Happy Birthday Colin

Colin's birthday brings...

along with hearts, flowers, and candy...

lots of fun, new and exciting life chapters both

personally and professionally. 

But before I talk about the future…

this Kat likes to reminisce about the ole days..

(That’s what old people do.)

Back in the golden olden days, 

we would let our kids choose their birthday dinner. 

Sometimes they’d choose a restaurant, 

or their favorite take-out to eat at the dining room table, 

or ask me to make their favorite meal.

On Colin’s 10th birthday, 

he asked me to make his favorite...

 meatloaf.

So on the most romantic day of the year 

I was elbow deep in red meat…and red catsup, 

(Red...apropos for Valentine's Day) 

mixing up a meatloaf dinner for 5. 

(Colin may have gotten serious side-eye from his sisters....

meatloaf, Colin?)

It was actually a fun nite…and a great memory. 

Apparently Colin likes my meatloaf. 

But the birthday request for the ages…

the one that always takes the (birthday) cake….

was when

Colin asked if he could take over our bedroom. 

He wanted to sleep in our king bed, enjoy the fireplace, and watch television. 

So what do the nicest parents in the whole world (hehe) 

do with such a request

…on Valentines Day, I might add? 

We give Colin our bedroom 

and we crash in his room...

among his Blink-182 posters of tattooed rockers. 

For some reason 

I woke up singing...

Say it ain't so, I will not go
Turn the lights off, carry me home
Na-na, na-na, na-na, na-na, na, na
Na-na, na-na, na-na, na-na, na, na
Na-na, na-na, na-na, na-na, na, na

I will always remember Colin that birthday night. 

He was all set…and all smiles. 

With the bed pillows propped up behind him 

a tray holding his bowl of ice cream 

and the TV remote.... 

he was living his best self

and I couldn't have loved his self more.

Colin then 

and Colin now

will forever and ever

have my heart.

Anywhoooo…...

Adding to the LOVE of a Valentine's Birthday

or as we call it

"Colintine's Day"

is 

Colin's upcoming marriage to Alexandra.

In just 8 days

his beautiful bride, Alexandra, 

will walk down the church aisle

and join him as they walk together 

toward their future.

Colin might want to wait a few (20) years before he 

requests that

meatloaf dinner on Valentine's Day.

With just one week to go...

we look forward to their wedding.

Its’ gonna be one heck of a party and we are 

gonna dance 

til the cows come home. 

(I’m a Vermonter…we like cows.)

Trust me,

it's gonna be epic.