Baby Brandon turns 29!

Brandon's birthday was last week. He turned the big 2-9 and only has 1 year left in his twenties. Recruiting duty has made him feel like he is 89, but I think slowly he is starting to feel young again. His new boss is very cool and Brandon has been traveling to Springfield most days to work at the office there. The driving sucks, but Brandon likes to be around his fellow Marines and have people to interact with during the day. I don't really like him driving that much, but he likes the guys he works with and it makes his day more enjoyable.

Anyways, Brandon and I both got off work early on his birthday so we could celebrate together. Brandon did have to work a little bit longer than me, so I went to visit him at work until boss man said it was good to go.

For his birthday dinner, Brandon really wanted to go to Koto. It's a hibachi restaurant in town that plays NSync's "Happy Birthday" and they turn on disco lights. NSync's version of "Happy Birthday" is very...let's say you just can't get it out of your head once you hear it. It's pretty awesome like that. Here's a video of them playing the song and Brandon making a wish with the gong.

After dinner, we went home and Brandon opened presents. You would think from the wrapping, Brandon was turning 6 but no, he just likes Spongebob.

I don't like to brag, but I am a really good gift giver, most of the time. Every time we went to the grocery store for the last several months, Brandon would look for Lay's "Chicken and Waffle" flavor chips and could never find them. So I went online to try to track them down as a surprise. I was even going to order them in bulk on Amazon, but they were out of stock. I decided I would try Ebay and it worked! I was able to be the highest bidder on one bag of these chips. I am a little embarrassed to say how much I bought them for, but oh well, it got the job done. Brandon was really excited.

He also got lots of crazy rad shirts and a charcoal BBQ!

Brandon's birthday is really one of my favorite days. How could I not love the day he was born? He has added so much love and happiness to my life and I am thankful everyday that he picked me. He really is my better, more patient half, and I can only try to be as a laid-back, non-judgmental, and easy-going as he is. Brandon is very supportive of me and my dreams, and always encourages me to just go for it. He has made my life better and I could not have asked for a better partner to journey through life with me.

Although recruiting duty is hard and stressful, I really am grateful to have Brandon around for these special days. He hasn't been deployed in forever and I am used to him being around. But I know that won't be the case forever and that eventually, he will miss special occasions. But for now, we are going to live it up in the last year of our twenties, together.