Happy Birthday, Megan!

Hello, friends! 

I know I'm a day late in posting this, but it's not because I was a day late in remembering Meg's birthday. It's just that we had so much fun yesterday, I didn't have time to write a blog post about how wonderful my wife is! 

Yesterday was Meg's birthday. The older kids painted her mugs, Jonah and I got her a light for her indoor plants, her mom visited last weekend and made a delicious ice cream cake, and for her birthday dinner, she made SUPER tasty Indian food, a favorite of ours. 

This past year has been a difficult one, for sure. In April of 2020, the pandemic was just getting started. Ezra's preschool had just been cancelled for in person learning, so we were scrambling to reorganize ourselves so we could both work and share the load of taking care of the kids. We had no idea what was safe, what the infection rate was, or anything like that. Add a 6 month old into the mix, and it was a really stressfull time and that meant a stressful birthday for Megan.  

Since then, things have gotten better. We've figured out some rhythms. Ezra is back in school and the younger two are in daycare now. We've both gotten our first vaccine shots. We can see some light at the end of the tunnel. And yet, there's still a lot that we don't know and a lot of precautions we're still taking. 

One of the things that has amazed me this past year is how Megan has held up this past year. Of course, there have been some tough times (winter was tough on everyone, right?) but in the midst of this pandemic, which kind of spanned from her last birthday to this birthday, she's handled things with grace, poise, and love. The kids are healthy. Our marriage continues to be strong. We've been making it, and it's in no small part because of her hard work. 

Happiest of birthdays to my lovely wife, the best of wives and women. I'm continually in awe of you and excited to see what the next year has in store for you and for us. I'm sure it'll be fun. 

Have an excellent day! 

~Adam