Turning 40 First

My husband, the amazing Mac Daddy, turns 40 today. That's the BIG 4-0. He is sleeping next to me bidding farewell to his 30s as I write this. Mac Daddy is not one who likes his birthday, not because he is wary of aging. He simply does not care. Perhaps because he is the youngest of six children so his birthday was often overlooked as a kid. Perhaps because he subliminally fears getting old and is actually battling vanity. Who knows.

Let me tell you a little story. When Mac Daddy and I were co-workers and just friends (really, I used to set him up with my girlfriends!), we passed each other by our mail boxes at the office one morning. I knew it was his birthday because the big ass white board sign by the elevator told me so. When I saw Mac Daddy I commented, "So, big day today, huh?" To which Mac Daddy replied as he ran his fingers through his hair, "Yup, got my hair cut."

I am one who loves her birthday. The caps lock key is not strong enough to express just how much I love my birthday. I cannot imagine being as blase as Mac Daddy. I like to make a big deal out of everyone's day that marks their entry to our planet. Today warrants special attention; Mac Daddy is ringing in 40!

Here's what I need to make his day extra special. Please leave a comment wishing Mac Daddy a Happy Birthday. Pass it on to your friends. This is a non-discriminatory party to which everyone is invited. Mac Daddy is a level-headed liberal so Republicans can even stop by. Even though he won't admit it, I know he will be tickled by the comments. If you've been lurking in the past, now is your optimal time to comment. Mac Daddy thanks you...while blushing, of course.

Now I'd like to share 40 reasons why I love Mac Daddy. Though there are a zillion more, I'm sticking to 40 to commemorate every year of his life.

1. He looks extraordinarily sexy in boxers.
2. He is a hands on dad who makes my heart melt when he plays superheroes with Bird and Deal.
3. His eyes. They are sometimes blue, sometimes steely gray.
4. His dry sense of humor kills me...even if I don't get the joke til days later.
5. He is wicked smart.
6. He was a trooper about getting his brows waxed to be more of a chick magnet back in the day when I was setting him up with my friends.
7. He likes to shop. Spend money even.
8. He loves his mother and talks about her often.
9. He's close to his sisters (all 4 of them).
10. They way he sleeps with one leg hanging out of the covers, regardless the season.
11. His open mindedness, despite growing up in Small Town, America.
12. His only vice is fantasy football.
13. He grills a mean steak. Sometimes he even stuffs it with blue cheese.
14. He lets me have the last piece of coconut cake.
15. His gentle disposition that is just like Deal's.
16. He once spent a lot of dough to me buy me a handmade hat at an art fair just because he thought looked good on me. That was 12 years ago. I still have and wear that hat.
17. He took a week of vacation to care for me when I had breast reduction surgery. That's more than what my family did, and Mac Daddy and I were just dating at the time.
18. He's rain man. The man knows numbers.
19. He's just as hot in tennis whites as black tie formal.
20. His Wisconsin accent on certain words like "warm" and "dragon." Of course he says the two together often, with all the heat generated by fire breathing dragons and all.
21. He dances. No drinking required. Oh, and he dances well.
    
22. He wanted to leave Spamalot at intermission without me asking.
23. His affection for Bird and Deal is the stuff of tears and melted hearts.
24. He bakes. Intricate recipes and all.
25. He loves my family, despite the wackiness.
26. He gives me more closet space (because he and his buddy Ray claimed our closet space was adequate in the design of our newly renovated house...last time I trust men to gauge my closet space!).
27. He prefers old houses and things with a story.
28. He is our family cheer leader.
29. No complaints, even when my experimental pumpkin risotto sucks.
30. He does not claim he's babysitting when he's watching the kids and abhors men who do so.
31. At 6'2, Mac Daddy is a gentle giant.
32. He looks fab in plain front khakis.
33. I would be remiss in omitting his manly actions, but my parents read this blog so I'll keep it clean.
34. His wit. Sharp. Funny. Disarming.
35. Money is not everything to Mac Daddy; he's a man of deeper values.
36. He is not embarrassed when I sing into a hairbrush microphone and dance maniacally to Video Killed the Radio Star. Even if the shades are open. In fact, he'll join me.
37. He taught Bird to ride a bike without training wheels and didn't lose his patience or get and edge in his voice one single time.
38. He has no tolerance for people, men especially, who take their families for granted.
39. He's simple, humble, authentic. No airs about this guy.
    
40. He's home to have dinner as a family every single night. We are his everything, as he is ours.

HAPPY 40th BIRTHDAY TO MAC DADDY! Don't forget to leave a comment wishing him a happy birthday too!