Wade's 40th

So before Thanksgiving --I was thinking about my hubby and how he would be celebrating his 40th over seas--and I thought--THAT SUCKS--Not that a birthday is a huge thing--but it just seems like some of the rather important events in our lives he misses out on --

He does make it for the important ones--Like our engagement, our wedding, Emmett and Owen's birth--He made it to both of their first birthdays too--However everything else he misses--In fact this year --after four years of marriage we got to be together for our anniversary--(yes, i am whining)

Point is I didn't want this "event to go unnoticed--and I wanted him to know how much I appreciate him and look forward to growing older with him.

So for those of you that don't know I am going to reveal a little know fact--Wade is swanky!! He loves to sing--and he loves the "rat pack" -He loves pretending he is wearing a fedora and doing his best "frank" impression for me-Since I have known him he has said he wanted to live during that time--when people got dressed up to go out to dinner. And seeing a movie was a special occasion. When people placed value and importance on being "smooth" and "classy"


So planted the seed for the --FORTY AND FABULOUS birthday party--I told him that the last guy night I wanted them to have Italian gangster night so I could make a lasagna and we could watch a gangster movie. I snuck aroudn like a little mouse all month stashing decorations here and extra food there--purchasing a ton of candles--decorating the house--I even painted the living room --lol--All for this special night
We had friends come up --and most of them dressed up like the 1940's--IT WAS AWESOME--they wore derby hats and dresses and jewelry--It was so cool --We had a fabulous dinner and drinks---then we did the gifts-
-one card said "To the "nicest most Potentially Dangerous man" in Oroville--explanation on the back-----(Back)--Mojo, a beloved bull mastiff friend of ours , was recently dubbed "the nicest most potentially dangerous dog in Oroville" by the local vet clinic in town. He's a strong, robust, intense, fun, devoted and loving dog that you'd also like to take to war with you. Somehow this also seemed like a good description for our friend WADE---" I thought it was so sweet and so true. Thanks guys!!
Anyway,we had fireworks and last but not least the guys played POKER!! Wade said he was so surprised and so pleased that I was able to pull the whole party together--I shocked myself keeping a secret from him for more than a month--

ANY way it was a wonderful send off for Wade--We got to see our close Oroville friends and celebrate Wades special day --My hope is that he will always look back on that day a remember the love that we all feel for him--OMG --I LOVE MY HUSBAND!!