Keith's Birthday is January 2nd, possibly one of the worse days ever. Just when you think the holidays and celebrating is over, you have to celebrate one more time. Poor Keith, I always am too tired to do much. However, this year the Utes have the opportunity to give him his best Birthday present ever, a win in the Sugar Bowl.
I'm not smart enough to think of 54 things about Keith, so lets settle for 10.
1. He loves to ride his motorcycle, so much so, he was sure I would enjoy riding with him. A year ago he came home with a motorcycle for me. I rode it once, 40 feet, and laid it down on top of me. Jeremy enjoys riding it now.
2. He loves his Utah Utes. Don't mess with him on game day. Mild mannered Keith becomes some kind of possessed animal. He will watch a Utah football game 10 -20 times. I keep telling him I know the outcome, but he loves to study the plays. I think he know the games better than the coach.
3. Keith loves to drive a new car, preferably red. I can't tell you the number of times he just comes home with a new car. My friends can't believe I "let him" do that. Keith does what he wants, really he does.
4. He is dedicated to his church calling, spending hours and days doing things others would not. I admire his commitment and compassion.
5. He loves to go on vacation with his family, always has. We worked our way up from a tent, to a black van, to a borrowed tent trailer, to a borrowed big trailer, to 2 different motor homes. We played with our kids a lot when they were young. It was a blessing to our family to be able to travel together. Our kids learned how to be friends and play with each other (not always nicely). Now we prefer Worldmark or the Marriott. Thanks Kelli and Natalie.
6. He doesn't want anyone else on his tractor. It bugs him that I drive the tractor to mow the lawn while he trims with the push mower. He is very particular about how the lawn is mowed. Doesn't worry about weeds though, that's my problem.
7.He loves all new electronic gadgets. He doesn't always use them , but we have them. For instance, we have 3 Garmin's. (We have 2 cars, but 1 is for hiking.) Big screen TVs are his thing. Just waiting for one as big as his parents, but we do have the projector that fills a wall.
8. He has the best sense of humor and loves to laugh, out loud and loud. He is fun to be with and people gravitate to him. Kindness is his trademark. He doesn't have a mean bone in his body.
9. He is a patient, loving, caring and kind husband. Highlight and underline patient. He's lived with me for 32 years, he's had to be. He is my rock and my life long love.
10. No better Grandpa on the planet. His grandchildren are his joy and they love him. I am awed by his care for them. Sorry kids, but he's better with them than he was with you. We learn as we age.
Now for tonight's activities.
Because we will be watching the game on his Birthday, we went to his favorite place to eat tonight, Joe's Crab Shack.
I do love Coconut Shrimp,but my favorite part was being with my kids and Grandbabies. They are the cutest kiddos ever.
Keith treated himself to a bucket of Dungenous Crab. Oh, happy boy.
After eating, we ending up playing Wii, a common activity of everyone this time of year.
Keith just can't quite figure out how to play the NCAA football game. Good news though, the Utes won.
The Grandbabies had fun playing with the "shooters." Fun night. Thanks kids.
I'm not smart enough to think of 54 things about Keith, so lets settle for 10.
1. He loves to ride his motorcycle, so much so, he was sure I would enjoy riding with him. A year ago he came home with a motorcycle for me. I rode it once, 40 feet, and laid it down on top of me. Jeremy enjoys riding it now.
2. He loves his Utah Utes. Don't mess with him on game day. Mild mannered Keith becomes some kind of possessed animal. He will watch a Utah football game 10 -20 times. I keep telling him I know the outcome, but he loves to study the plays. I think he know the games better than the coach.
3. Keith loves to drive a new car, preferably red. I can't tell you the number of times he just comes home with a new car. My friends can't believe I "let him" do that. Keith does what he wants, really he does.
4. He is dedicated to his church calling, spending hours and days doing things others would not. I admire his commitment and compassion.
5. He loves to go on vacation with his family, always has. We worked our way up from a tent, to a black van, to a borrowed tent trailer, to a borrowed big trailer, to 2 different motor homes. We played with our kids a lot when they were young. It was a blessing to our family to be able to travel together. Our kids learned how to be friends and play with each other (not always nicely). Now we prefer Worldmark or the Marriott. Thanks Kelli and Natalie.
6. He doesn't want anyone else on his tractor. It bugs him that I drive the tractor to mow the lawn while he trims with the push mower. He is very particular about how the lawn is mowed. Doesn't worry about weeds though, that's my problem.
7.He loves all new electronic gadgets. He doesn't always use them , but we have them. For instance, we have 3 Garmin's. (We have 2 cars, but 1 is for hiking.) Big screen TVs are his thing. Just waiting for one as big as his parents, but we do have the projector that fills a wall.
8. He has the best sense of humor and loves to laugh, out loud and loud. He is fun to be with and people gravitate to him. Kindness is his trademark. He doesn't have a mean bone in his body.
9. He is a patient, loving, caring and kind husband. Highlight and underline patient. He's lived with me for 32 years, he's had to be. He is my rock and my life long love.
10. No better Grandpa on the planet. His grandchildren are his joy and they love him. I am awed by his care for them. Sorry kids, but he's better with them than he was with you. We learn as we age.
Now for tonight's activities.
Because we will be watching the game on his Birthday, we went to his favorite place to eat tonight, Joe's Crab Shack.
I do love Coconut Shrimp,but my favorite part was being with my kids and Grandbabies. They are the cutest kiddos ever.
Keith treated himself to a bucket of Dungenous Crab. Oh, happy boy.
After eating, we ending up playing Wii, a common activity of everyone this time of year.
Keith just can't quite figure out how to play the NCAA football game. Good news though, the Utes won.
The Grandbabies had fun playing with the "shooters." Fun night. Thanks kids.
5 comments:
Happy to you tomorrow Keith! I hope your team does it all right for you.
Jo.....the photo of you and your grandbabies is AWESOME!
Happy birthday poppy! We love you!
That is a great post, Jo! We love Keith, too, and are lucky that he's around! Happy Birthday, Keith!
Looks like Keith got a great b-day present with the Utes big win! :)
Next year's birthday will probably not be as great as this one. Keith is a wonderful guy. I'm glad he got to spend time eating fancy food, hang out with the kids and grandkids and then watch his team win the big game. Have a great year, Keith!
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