Happy birthday to my husband
Thirty-four some odd years ago, a little boy was born in the northern suburbs of Chicago. They named him Bryan, with a “y.” He grew up to like the Beach Boys, even had some kids in the third grade convinced that he was a member of the Beach Boys. After several years in the high school jazz band as the pianist, he graduated and went to college to earn his bachelor’s degree in English. Then it was on to Miami University of Ohio where he met some wonderful friends. A review of the band Juned, while preparing a music order for the library, prompted him to do a search for the band and he came upon “e’s little world.” Who was this e? Why it was, me. He emailed me just saying hi and that he liked my website. I took it as just another nice email from someone far away. That nice email turned into a correspondence and a “date that wasn’t really a date” two and a half weeks later.
Bryan and I are both avid readers an afternoon reading on the couch is a special one for us. We eat 99% of our meals together at the kitchen table and just talk. It’s so wonderful to spend that time together, it helps me wake up in the morning and it also gives us an idea of how each other is doing that day. I’ve been the proud wife the last few weeks with Bryan having poems published in two journals recently and he’s working on a writing project that I’m just so impressed with his dedication for. He’s also a talented collage artist, many of his collages decorate the walls of our apartment. My favorite he gave to me framed as a birthday present one year. He also shares my passion for good food and vegetarianism. We’ve made Indian, Mediterranean and Asian foods part of our normal diet and I love it. Now if I could just convince him that olives and pickles are good. He’s also the best person to knit for, he wears everything I make him proudly and loves to show off his hand-knit socks! When I said I was ordering a “leetle knits” t-shirt for myself, he said he wanted one. What a husband!
Today, we both took the day off of work and went to a state park for a picnic and a hike around some of the lakes there. It was so peaceful and we got in some good exercise. We got a little bit lost on the trail back but it was a lovely day nonetheless. Tonight we’re going to see Look Both Ways.
Happy birthday, my Dearest. Many happiest to come.
Amie said,
June 27, 2006 @ 12:10 pm
Very happy birthday to you, Bryan! Someone like Erica deserves someone as wonderful as she says you are! :D
Erin said,
June 27, 2006 @ 4:02 pm
Happy Birthday Bryan!!! Erica, you sound like you have the perfect match for you! I just love how you both met! It’s so sweet.
robin said,
July 11, 2006 @ 1:30 pm
hey erica - I was just perusing your blog and came across this entry which led me to look at
Bryan’s wonderful socks (hmm - I gotta knit some for Sweetie!) and his collage art. How
wonderful is he?!?!?! I do have a few questions - is it actual collage or digital collage?
The reason I’m curious is because I did a collage
http://labsandsticks.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/beachcollage1_3.jpg
from cutouts from my Coastal Living magazines (okay I can throw them away because they’ve been
cut up!) - anyway, it’s not nearly as creative as Bryan but I’d like to do some more but had
trouble with the pieces wanting to “ripple” and I did use a good quality artist medium. any
ideas - hope this isn’t considered imposing - I’m just blown away by his stuff - you are one
lucky couple ’cause you’re both creative and you get to share that - marvelous stuff!!