Tony is 50 today! Tony and I met when he was 39, so I’ve been lucky enough to spend both his 40th and 50th birthday with him!
I won’t embarrass him with a lot of pictures when he was little (for the simple fact I don’t have many!) but this picture is one of my favorites of him. It’s funny, up until about sophomore in high school, he was the smallest kid on the team, but he finished high school at 6 feet 2 inches!
And we’ve been through a lot these last ten years! We got married, moved into a new home, Tony’s had three knee replacement surgeries and heart surgery! I feel I was meant to be with him to help him go through the hard times – I can’t even imagine him going through them without me actually!
And while we’ve had our ups and downs these past ten years, we always go to bed at the end of the day happy to have found each other. We are the perfect fit for each other.
One of the first things I loved about Tony was his sense of humor – he makes me laugh! On the first email he sent me he said “I am a divorced father of a 10 year old son. I am Italian and proud that I have no back hair and have separate eyebrows!” That made me laugh out loud!
And he loves me for who I am. Whenever I talk about losing weight, he always tells me “you are doing that because you want to, because I think you are beautiful!” How lucky am I?
You are a wonderful father!
So I have the day off today! We plan on getting some good deli sandwiches around the Northbrook area with Hannah and then he and I are going out for sushi for dinner.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TONY! I love you more every day I know you. 😀
Come back tomorrow for my ultimate carrot cake and broccoli mac n cheese recipe.
Also, don’t forget to vote for my Foodbuzz Food Blog Entry – the link is here.
Tomorrow I am also joining Steve’s Hot 100 – tomorrow marks only 100 days left of the year – check it out! I’ve been noticing that since I haven’t been taking pictures of everything I’ve eaten this last week, um, let’s just say they haven’t all been the best choices!
Have a great day!
Such a sweet recap. The last picture looks like you two are having a ton of fun!
A late happy birthday to Tony!
awwww this post is soooo cute! happy bday tony!!!! 🙂
You two are adorable! Happy Birthday Tony!
Happy birthday to Tony! I can tell he’s a good man because he’s a White Sox fan!!!!! Have a great celebration.
Best,
Bonnie
It is really the birthday week for you all. Happy day to Tony! My hubby’s is today. I made your no rise pizza crust and loved it. Blogged about it today, it could be insulin worthy for you, you’ll see! Have a great day!!
I’ve never met Tony (or you), but whenever you mention him, I always imagine this lovely, sweet, wonderful Santa Claus-like person. Not with the white beard and the “ho ho ho”s, but just someone who represents warmth and love like Santa Claus does.
Happy birthday, Tony! Thanks for making Biz a happy woman! 😀
Happy Birthday to Tony!!! The picture of him licking your face cracked me up. Johnny just did that to me Sunday. I leaned him to kiss him bye when I left the house and he stuck out his tongue and licked up the side of my face.
Aw, Happy Birthday Tony!!! What a great looking couple 😉
What fun pics! Happy BD Tony, welcome to the wild side!!
Happy Birthday Tony! Hope you had a fun day together! 🙂
Happy Birthday, Tony! You two are such an adorable couple!
Awwwwwwwwww!! The way you talk about Tony is so sweet!! Happy Birthday Tony!! 🙂
Happy Birthday, Tony!!! Hope you guys have a lot of fun celebrating the big 5-0!
Ah, young love. It’s a great thing. Happy BD to Tony and I hope you both enjoy the celebrations. I’m glad you’re doing the Hot 100 too. I love company!
I’m pretty sure I said this last year – but he totally reminds me of Chris Noth (or whatever his last name is – dude from Sex and the City)
also – I heart the whole BDL family – ya’ll are just tooooooo cute! 🙂
happy birthday to tony! loved this touching post 🙂
I love all those pics! Happy Birthday Tony!! Have a super day!
What? No back hair or unibrow??? He is clearly only half Italian 😉
Happy Birthday, Tony!!