I don't have any pictures of Karl's birthday. I guess I just got camera lazy! Plus, we kind-of dragged the celebration out over 3 days.
On the 1st, we went out with the Beaches, Mills and Trempers to Los Caporales for Mexican food and Margaritas. On the second we spent the morning snow shoeing at Glacier Outdoor Center (blog to follow). That evening, just Karl and I went out with two other grown ups (can you believe it?), who also happen to have babysitting teenagers. So they brought the one who got the short stick to watch the twins and Brendan and the adults had a great evening out.
On Karl's birthday we had a restful Sunday and topped it off with pizza and movie night with the kids.
Gotta tell you just one of a thousand reasons I love this man. For Christmas he surprised me with a framed newspaper article in which my name was mentioned. The article was written by a lady with breast cancer who journaled her journey and published it in the local paper where she works. I had the honor of caring for her for 4 nights during one of her setbacks and it was one of those situations where I felt I used all of my skills to take care of her physically, emotionally and spiritually. A special patient that I would never have forgotten anyway. She called me an "angel" in the article and mentioned me by name. I was quite honored, but not being terribly sentimental I didn't save the article.
Karl went to the library and had to dig through stacks and stacks of newspapers, while Brendan patiently waited for him, to find the article. He got it copied and had it framed. He said I should have it to remind me why I enjoy nursing and to remind me that I am good at it during times when I don't feel like I am. So I love this man because he goes out of his way to build me up. This is just one example of this. So, thanks Karl, happy birthday and I love you!
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