Happy Birthday to My Favorite Nerd

So my boyfriend turned 23 today and I may have gone a little overboard with the birthday presents. I took him to that Italian place on Glenwood (the one where they give you breadsticks before you even sit down) and watched him order the most complicated pasta dish on the menu because he “wanted to try something new.” Classic Marcus.

Then I surprised him with actual good art supplies - not the cheap stuff from the campus bookstore, but real sketch pads and charcoal pencils from the art store downtown.

Happy Birthday to My Favorite Nerd

You should have seen his face when he opened them. He got that little crinkle between his eyebrows that he gets when he’s concentrating, except this time it was pure happiness.

He’s been sketching on napkins and coffee shop receipts for months, and I figured it was time he had something decent to work with. Plus, watching him draw is actually pretty attractive - there’s something about the way he focuses that makes me forget he wore that ridiculous graphic tee to our first date. Happy birthday to my favorite nerd. Even if his music taste is questionable.