Happy "40th" to the love of my life!

Today my IAN is 40. and i am 41 and 1/2. not only is he younger but he looks younger (as mentioned in a previous post about how 3 people all asked if i was his mother???!!!). anyway...today we celebrate the day of the birth of a guy who just may be as close to perfect as one can get - in my biased opinion.

i wanted to have a big party for him and i had the whole thing planned out. when he turned 30 i had a party for him in our home in south pasadena. good friends came and celebrated with us. it was the hottest day of the year! the power went out in only our house, on the whole block, that day - what up? none-the-less it was fun. well, ian so does not want a big party. that's just not him. it's so just me. i love to par-tay. these were the plans: i'd invite all our families and close couple friends. the theme would be blue - cuz he looks good in that color and the center pieces for the table would have a beach theme and pictures of him doing what he likes - biking, hiking, camping, motorcycling... it was gonna be an outdoors-late evening dinner party. the taco guy would have catered. did i spell that right? i'd of made a c.d. of all his favorite music - linkin park, foreigner, america, and all the good rock n roll tunes. i'd of ordered the cake from this awesome bakery downtown. there'd of been tiki torches and candles and lots of memories and stories passed around. i would have taken lots of pictures. it would have been a blast!

(i was playing aroung with the camera for these photos)

but ian's not for a lot of hoop-la and attention. that's o.k. it's his birthday, not mine (i told myself as i licked my paws). we will still have a great celebration. he got up at 4am to do a huge bike ride with friends up mt. wilson. that's what he wanted to do. how we will party the rest of the day...it's up to him. he just wants to be with the kids and make us happy. that's just him. i love him. there's not a better man out there for me. no man could be as great for me as ian. he makes me want to be a better wife and mother. he knows what unconditional love is. i love every celebration we have. HAPPY BIRTHDAY DADDY. i call him daddy cuz he's also my sugar daddy and the bestest father to our children! he may not want to party, but he knows how to party. need i say anything else? and gifts? i'll just give him the "gift" that keeps on giving...oh...this is the invite rough-draft:

IAN POEM ...by dr. suz'

Oh my ian is singin' the blues,
he's soon turn'n 40 & says it sucks too.
he's gettin' some grey's, some wrinkle's and lines,
it's just not fair to not be 39!
a mid life crisis has slowly crept in,
he hikes & he bikes...he's just gotta stay thin.
that motorcycle keeps him a feelin' he's still got it goin' on,
& the mustang he sports will keep him young...for only so long-
so over the hill - he slowly climbs up,
just 10 more years to get to the top.
he's aging quite well - most thinks he's just 30,
don't push your luck ian - we know 40 ain't all that "per-tee"!

song of the day: "you're my best friend" by queen