Happy Birthday

I have always thought that I was this decent, caring, funny, and charismatic guy. I mean, my upbringing by the parents that i have can only be described as amazing; grandparents that can only be described as astonishing … and all having bestowed upon me a wisdom worth more than any unit of measure could handle. I mean, how could I get any luckier. Right?

Well, a couple of years ago I met this guy. He has come to be one the closest people in my life. He is so smart. He schools me constantly. Who knew there was a smarter guy out there. My ego did not. ;-) He is absolutely more of a ‘life of the party’ guy than I ever could be. He is charming too. I think he has even taught me a thing or two. (ok, a whole lot more)

One summer as a young man working in a landscape greenhouse a woman dressed in hospital scrubs looked me dead in the eyes after I asked if she needed any help and said to me….”You have incredibly recessive gene’s”, after which I got a lesson in the lineage of ancestral genetics and why my eyes were blue. That is the long way to say that I had pretty eyes. I always kinda secretly prided those baby blues…until this I met this guy. I swear I have seen people melt right where they stood. The wicked witch of the west would be jealous of the melting. I am in awe of the steely gaze from those eyes of his.

To make a long story short, I have found myself enamored by this guy in every way. His kindness, his generosity, his humor and enthusiasm. Honestly, I pale by comparison. I’ve met his family and they are equally as amazing. Don’t let me forget to mention the hug. I swear, every single time I seem him, he gives me this bear hug as if it had been 20 years since we saw each other last. I am always grateful to feel his compassion.

So as I race through this life of mine, I want to be able to reach out and give credit where credit is absolutely due. I remember the day I met you and it is forever marked in my mind as they day I knew that I would become a better man for knowing you; and have since found myself blessed every single day for it.

All that being said, Bryce, Happy Birthday my son. Seven years ago I met you and I have never been the same since. No person you have ever met can say anything different. I love you with all my forever and wish for you the best birthday a boy could ever ask for, as you are the best boy a father could ever hope for.

Happy Birthday my son,

Love, Dad