Sometimes, my husband fails. This year for my birthday he dropped the ball. I got no card. I got no gift. I got no romantic dinner. I know money is tight for us, which is why I wasn’t expecting some grand gift. But you know, a woman always wants something. Something from her man that shows that he loves her and cares about her. So yeah, my feelings were hurt and several days later I let him know this. He felt awful, but at that point it was done and I needed to get it off my chest and move on. I joked that when his birthday came around I just wouldn’t do anything for him. Easier said than done though right?

Today is his birthday. And since Monday isn’t really a fun day to celebrate anything, we did a little celebrating on Friday night. The most amazing and talented JD McPherson performed at Mercury Lounge and we were excited to see him live. Here, have a listen if you’d like.

Pretty great huh?

So before the show started, Thom came up behind me while I was sitting at the bar. I turned around to see him holding something.

“Honey, remember when you said you wanted a Sara Bowersock original?” (which yes, I’ve totally been saying that)

“Yes.” She says with this really crazy goofy grin on her face.

“Well I felt really bad that I didn’t do anything for you for your birthday. So this is for you.”

And then I died.

YOU GUYS! Sara Bowersock totally painted me! My husband must really like to look at my face, for this is the second time he’s had my head put on canvas. I just don’t even know what to say. I mean, just look at some of the other stuff this girl has done.

That Sara is really good at what she does. And she’s completely adorable.

I love that Thom really put some thought into this gift. Sure, it might have been late, but I think he more than made up for it. I suppose this means now I’m going to have to let him get an iphone for his birthday. Clever, that one.

Happy Birthday my love. Penguins.