Today is a very special day.  Twenty-seven years ago, my best friend was born!

Happy birthday to this guy!

First picture we took together - almost 4 years ago!

My best friend

My favorite law school classmate

My future husband

This is the fourth birthday of his we’ve celebrated together, and this may be the best one yet!

On Friday, I wanted to make sure he had some surprises to come home to after work, so I got him….

A chocolate mousse cake

Some of his favorite beer

And made him some beer bread

I also bought some champagne for him to celebrate his last birthday as a single man

Saturday, we went out to dinner with some friends, and James got his favorite food — Mexican!  We tried a new-to-us restaurant in our new area, and it did not disappoint!

Habaneros Mexican Kitchen – delish!

I also got him a couple gifts including Batman Begins on Blu-ray (which I gave him last weekend so we could watch it before we saw The Dark Knight Rises.  I bought him The Dark Knight for his birthday a few years ago, so apparently it’s a bit of a tradition).

I hope he has a great day today because he deserves it!

Happy birthday, James!!