Happy 30th Birthday Mattie-Boy!

Yesterday Matt turned the big 3-0! We began celebrating on Friday night with a few friends that Matt works with. To keep the "old man's" reflexes in check, we played "Lightening Reaction", a game sent to us by Matt's sister. Basically, if you're too slow you receive an electric shock. It's pretty crazy and absolutely hilarious!






Yesterday our wonderful friends, Josh and Janelle, watched our kids so Matt and I could head down to Milan, Italy for the AC Milan v. Roma soccer match. It was a great game. Prior to the game we had an excellent lunch. After the game we stopped for gelato and headed home. You can't beat spending the day in Italy for your 30th birthday!




Instead of writing another poem, I've decided that in honor of your 30th birthday I am going to list 30 things that I love about you Matthew. These are just 30 of many!


I love...

1. your laugh
2. that you always treat me like a queen
3. your long eyelashes
4. watching you with our children
5. your relationship with your family
6. your desire to learn
7. your obsessive compulsive need to clean and organize
8. your ability to cook GREAT food!
9. when you speak Italian
10. your willingness to serve
11. your ability to get along with anyone and everyone
12. the way you always make a great first impression
13. the way you always hold my hand in the car
14. the crazy songs you make up
15. the way you lift me up when I'm feeling down
16. when you wear your hat backwards
17. the way your hair always sticks up in the back
18. when you kiss my hand while looking into my eyes
19. your ambition
20. that you've completed most of the goals you wrote down when you were 10 years old and are well on the way to completing the rest
21. your positive outlook on life
22. the way you continually encourage and motivate me
23. the way your eyes light up every time Rachel says "Da-Dee"
24. the patient way you explain things to Danny
25. when you play with my hair
26. your desire to continually improve yourself
27. the way your face looks when you are really focused on something
28. your green thumb
29. that others strive to be better in your presence
30. your integrity