Today is my husband’s 43rd birthday so I thought I’d share some photos of him at what he does best. This first example is “Being Cool.” See how he’s instructing his fine young men to be cool too. It’s an important trait to master. Being cool. It’s also all about crossing your arms and pushing your muscles to look bigger than they actually are. Being cool. And sunglasses. Not just any sunglasses… cool sunglasses, like the ones Rick is sporting here. He purchased them in a women’s boutique in Sedona when the supremely awesome sales lady told him that men from Scottsdale buy her glasses all the time…. and, get this…. that he looks like Elvis. She could have sold him bedazzled capri jeans for himself!!! Being cool!
Here, we have Rick protecting his most valuable asset, his beautiful 16 year old daughter. Being scary, that’s what this is called. It’s important when you have a 16 year old daughter. Being scary. Rick looks kind of teddy-bear-ish in this picture, but that’s because you can’t see his concealed weapon that he only shows to teenage boys. Being scary. He has given his daughter a stack of his business cards to hand out in case any teenage boys want to talk to her. It’s an easy out for her, “Here’s my dad’s number. You can talk to him first…” It hasn’t actually happened, probably because the truth about the concealed weapon has been leaked. Being scary. He’s good at it, if need be.
This is what he does best, here in this last picture of the photo tribute for his 43rd birthday… Being fun. The untranied eye may not be able to decipher it, but let me help you. See how his mouth is? He has either just said something funny, or is in the middle of saying something funny. Being fun. This may not seem like an all-encomposing-highly-important trait, but it is. Being fun. It was actually a requirement to marry into our family. Being fun.
Happy Birthday, Rickey! We all love you!
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February 3, 2010 at 9:41 am |
And we are glad to have him in our family. He shows thoughtfulness, kindness and of course, humor. Happy birthday, Rickey
February 4, 2010 at 7:15 pm |
I guess he looks like something you had better hang on to for quite a few years. Of course, our opinion is probably somewhat influenced by what we know of his brother.
February 14, 2010 at 7:00 pm |
Happy Birthday Rick. You are 3 years older than me. :) Love ya and have a great year.