#dayofbeth

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“May the Cat Be with You”

For my lovely wife’s birthday picture this year, I wanted to do two things. 

Celebrate how nerdy we are.

Make our cat really goddamn big.

I feel I have achieved my goals.

Do you know how glorious it is to have someone in your life that appreciates your obsessions? She might not share every one of them, but she understands them. Because she’s got her own.

It’s hard to remember, but there was a time when it wasn’t cool to be nerdy. But one thing that I love about Beth is that she’s always been comfortable enough in her own skin to enjoy what she wants to enjoy. To go her own way. And damn what anyone else thinks.

And that’s amazing.

Happy Birthday, my sweet nerd. I love you more every single day.

Previously: 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011

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"Our Full House"

As is my custom, I have drawn my lovely wife a picture for her birthday. Every year, I draw them, frame them, give them to her, and then she bugs me until I finally get around to hanging it in our bedroom (usually sometime in mid-to-late summer).

I have been doing this for eight years now. And we're running out of room.

So I had to get creative. Which led me to draw a triptych, designed to be hung one over the other on a skinny wall next to the door.

It represents the pecking order of our little family. And every single day, I'm happier than ever before that I get to be low man on the totem pole in my wife's little kingdom.

I love you, Beth. Happy Birthday.

Previously: 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011

[atsween]

“Our Favourite Dream”

For my lovely wife’s birthday picture this year, I wanted to draw us in our favourite place.

Now, we’ve been around the world together. We’ve snorkeled in the South China Seas, wandered the cemeteries of New Orleans, and (almost) made it to the top of the pyramid at Chichen Itza. But there is one place we feel most comfortable, most at peace, and most at home in the whole entire world.

So this is a picture about us being in our favourite place, while dreaming about being in our favourite place. (Plus daisies.)

Happy Birthday, Beth. You're my favourite person.

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Previously: 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011

[atsween]

“Defender“

It's my lovely wife's birthday, so I've drawn my yearly picture for her.

She doesn't show it, but she's a warrior. She doesn't want to fight, but if you threaten the people she loves, she will take you down. She’s my champion.

Here's to you, my warrior woman, my valkyrie. I love you. Thank you for standing up for me.

Happy Birthday, beautiful.

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Previously: 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011

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a selfie with wife and cat

Today is my wife’s birthday, and as I’ve done every year for the past one-two-three birthdays, I’ve drawn her a picture.

I have to work late a lot nowadays, and travel out of town pretty frequently. Because of that, she’s made sure my text message feed is positively filled with pictures she’s taken of her and Jasper. To guarantee I don’t forget what I’m missing.

Well, she doesn’t have to worry about that. I miss her every single moment I’m gone.

So here’s a selfie of your very own, honey. I love you.

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Waking my wife up early on her birthday.