The Glee of Being A Klinge: Birthday Month!

So, Laura has somehow convinced everyone around her that it is essential for her to have "birthday month". Merely celebrating for one day out of the year just isn't enough for this special girl. Because Laura is so darn cute I couldn't help myself, I caved and we celebrated the birth of the great Laura for the entirety of September.

How in the world could I say no to this face!?

I gave her one present a week up until her birthday. I wanted to get her something really special, but wanted to put some time/effort into it instead of just buying something. So I decided to fix up her old bicycle. I got her an old classic style bike a few years back but it has always had a few problems. I went all out and totally dismantled the bike one weekend that Laura was away. I cleaned up all the rust and eventually got the paint and the chrome looking close to new. Then I replaced the brakes, gears, tires, handle grips, seat, chain, and added a basket. After a whole weekend of work it was finally done!

"My favorite present!" - quote by Laura Klinge

Also, Laura had mentioned a few times, maybe more, that she has never had a surprise party thrown for her. Oh my goodness right, what a hard life!? Being the best husband that I am I arranged a fun surprise for her. She loves the Shout House, piano bar in Minneapolis, so I took her there where a few friends were waiting. Boom! Surprise party complete, but wait there was more. Unbeknownst to Laura, we had planned for her mom to meet us there. All the way from Wisconsin Dells. She was super surprised, mission accomplished!

Partying it up at the Shout House

Finally, September 23 rolled around and we were able to cap off the birthday month with a fun filled adventurous day. We started early by going to Al's Breakfast, the best breakfast in downtown Minneapolis. After that we hit the golf course for a quick 9.

Laura is actually a phenomenal golfer! She beat me by more than a few strokes!

Oops, how'd that get in here!?

Then we hit up an afternoon movie, Monsters University. It was pretty good, not as good as the first Monsters Inc movie.

To end the night we threw some BBQ ribs on the grill and relaxed. Laura opened up the last of her gifts and we celebrated with blueberry pie and Culver's ice cream.