Matt's 40th Birthday

Matt is 40 finally. I say finally because I'm ahead of him by almost two years and he's not let me forget it. I'm so lucky to be married to this man. He proclaimed this birthday to have outdone the 40th birthday that he gave me- which was complete with surprise party AND surprise trip to NYC. So the key to a great birthday for Matt is...........electronics. I gave him a TV for his office- a nice flat screen HDTV and he loves it. I also managed to get my hands on the last page of artwork that his brother Mike ever worked on. The one he turned in the day he died. Thanks to the Heroes Initiative for helping me get it so I could give it to Matt. Several folks asked me if I was going to have it framed but I did not as I thought that Matt would want to actually hold it in his hands. It was a good call because my multi-talented husband decided to teach himself recently how to custom cut mats for frames and has been doing all his own matting. So he wanted to do that himself- so another good call on my part. His parents were up for his birthday and seeing the artwork made his Mom cry. She's so brave and she tried so hard not to. It's been so hard for Matt and for me I can't imagine how hard it is for a parent, especially a Mom, to bury a child.

I did give Matt some fun- non-tearjerker- gifts too. I gave him a coffee mug that says "I love coffee more than Zombies love brains". Matt loves coffee AND zombies. Check out etsy.com for that mug and lots more hand made gifts. My friend has a store on there and sells retro aprons, etc. called Modern June.

I also gave Matt a Chairman Meow t-shirt. Ha! It was a bigger hit than I imagined. He LOVED it and wore it to work.

We end the week with a birthday dinner for him at Bertucci's. 16 people! Should be lots of fun.


Happy Birthday Smoochie Face! Can't wait for 40 more years with you. I bet you'll still be hot at 80 years old too.