderful, caring man that I have ever met. He always looks for little ways to let me know that he loves me and he always, ALWAYS puts my needs above his own. I know that Heavenly Father put him in my life for a reason and to that I will be forever grateful. I LOVE YOU CLAYTON. Thanks for making my birthday wonderful!