Birthday Wishes

Happy birthday, Grandpa. You have figured out exactly which family events require your full attention and which ones require your best nap. That's mastery of the social form.

Forty, bro. The decade where the nonsense mostly falls away and what's left is actually you , no performance, no posturing, just the real version. I've always liked the real version. Happy 40th. And turn down the music. I said what I said.

Seventy years, Mom — and the world is softer because you've been in it. The lessons, the laughter, the late-night talks, the meals that always tasted like home. Today we raise a glass to all of it, and to you. Happy 70th.

Twenty-one, bro. The world handed you the keys this morning , go drive carefully where it counts and recklessly where it matters. Happy 21st.

Happy birthday, Grandma. The lessons you didn't even know you were teaching are the ones we carry the longest. Thank you, for all of them.

Eighteen, my girl , and ready for the world in ways that take my breath away. Wherever you go, whatever you choose, we are yours. Happy 18th.

Happy birthday, Grandpa. The man you've been is the foundation this whole family stands on. We notice. We love you.

Happy birthday, friend. May this year be loud, bright, ridiculous, and good to you in every place the last one was hard.