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Today is Dave's birthday. He's *mmmfffff* years old. He's a bit senstive about turning a year older so if you see him tell him how handsome, smart, talented, and young he is. Oh, and sing "Happy Birthday" as loud as you can.

Dave's parents, my parents, and I chipped in and got Dave something he really wanted. I ordered it a few weeks ago thinking it would take a little while to get here, but two days later there it was, lurking behind our boxwoods. I thought and thought and thought about where to hide it, then I remembered it's Dave, that although he showers everyday, I could still hide it in the tub and he wouldn't notice it. So I hid it in the garage, with a few boxes tossed haphazardly over it to camoflauge it. I thought you'd like to try and guess what it is, so I took a picture of it hidden. I should warn you this picture is not for the faint of heart because our garage is a complete nightmare and also should not be taken as an indication of how we keep our house. Okay, here goes:

Did you find it?

Here's a hint: it's a smoker!

We had some friends over yesterday to help us celebrate Dave getting older so he christened his new smoker by smoking up some pork roast for everyone. Notice in the picture above how you can actually see him saying "Ooooooooo!" as he lifts the lid up? Also, he smelled really good all day, like hickory.

Because he always gets what he asks for, I also got him two Heinecken mini-kegs, something he's been pining away for since he saw Adrian's earlier in September.

He also got the cake his mom used to make for him when he was a kid. It's pineapple and amazing.

True story: last night while he was having another helping of cake, he confessed to me that he purposely didn't offer any cake for our guests to take home because he didn't want to share any more of it. It's his birthday, he can hoard if he wants to. I think his friends will forgive him.