Jul 31, 2008

Happy Birthday Mr X!

Today is Mr X's birthday. Therefore it is a very important day in American History, if you ask me. But I'm biased of course.

If you're worrying that I'm going to write something really cheesy, don't - I'm going to keep that mushy stuff to myself (and Mr X).

I'm also not going to bother writing about how Mr X still looks like a spring chicken no matter what his age is. Nor am I going to marvel about how he's still as nimble as a cat (except on a trampoline - but I suppose cat's don't much care for trampolines either). Mr X never really seems to believe these things when I say them anyway so I imagine that seeing them in writing won't work either. He's just way too hard on himself, I think.

What I AM going to write is a short blip about Mr X's life up to now:

Mr X has lived in 5 states.
He has lived in 3 countries.
He has visited 15 countries (this doesn't include layovers in airports.)
He is an excellent snowboarder and surfer - two of his passions - and continues to do them both.
He is a HOMEOWNER - even if it doesn't agree with him.
He has a job that he loves (and that's a rare/precious thing to have.)
He is fluent in 2 languages and he can 'get by' in about 3 more.
He married some crazy lady that is still completely smitten with him.
He is the proud owner of a Subaru (one of his more impressive accomplishments, I think.)


Now if that's not the summation of living life to it's fullest, I don't know what is.

5 comments:

Nicole said...

Happy Birthday to Mr. X -- may his hair never stop being so think and full and making Gilbert jealous. Cheers to him and his hirsute longevity!

Nicole said...

think = thick

adrianne said...

i was hoping for some more sentimental reasons why you love him. i think he would enjoy that too.

Unknown said...

Charlotte, you crack me up... what is this "Mr X" You'll have to tell me about that one!

Unknown said...

Nice pic of JEff, Charlotte!