Another late tribute

This is not quite as overdue but it is late all the same.

Last Saturday night, we celebrated my beautiful wife's 30th birthday. What better way to celebrate than with friends, food and CASH BINGO! That's right. We had a blast playing bingo for $25-$30 pots (a dollar a card with a max of two cards per person). It was a great night of loving on a great girl.

Missy turned 30 on October 15th. It was also just about this time 10 years ago that we first met. That means she has known me for a third of her life. How she doesn't have gray hair or no hair at all, I am not sure. Each day of knowing her and better yet calling her my wife is a privileged day for me. I know I have received a gift. I know I got away with this one. As the saying goes here in football crazed Philadelphia, I outpunted my coverage. In other words, I don't deserve the woman that I got. God was EXTRA nice to me when He put us together. And now, I get to see her in a new and amazing role. She is the mother of my child. Now I can not only say that I couldn't ask for a better wife but I couldn't ask for a better mom to my child. She is amazing to watch. I think Riley has an idea that he is a lucky kid too. That's why he is (almost) always all smile and laughs. He got lucky too.

So Miss, thanks for laughing, loving and living for 30 years. And thanks for being just crazy enough to choose me as your husband (twice!) I thank God that I get to have you as my partner in crime and in life. You put up with a lot dealing with me every day and yet somehow are able to smile and roll your eyes and tell me you love me.

Here's to another 10 years and more of tomato soup and grilled cheese, Friday night movies, walks with Riley around the neighborhood, Lost/24/The Office, ongoing games of Sorry and a lifetime of memories. I love you, Missy. Happy Birthday.