The Man is 35

Will is on a work trip , so we have been celebrating his birthday scattered throughout the month. He is so busy this time of year - I forget how much I dislike September because of that. We did manage to celebrate his day rightly so...If I do say so myself!  I am glad it worked out, because he does deserve to be celebrated. He works so hard and is such a great daddy and husband.

 

A few weekends ago, I surprised him with new tennis rackets and a 6:30 AM match. My knee has been bothering me, so it was not much of a challenge for him...but there will be a rematch! After our game, we went to Off the Waffle for breakfast. Will had the Self Ful-filling Prophecy with egg, bacon and cheese on his waffle. It was really good. I (for once) was the safer eater and went with fruit on mine. It was still different having pears and apples on my waffle. Next time, I am either going to try the Goat in Headlights, Cyclops the Greek, or The Hot AVO. Great, now I am hungry. Here is the website, http://offthewaffle.com/. If you are ever in Portland or Eugene, I highly recommend.

 

We were feeling adventurous after breakfast, so we headed to Voodoo Doughnuts. Obviously, it was a cheat day!

 

The following weekend, we were in Eugene hanging out with friends...so we hit up one of our favorite restaurants (The Vintage) there for an early birthday dinner. Amazing crepes! Will surprised me by ordering a liquor drink (I have never seen him do this). He is just not a fan. Apparently, the Lavender Lemon Drop is fantastic though! His friend recommended it. It was pretty funny to see these two men get purple drinks...and me with my Bourbon Old Fashion that looked a bit more manly.

 

The kids and I made tacos and homemade cake (and granulated sugar frosting - his fave) for his actual birthday. The kids had fun picking out his gifts and wrapping them. Poor Will had to leave for Virginia the next day for work. We are having our first week with dad gone. So we will see how that goes! The roles are reversed. Will gets to see how it is to be gone and I get to stay home with the kids. Who on the first day were being little pistols. I have never had them act so badly. They were grumpy and out right defiant. Meli kept asking "where is dad?". She knew he went on a plane, but does not quite understand where he is at or doing.

The kids got to decorate their own slice. They also got a candle. Meli is a notorious candle blower thief