28 and looking great

Happy Birthday Dan-o!
sure he had more hair when i met him, and he's put on a few lbs, but i knew what he was when i picked him up. and i was happy to do so.
and so yesterday we rejoiced that he became a part of the world.
i'm all for the day-long (if not week-long) celebrations and firmly believe no one should work on their birthday. Unfortunately, Dan doesn't share that belief. But we went to Wingers after work - his choice, i'm feeling the effects this morning, uhg! - and he gleefully pointed out the over-sized banner above the entrance that read: "all you can eat wings $9.99."
it's like they knew he was coming.

after downing about 30 wings, (man i wish i had taken a picture!) we came home for some cake. then he x-boxed the night away while i slept on the couch for moral support. PARTAY!!

now let us all laugh at a 'dan moment'

for a past New Year's Eve, we were playing board games at a friend's rented house. i am AWESOME at pictionary, so i can only assume that my not guessing his drawings was entirely his fault. at any rate, he struggled with repetitious sketches becoming more exasperated and his relationship with the notepad more deliberately violent until the last grain of sand dropped in the plastic hourglass. in frustration, he jumped up and hurled the pencil across the room. it stuck, straight as an arrow, with it's point firmly embedded in the wall. there was a brief moment of silence/awe as we stared at the pencil. perhaps we should have played darts instead?

now we're off to Idaho to see Jordan graduate.

Congrats to my brother from another mother!