12/20/2021 | Day #40 On Today’s Agenda: YOUR 40TH BIRTHDAY! Well, my love…much to my delight, you have officially made it to 40! We’re waking up in a new place, hopefully after a very fun night.  I’ve clearly saved the very best photo for the very last day.  You’re freakin’

12/19/2021 | Day #39 On Today’s Agenda: A Trip to Greenport Pack an overnight bag – we’re heading out east! Let’s get the show on the road by 10:30, babe! It’s just a quick overnight. The cats might not even realize we’re gone. And yes, I took Monday off. It’s

12/18/2021 | Day #38 On Today’s Agenda: Dinner with Eric & Emily Tonight, we hang with our adult besties whose entire family shares the same initials. Except for Shelby. Which is totally a case for rehoming her to our house. Just sayin’. The E’s got a sitter and will be

12/17/2021 | Day #37 On Today’s Agenda: Card of Mystery It’s the FINAL COUNTDOWN! Did you do the little “dee doo deeee doooo…” noise in your head?! I totally bet you did. We’re getting so close, babe! It’s Friday. Another 24, another Mystery Card. Tomorrow, we’ve got some fun planned.

12/16/2021 | Day #36 On Today’s Agenda: Happy Hour at Viva la Vida I’m coming home a little early today! Mostly because I want to spend some time with you, partially because I have some packages to get out, and just a little bit so we can do something together

12/15/2021 | Day #35 On Today’s Agenda: Mystery Card We’re drawing closer to the end of 40 Days Until 40, which means that you’re almost freakin’ 40! Today you are working another surprise 24. Hooray! That’s sarcasm. Either way, I’m sending you to work again with another Mystery Card! You’ll

12/14/2021 | Day #34 On Today’s Agenda: Audible: Laundry, Dinner and a Card from the Deck Audible! Between three loads of laundry to fold and getting home late, plans got a bit derailed. But we still managed to fold together, make soup and grilled cheeses, watch Drunk History, and answer

12/13/2021 | Day #33 On Today’s Agenda: A Special Video Message Someone special dropped in to wish you a Happy ALMOST 40th Birthday! Complete with fun anecdotes and a shoutout to the FDNY haze-nut unit, this video message does not disappoint. We even got the invite to West Palm to

12/12/2021 | Day #32 On Today’s Agenda: Dinner with Dave and Bret We’re getting closer!!! Today, Dave and Bret will be coming over at about 4:30. We’ll catch up, pick their brains about chickens, and have a glass of prosecco or three. Then we’ll head out for an early dinner

12/11/2021 | Day #31 On Today’s Agenda: Audible! Sayville Athletic Club & ABC Billiards Scratch it all. Every last bit of it. We had a busy morning shopping for outdoor trees. We got the indoor tree up. Steph and the kids came for the afternoon. Jay and his kids came

12/10/2021 | Day #30 On Today’s Agenda: An Evening with Mom Tonight, we’re spending time with a VIP in the life of Chris Moore: Carol! You’ll get home from work this evening, and when mom is done with work at about 8:30, she’ll join us at the club for some

12/9/2021 | Day #29 On Today’s Agenda: A Prezzie Pile Day Another day where we work opposite schedules and you go back for another 24. So you left me on Wednesday, and I won’t see you again Until Friday night. But we still need to have a little fun celebrating

12/8/2021 | Day #28 On Today’s Agenda: Trivia Crack ANOTHER 24! That’s me yelling about it.  A day without you (again) means creative ways to have fun together. Today is another throwback to sometime in 2017 when Trivia Crack was a thing. Our thing. At some point today, you’ll get

12/7/2021 | Day #27 On Today’s Agenda: Getting Our Tree Oops. You dropped your party hat!  It’s Tuesday. It’s a school night. And you are coming home…just to go right back in tomorrow…again. This week already feels like Groundhog Day, and it has only just begun. Tonight, we’ll keep our

12/6/2021 | Day #26 On Today’s Agenda: Card of Mystery Sooooooooo mysterious! Haha. What could it be?! Another 24, another day away from home. Boo hiss. Your mystery card awaits on the kitchen counter. Make sure to take it with you and open it when you have a minute. This

12/5/2021 | Day #25 On Today’s Agenda: Homemade Chocolate Chip Cookies Sunday night. It’s another quick turn for you. This work thing is really cramping our style!  Tonight, I’m not even bothering to worry about dinner. I’m shifting that focus onto dessert. Today I’ll make a nice big batch of

12/4/2021 | Day #24 On Today’s Agenda: Squad Ride and The Prezzie Pile It’s Saturday, but you are only home for a few short hours before you have to go back in for another long haul at work. It’s chilly out today, only in the 40’s, but the wind is

12/3/2021 | Day #23 On Today’s Agenda: Another Mystery Card What could it be?! Another mystery card for my mystery man. You have work again today, so I won’t see you for a while. Bummer. Unfortunately, we won’t get to spend this evening together, or much of the weekend for

12/2/2021 | Day #22 On Today’s Agenda: Climbing at Island Rock Tonight, we climb! I know that this is something you have done in your past. Not sure if you have ever been to this place, though. Either way, let’s revive that and have some fun together! We have a

12/1/2021 | Day #21 On Today’s Agenda: Mystery Card Today is hopefully the last of a few boring days.  You are working, and currently sleeping as I write this. So today, I’m sending you to work with a MYSTERY CARD! Make sure to take it with you and open it

11/30/3021 | Day #20 On Today’s Agenda: TNP Whooooooooooooooa, we’re halfway there… Day 20! Unfortunately, today is also another kinda boring school night. We have to take the girls to the vet this evening. And there’s a possibility that our other girls arrive today. (!!!) So tonight we’ll do TNP.

11/22021 | Day #19 On Today’s Agenda: The Prezzie Pile You know who loves prezzies? Britney. And Ted.  (Pictured here). And me! (Not pictured here).  Pick one from the pile. Not many left to choose from… what could it be?! Lame, I know. But we’re busy prepping for our little

11/28/2021 | Day #18 On Today’s Agenda: Dinner with the Zaun’s Today we hang with the Zaun/Rapp crew. Mary and Paul are in town, and we’re having Chelsea’s birthday celebration later today. So, really, it’s another double duty day. Sorry that it can’t ALWAYS be just about you!  We’ll have

11/27/2021 | Day #17 On Today’s Agenda: Homemade Pizzas Today, we’re having a day with dad. We’re moving breakers into a subpanel for our generator. It’s likely going to be a long day.  We’re going into town just before 6 to watch Beeps do her dance routine at Miracle on

11/26/2021 | Day #16 On Today’s Agenda: Barn Party with the Guys Tonight, here’s the plan: It’s a boys night at Club 160. Eric, Steve, Greg, and Matt are in. 20:30, the creatures come out! There is beer, other IPAs, and snacks. I’ll get the fire pit going, and you

11/25/2021 | Day #15 On Today’s Agenda: Thanksgiving Today is a day to spend with the people that you love most. And yes, I love you the most. It’s Thanksgiving. Maybe you’re working…maybe you’re not. Maybe we’ll have dinner together, maybe we won’t. Who knows?! Wink. No matter what, though,

11/24/2021 | Day #14 On Today’s Agenda: Puppy Chow To Go Not gonna lie: today I had to call an audible. A last minute schedule change means you are working a 24 tomorrow. Womp womp.  The best I can do is a throwback to the Lotus apartment. A few times,

11/23/2021 | Day #13 On Today’s Agenda: Mystery Cards Day 13. You’re working all day today. And you’ll be home late this evening, only to shower, pet the girls, possibly (definitely) have a snack, and go right to bed. Then straight back in to work. Womp womp. But the fun

11/22/2021 | Day #12 On Today’s Agenda: The Prezzie Pile So you are going to work again tonight, and I won’t see you.  This morning, you’ll get another fun pick from The Prezzie Pile! You’ll be happy to know that I didn’t wrap up old sneakers, an empty toothpaste tube,

11/21/2021 | Day #11 On Today’s Agenda: You’re Going Flying! That’s right – you are going upppppppppp!!!!! It’s going to be a little cloudy today, but the temperature is mild and the wind is low. Plus, the guys at the aerodrome fly slow and low, anyway. That’s right – the

11/20/2021 | Day #10 On Today’s Agenda: Lovely Loughlin Vineyards with Dad and Brenda We are a quarter of the way there! Day 10!  Today, we have some stuff to take care of early for the chicken coop. We’ll head out early to Brinkmann and pick our paint color. Then,

11/19/2021 | Day 9 On Today’s Agenda: An Evening with Amanda & Jonathan Tonight, we party.  I mean, our friends come over, we light a fire in the pit, hang out, play games, destroy the lawn with RC cars, order junk food, possibly hit up a local watering hole –

11/18/2021 | Day 8 On Today’s Agenda: Late Night Escape Room No, we’re not really into these things. In fact, we’ve never done one. The closest we have ever come is that mystery game that we played with Eric and Emily that night. It lasted for hours. You got bored. 

11/17/2021 | Day #7 On Today’s Agenda: The Prezzie Pile You’re going to work again later today, so I won’t see you this afternoon, and we won’t be able to spend the evening together. So this morning, we’ll celebrate you with another another pick from The Prezzie Pile. You might

11/16/2021 | Day 6 On Today’s Agenda: Taco Tuesday & Blackberry Margaritas Tonight will be low-key. It is a school night, after all. Tonight I’ll be making us tacos – so make sure you don’t eat late and spoil your dinner! Hard tacos, soft tacos, or double-deckers: almost birthday boy’s

11/15/2021 | Day #5 On Today’s Agenda: Mystery Card! Welcome to the world of MYSTERY CARDS! If you aren’t reading it in Linda Belcher’s voice, then you are doing it a disservice.  A MYSTERY CARD can contain anything at all. Good, bad, or even a whammy! Today, since you are

11/14/2021 | Day #4 On Today’s Agenda: The Prezzie Pile Today marks the introduction to the Prezzie Pile!  It’s a simple concept, really: There’s a heap of wrapped gifts. You get to pick ONE and open it! I wish I had more to say, but it’s honestly not that complicated

11/13/2021 | Day 3 On Today’s Agenda: Birthday(s) Dinner! Tonight, we’ll celebrate US. It will be a combo celebration: my birthday dinner, but we’ll also celebrating the kickoff of 40 days until 40. We’ll enjoy a nice meal, drink some wine, and we’ll toast to getting older and getting better. I

11/12/2021 | Day 2 On Today’s Agenda: TopGolf Pull out our golf clubs! Later today, we’re hitting up TopGolf!  I know the weather isn’t supposed to be great, but we’ll be covered, and we’re going to have a great time.  I’ll be home from work early, and we have a

11/11/2021 | Day 1 On Today’s Agenda: This Website It’s taken quite some time to go through my old photos, letters, and memories. To relive a lot of the heartache, as well as so much of the happiness. I’ve realized just how present you have been throughout my life. I