Thursday, August 11, 2011

Happy Birthday, Paul!

This weekend is Paul's birthday! The first time we celebrated his birthday, he was turning 33, and this year he'll be 41. That's nine birthdays together! Paul, since I didn't buy you anything for your birthday this year, I'd like to take you on a romantic walk down the memory lane of all the other birthdays for which I did get you presents:

2003
2003
Our first date was after work on Paul's birthday. I used my fake ID to order the birthday boy (man) a Kettle One Mandarin & soda, while I enjoyed a bright green apple martini. This is the first photo taken of us together, a few months later (right after he finally dumped his girlfriend).




2004
Paul's birthday dinner at N9NE Steakhouse in the Palms. I bought that dress at Bebe for the occasion--it was so short and I wore it with a pair of super pointy white pumps and just remember feeling SMOKIN' HOT that night.




2005
The summer we got engaged! We had dinner at a restaurant with belly dancers, and we are both wasted in this photo. I did a lot of browser history-sleuthing that year and surprised Paul with a particular golf club he really wanted. I also learned an awful lot about his internet usage.



2006
2006
We posed for these shots in a suburban Kmart photo booth specifically so I could use them on our "Save The Date" cards (which I never actually got around to making).



2007
Bonus shot: Here we are on our wedding day and OMG WE'RE SO HAPPY! I'm probably so happy because I have yet to realize my one great regret in life: that I didn't wear Spanx under my wedding dress.




2007
Our first summer as husband and wife, hence our coordinating Ray Bans (right?).




2008
The summer we moved to Chicago; The Whistler hadn't opened yet and we had nothing to do but haaaang. This is from the photo booth at Skylark.



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2009
This photo is from my cousin's wedding on Block Island. It's also the debut of "The Shorts Suit," which has been the smash hit of Paul's wardrobe since that day.




2010
Paul's 40th birthday party! I surprised the shit out of him.



2011
2011
Our eighth summer together!
Love you, Bunz.

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