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It was Chris’s birthday last weekend and boy did that one sneak up on me! We ended up celebrating his birthday all weekend long and it was great. At least I thought it was fun!

Friday we went out to dinner without Penelope (thanks to my sister & Groupon!), Saturday we partied & Chris helped me organize the house and last night we had a couple of close friends & Chris’s siblings over for dessert. It couldn’t have been more fun to just hang out & chat (and give away half of the CDs & books we’ve been meaning to sort/donate!).

I made a spicy pecan marshmallow cupcake for dessert They turned out pretty good, but the marshmallow frosting was really sloppy. I think I should’ve beat the frosting in my mixer rather than with my hand mixer so it would’ve set harder. Either way, they tasted yummy. I used Epicurious’s frosting recipe. Yum!

Chris is absolutely awesome. This weekend I’ve done a lot of thinking and I love this man so much! Here are a few things that make him awesome:

• He’s hilarious
• He remembers all sorts of funny things and makes them into memes (thanks ants = Thants. Thanks Melissa = Thalissa)
• He has spectacular taste in music
• He drives a motorcycle
• He can dead lift 320lbs (or something like that, it’s a lot)
• He knows exactly which buttons to push to make Penelope smiley & giggly
• He’s good at his job
• He has good taste in clothes
• He’s smart with money
• He’s creative
• He’s my Mr. Fix-it
• He can just “figure out” CSS
• He makes me laugh
• He gives me back rubs on demand

He’s a pretty great guy, hu?