Today, June 29th, 2008 celebrates the birth of my beautiful wife, Debra. I got to spend the entire day with the most beautiful woman on the planet as she took in all her gifts, cards and love. My sons created a "Birthday Hunt" where Mom had to find clues all over the house that were written on postits and hidden everywhere. There were some pretty tough clues, but she gottem all!

The "hunt" came down to two gifts. A new Mountain Bike or a new iPOD. Guess which one she chose? It was a fantastic day which ended up at a really nice steak house called Stuart Anderson's Black Angus, where we wined and dined on great food and had some of the best company ever, our kids and my Mom and Dad! I don't get to see my parents as much as I'd like to these days, so this was a real treat for me as well.

Though a part of me was feeling guilty for not being available today for my family here on AR, there was also a bigger part of me that felt very lucky and blessed to have a wife like Debra. There's is no one else on this earth that could would put up with me like she does. She should get extra AR points just for dealing with me. :-) She is very much, the biggest part of me!



So in the tradition of Birthdays, and me being the hopeless romantic that I am, I want to wish My Wife the very VERY best Birthday not only today, but every single day of her life. She is the best thing that has ever happened to me, and she deserves all the wonderful things that life has to offer!

Happy Birthday Princess! I love you!


                    

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59 Comments on The Birth of a Beautiful Princess Gets Celebrated

JUN
30
2008
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Brad, what a lovely birthday tribute to your princess.  I'm assuming that those pictures are not from the birthday celebration -- white dresses and steak dinners don't usually go well together :)

By the way, there's something in a name... My princess shares yours name, except with an added "oh" -- Deborah.

6:25am • #1
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Brad - what a great way to celebrate. Certainly no need to feel guilty. Sounds like you got a great present for you Princess's birthday, also. Let me guess, the ipod? Is there an Angus in Vacaville now?

6:49am • #3
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Brad - What a nce tribute for your wife! I love the music...stayed a little longer just to finish the song :)

7:33am • #4
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Brad - what a beautiful tribute to Debra.  Your wife is a beautiful lady and your wanting to spend an entire day with her is great!  The song is a perfect one.

Please tell Debra that I wish her a year of wonderful things - you both are truly blessed. 

Live fully, laugh heartily, and love unconditionally.  You two certainly do all three.  :)

7:45am • #5
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Hi Brad...Debra looks stunning in those photos.  What a nice thing to share your special day with us.  I am happy for your whole family.  There is nothing like the happiness of being with the one that you love and to have that love returned.

Happy Belated Birthday, Debra.

Kathleen

 

7:55am • #6

The photos were taken on Saturday at our friends wedding, but she looked event better yesterday on her Birthday!  ....and yes, she chose the iPod from the kids.  :-)

9:06am • #7
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Brad- The bottom picture reminds me of one you would find right out of the Titantic movie!  Good stuff...great tribute!

9:31am • #8
143,580 Points Outside Blog

Brad, beautiful ThemThem to your lovely bride. Happy birthday Debra! Hope you day was a great one.

WTGm, on taking the time off Brad, she deserves it!

Duane

11:48am • #9
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Wow, she is really gorgeous, Brad! I'm sure the beauty of her personality is even more impressive.  You sound like you have a lot of fun as a family.  Happy Birthday, Debra!  Now tell me your skincare secrets!

Brad, if you EVER apologize for being with your family and not in the Rain again, I will personally kick your write you a scathing comment!

11:56am • #10
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Brad, What a beautiful tribute, to your beautiful wife. You are both lucky to have each other, it sounds like to me!  You should feel no guilt for not being with your AR family. You were exactly where you needed to be! 

How wonderful that you can share your feelings with all of us!   (I would have chosen the I-Pod also, lol).

12:16pm • #11

Brad,

What a great and bueatiful tribute to your wife. Sometimes in life we wait a little to long to tell our loved ones how much they mean to us.... Thanks for sharing with us a great day and how much love you have have for your family.

12:52pm • #12
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Hi Brad..What a Great Guy, My wife would not like me to tell everyone it was her birthday again, especially at 52. Whoops Hope she is not reading this.

Wish Your Lovely Wife HAPPY BIRTHDAY FROM US ALL!

PS Black Angus, do they have one in Califorina are you know living in Washington State? Great food!

1:04pm • #13
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Brad,

That is a wonderful themthem for your Debra.  From the sounds of it a fun time was had by all and I am sure that which ever one of the final two gifts she chose the other one was not far behind.

Happy belated birthday Debra

Don R.

1:56pm • #14
140,730 Points 62 Featured Posts Outside Blog

 Hi Debra and belated Happy Birthday, it sounds like you both lucked out in meeting each other, a perfect match. I hope you have a wonderful year ahead!

2:35pm • #15
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Happy Birthday Debra! Thanks for sharing with us, Brad - all the happiness to you both!

4:14pm • #16

that is so sweet!  i hope she had a wonderful b-day and sounds like she has a wonderful husband and children! 

4:51pm • #17

Brad,
Hopefully you didn't wait for mama to say no blogging since it was her birthday!  Here's a belated birthday wish to her from Myrtle Beach!

5:41pm • #18
259,587 Points 38 Featured Posts Outside Blog

I love it Brad! You are such a romantic guy and so sweet to have written such an awesome tribute.

6:01pm • #19
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Brad and Debra, what a lucky couple!  It may just be Debra's birthday, but it sounds as if you both have reason to celebrate all year long!  My husband and my 25th wedding anniversary is coming up July 17th.  Not quite as romantic as you are, but I get misty eyed thinking about it!

7:26pm • #20
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Brad,

Great tribute! You don't need to apologize for being a good spouse...that makes you a better Rainer in the blong run!!! Thanks for sharing,   Fran

7:29pm • #21
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You're a lucky man Brad.  She really is quite stunning.  You've been blessed with kids too.  Wow.  Good for you!

 

7:35pm • #22
126,403 Points Outside Blog

Happy Birthday to your beautiful wife. May the love grow deeper and stronger as the days turn into years. I wish you both forever happiness.

7:35pm • #23

Thank you to everyone for the birthday wishes.  It was the very best yet.  Brad is quite romantic and there are always surprises for me.

The pictures are from the wedding that I was in and also sang at.  I was thankful that my husband accompanied me on the guitar to perform a  song that touched the bride and groom.  It is a blessing to be a part of something so special.

Thank you to my wonderful husband for this dedication post for my birthday...yet another perfect gift!!

Debra

 

Debra Andersohn
8:37pm • #24
201,151 Points 3 Featured Posts Outside Blog

Beautiful post Brad - and you deserved the time off with your wife and family!  You have my permission (and everyone elses' on here) to take more time off with them :)  My sisters birthday was yesterday too....so she shares her birthday with a special person.

8:45pm • #25
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What our wives go through I  am not sure I would put up with me. What a post of appreciation.

9:48pm • #26
JUL
01
2008
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Hi Brad!
Not only are you right about a beautiful wife, but the very fact that you wrote this blog says you aren't too shabby of a husband either!  Congratulations on a beautiful match!

12:46am • #27
111,196 Points

My hubby and I have a deal, whenever I read something Nice from a guy, I get to know he thinks the same thing about me (saves him from killing that last brain cell- thinking) and I get to pick the degree that he adores me-  win- win-  

He is going to get a little extra tonight from the beautiful tribute he will take credit for.-  thanks  cw

3:52pm • #28
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Nice tribute to your wife...and she shares a birthday with another princess.  My beautiful two year old daughter! :)

 

9:19pm • #29
JUL
02
2008
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Brad,

How nice of you to share the love of your wife with the active rain community!  Happy Birthday to Debra and many, many more! Your right she is a beauty!

12:26am • #30

Wow Brad, not much to say, those pictures pretty much tell the story. Happy Birthday to your wife from southern Cal.

1:09am • #31

Brad:

What a lovely way to wish your wife Happy Birthday.  You and she are blessed to have such a wondeful marriage/family.  

6:27am • #32
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Brad - You made me cry as I read this post. You can hear and see just how very proud you are of your wife and how blessed you feel to have her in your life...

You said : Though a part of me was feeling guilty for not being available today for my family here on AR, there was also a bigger part of me that felt very lucky and blessed to have a wife like Debra.

Brad - I have learned valuable lessons lately. In a month I lost a great friend to cancer 2 weeks from her diagnosis, my sister in law this past Sunday was killed in a car accident....All 90,000 family members of AR will be here for you today, tonight and tomorrow. You hold tight to what you have right now in front of you, love it all.

We never know what tomorrow will bring. Sometimes tomorrow can be to late. Your AR family loves you and yes, at times needs you...but your virtual family understands, I understand. Work can wait, family comes first and there is nothing more important.

8:46am • #33

Melissa - your comment made ME CRY!!  Thank you for your love and support, you have no idea how much that comment means to me!  This day was very special as is every day with my beautiful wife.  She really is the biggest and BEST part of me.  Without her, there would be no ActiveBrad, and without friends and family like you, there would be no desire to be here on AR!  Thank you from the bottom of my heart!  :-)

11:16am • #34

I just saw Debra's, my wife's The Princess' comment here! 

Thanks Babe, like a cactus plant, I'm stuck on YOU!!  :-)

11:19am • #35

Brad,

How did you land her?? You certainly married up, haha!

Happy birthday Debra.

11:52am • #36
143,580 Points Outside Blog

Debra, you do have a keeper.

Had to LROL on Bob's comment, to funny.

Duane

12:27pm • #37
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WOW  brad... SHE'S SO BEAUTIFUL.. YOU ARE RIGHT SHE IS A PRINCESS......

1:37pm • #38
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Brad, I found you to thank you for the article you wrote for Active Rain that they used today to send out via email.  Your article "helped me" along with youtube.com on how to post a video to a blog.  I was going to ask you to take a look sometime that I knew it might be "mushy" but after reading this blog.........thank goodness for the "romantics" that are STILL ALIVE in this crazy, busy world!  This is sooo sweet and the two of you are blessed!  Now, next step in my learning process is how to properly "tag".  One step at a time :-) after all I am a "baby" in Active Rain! 

8:00pm • #39

You have a beautiful wife, Brad!  She must be on top of the world to have found a man that many women out there dream about.  You too make a lovely couple.  Birthday wishes out for your Princess in life!

8:11pm • #40
JUL
03
2008
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So sweet! Glad you had a great time. Thank you for all of your help!

9:35am • #41
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Hi Brad,
Missed this earlier but a belated Happy Birthday to your beautiful bride, Debra

2:54pm • #42
JUL
04
2008
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06
2008
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Happy Happy bEARTHday to Debra, your beautiful soulmate! You made the day so special for her, as I'm sure every day IS. And what a blessing of JOY you all bring to the world... And BRAVO! for the perfection and lovliness of the PRINTS/PRINCE.

3:35am • #44
JUL
08
2008

Indeed beautiful wife.  Great way to celebrate her birthday, you just gave me a great idea.  Very nice blog. 

11:52am • #46

Brad...I'm a little late---but wish your beautiful wife a belated b'd wish from me....that was so cute!!!

1:08pm • #47
JUL
12
2008
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Brad - I'm really late to the party, but I'm so touched at how you think of your wife... it says more about you than you will ever know.

9:11am • #48
Outside Blog

Wow, how lucky are you!  It's so important to take time away from work to be with our families.  I would have chosen the iPod too!

9:56am • #49
JUL
16
2008

For All of you who want to experience the love of a "Leo The Lion" (that's me) for his family, watch this video, you won't be disappointed. My wife loves this video and so do I. We hope you will too!! This will touch your heart!

11:44pm • #51
JUL
20
2008
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Brad, congratulations to you on the birth of your princess. She is lovely and it is so refreshing to hear a spouse speak so highly of their loved one. I wish you hundreds more birthdays together and your AR family is happy for you. The video is adorable. Later in the rain~Deb
6:44pm • #52

Deb - thanks, she is beautiful and I do love her with all my heart!  She's a great wife, a caring mother, a fabulous singer, and a wonderful human being.  She's the biggest part of me without a doubt.  Thanks for the kind words.  Yes, later in the rain~  (love that token signature of yours)

9:39pm • #53
JUL
21
2008
538,692 Points 45 Featured Posts Outside Blog

Brad - feel not guilty. The caring human being you are outside of Active Rain adds to your value inside Active Rain.

12:55pm • #54
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Brad,

Thanks for sharing the lion video it is so great, I can see why you and your wife are so fond of it!

1:07pm • #55
JUL
26
2008

Sharon - Sweet, thanks! :-)

Michelle - that video is now one of the top viral videos on the web.

1:51pm • #56
105,775 Points 10 Featured Posts Outside Blog

Wow!!!  Brad, Debra is absolutely stunning!  She looks like a true southern belle!  :-)

Lucky guy!!!

3:25pm • #57
JUL
27
2008

Irina - I am a lucky guy, count my blessings every day!  So no blogging today, it's family day on Sundays! :-)

11:14am • #58
JUL
29
2008
114,217 Points 13 Featured Posts Outside Blog

Brad -- I just knew Debra had to be a special one, she was born on a special day. We just happen to share the same birthday. Happy Belated Birthday Debra!! I hope your day was filled love and lots of surprises!!  Gorgeous pictures Brad of your lovely wife, friend and lover! 

2:52am • #59

Candace - That makes 2 great people born on that day! Happy belated Birthday to you as well.  :-)

2:12pm • #60

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