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Dan's 31st Birthday

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By Sarah

Well, after all these years, I finally shocked and awed Danny for his birthday. He came home to Pizza Hut sitting on the table (used a gift card we got at Christmas -- thanks, Shannon!) & a kitchen mega decorated with Transformers stuff, had rented Kung Fu Panda (I hardly ever am willing to stay up to watch a movie anymore) & he knew my parents were coming over for cake & ice cream @ 6:30pm, but what he didn't know was that about a dozen other people were coming too. And he got what he wanted for his birthday but thought we couldn't afford... I've been plotting that one since before Christmas. When he opened it up he couldn't speak & I think he stopped breathing too!

Our main man certainly deserves all the appreciation and spoiling he got this year. He is a magnificent hubby and dad and we could not ask for more. Feel free to sing along with our rendition of Happy Birthday. And I would make an entire 31 year video if I actually had footage from before Kaelah was born, I promise. ( ;

P.S. Kaelah's favorite part was the balloons. My favorite part (aside from shocking the heck out of Danny) was the cake & ice cream my parents bought. I may not smoke & drink, but I do overdose on junk food... when it's for a good cause.

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Reggs said…
WHAT DID HE GET?
I was watching the video thinking he was going to open a box with a live giraffe in it. WHAT WAS IT?
January 28, 2009 at 3:38 PM
Sarah said…
Nothing like a zoo animal! And I would be surprised if anyone outside the Mac world has even heard of it. Apple tv, 160 GB refurbished:
http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/shop_ipod/family/apple_tv?mco=MTE3MzI
January 29, 2009 at 6:40 AM
Leslie@leserleeslovesandhobbies said…
Oh, a nerd thing. At least an Apple nerd thing. Well, I'm glad he was excited and happy for it. Yay for Danny!
January 29, 2009 at 12:00 PM
Daniel Smith said…
"Nerd" how offensive ... the proper term in "Geek."
January 29, 2009 at 12:54 PM
Emily said…
Happy Birthday Danny! And Kaelah is adorable...I love how you make slides of videos..I wish I knew how.
January 30, 2009 at 8:21 PM
Sarah said…
It's a piece of cake (no pun intended) if you own a Mac!
February 2, 2009 at 9:27 PM
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