…my sweet little boy is turning into a man!
My Nate the Great!
12 years ago, a little boy was born into my decidedly….female-oriented life. My parents both had sisters, I was one of four girls, and I had already had 2 precious daughters of my own…
Then came Nate the Great….
And since I was so unrehearsed as to the “ways of a boy”, God mercifully blessed me with a first son that was “all boy”, but yet still…somehow….wonderfully loving and sensitive to my “female sensibilities” and to my……love of breakable antiques and glass knick-knacks! 
I would hear other mothers speak of their “holy terror” sons…..and I would just smile…..
But, really, I couldn’t relate.
The thing is…..Nate’s growing up - all of a sudden…and right before my very eyes!
He’s going fast…
…when did this happen?!!
...and WHY IS HE ENJOYING IT SO MUCH!!
It truly is my joy to see you turning into such a strong young man….
But, please Buddy, don’t go so fast…...just don’t go quite so fast!
I love you so - and thank God for my….NATE THE GREAT!
Happy Birthday!
Love,
Mom
So, today is my Oma’s birthday -
For some reason, when she was alive, I had trouble with remember her actual birthday-day - I don’t know why - I just always wanted to say that it was the 13th of July rather than the 12th…
Then, she had her surgery - her open heart surgery….and as I stood there holding her wedding rings, I heard her having to repeat the same things over and over to every doctor and nurse: her full name, her birth date…….July 12th (she still said her “th’s” like “f’s” from her German accent…..subtle, but still there)…..
So, now I remember….
maybe because I miss her even more than I thought I could.
…..and I can still hear her sweet voice!
I’m glad she didn’t fully lose her accent - it suited her so!
I love you, Oma….
So, the sun is setting - literally and figuratively - on our time by the sea. 
I’m such an ocean girl, 
so I’m a little sad about this, but at the same time, I’m ready to get back home to my normal (and I do use that term very loosely ) routine.
I took a few pics - not as many as I would have liked, though - fun things always seemed to happen when I didn’t have my camera handy…
But, here are just a few:
Staking our territory...in the rain!
Football on the beach!
Ethan catchin' a wave
Baby Kael...
Nate taking a break
My sister Katie, my girls...and me!
Chillin' with my mom...
Ashley...holding my hand
Oh yeah, and then there was this one (thanks to Byron’s quick hand with the camera!!)
…anyway, it was fun!
Peace to you all…
….and by “B’Day”, I mean the day when we celebrate Byron!!
Happy Birthday, Babe. Today is your day….you call the shots -
So, so far we have:
- gone to a birthday dinner at a lovely seafood restaurant
- - although staring at the multi-million-dollar yacht was probably not a good idea for Byron - about 15 minutes after arriving, he was suddenly taking an interest in the prospects of owning a boat………Since he’s the “birthday boy”, I didn’t want to remind him that ours wouldn’t look quite like that! (I’m thinkin’ more like “Gilligan’s Island”…after the crash…….just sayin’….)
- awakened before the sun in order to see it rise! (If I didn’t have the pictures, I probably wouldn’t remember it, as I am not much of a morning person…..)
- gotten breakfast at the local French “Patisserie” - We decided that since it’s his birthday, WE BOTH get to eat whatever we want all day……….and we have!
- spent the morning by the ocean - getting way too much sun, forgetting that we’re getting far too old for all that!
- picked up lunch at, none other than, MCDONALD’S!!! Why, you ask…..refer back to my third point…..Byron wanted an arctic orange shake…..so he got one!!
- took a two hour nap….(Yay!)
…..and now here I am blogging about it and the day’s not even over yet!
I hope he gets his every wish today…..(especially if those wishes include more pastries and lovely sweetened caffeinated beverages from you know where……)…but I digress….
Anyway…back to the “Birthday Boy” -
I love you, Byron and I hope you have more blessings this year than you can handle. You are an awesome husband, leader…person, and I admire you greatly for your strength and passion. I pity anyone who tries to stop what you believe you are to do…I’m just sayin’… 
Have a wonderful rest of the day…and an even more wonderful year!
Love,
Angie
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