Today was a good day...

Today was my birthday. In general, I don't get excited about birthdays, but today, birthday or not, was a really good day.

I think it all started on Wednesday night1. I went to bed at a decent time. Before going to sleep, I read a little. Then, I had a good conversation with my wife. Then, I turned out the light and went to sleep while it was still Wednesday, i.e. before midnight2.

I have decided to start waking up earlier3 in an attempt to spend more time with Palmer, which in turn helps my wife get her day off on the right foot4. So, I got up right when the alarm went off. Kim, who was not super excited about the idea of the radio blaring at 7:15AM, wasn't fazed. She didn't even know the alarm had went off.

I got up, checked my email, listened to an Andy Stanley podcast and did some reading. I wanted to fit in some blogging, but there just wasn't time. Then, I got Palmer up, I fed him, changed him, and got him dressed for his day. I then passed Palmer off to mommy, hopped in the shower, and shortly after, headed off to work.

Work was work. Nothing super exciting happened there. I did go to lunch with some guys and they all chipped and paid for mine, which was nice.

After work I came home for a few minutes before we jumped back in the car to head out to dinner. In the short time I was at home, I got a card from Kim's parents (Thanks for the gift card!) and a gift from Kim. Did I mention that my wife is awesome?

Kim knows I am not into birthdays, but she is, so she got me a gift anyhow. She made me this great card, one because she is creative and does things like that and two because she knows that I am not a fan of paying $3-4 for a piece of paper, i.e. a card.

The gift she got me was white undershirts and socks. I need the socks, the ones I have are well past their prime, and I tell Kim that the undershirts I have are "broken in", but she just sees them as holey. So, now, I have some non-holey undershirts and some new socks. She also included two get out of jail, I mean... the house, free cards.

She created these two gift cards that are each redeemable for a round of golf whenever I want. I've been telling her that I want to get out and play some golf, but that I feel bad leaving her with Palmer for five hours while I am out chasing a little white ball into the woods. She's great.

For dinner, we invited all of our friends to meet us at Chipotle. We ended up with about nineteen people there. It was great food mixed with great company.

After dinner, Kim and I came home, got Palmer in the bad and then snuggled up on the couch to watch Lost and the Biggest Loser. Then, we headed off to bed, again at a decent time.

It was a really good day. Thanks to everyone that took part in it.

1. back I once read that the Jews look at the time you go to bed as the start of your day. That's why their fasts last from sundown to sundown and not sunup to sunup. The idea is that the sleep you get the night before has a huge effect on your day ahead.


2. back "Before midnight" may not sound like a "decent time" to you, but it's a rare occasion when I lay down to go to sleep before midnight.


3. back I used to not set my alarm and I let Palmer be the alarm, but he must have had the same kind of idea because neither one of us have been waking up before 8AM. The new plan is to set the alarm for 7:15AM.


4. back ...or left, which ever is a good one that day.