Today is this handsome man’s birthday!

He has been alive (on the outside) for 28 years. I’ve known him for 9ish of those years, and although 9 years is a relatively short amount of time, I truly believe he has accomplished a ridiculous amount.

He wooed me.

Graduated with his BS in Mechanical Engineering (certainly not for the faint of heart).

Married me (also not for the faint of heart)!

Traveled across the globe and gave his heart to a people he could barely communicate with (You should have seen him with the little kids. Made me fall in love with him all over again).

Made some tough choices: namely, rejected an excellent job offer to pursue a masters degree. Good thing Utah had cool things like this:

Became a Daddy.

Got his masters! In biological engineering. He’s so gosh darn smart!

Got a job with an excellent engineering company here in Portland, and became a home owner. Two thumbs up!

And will become a Daddy for the second time shortly (he loves baby toes!).

Through all these amazing “tales,” these adventures, he has also been a supportive and loving husband. He makes me smile. He makes me laugh. I am so blessed to call him mine.

I love you Andrew. You amaze me every day.

Happy Birthday.