Today marks a very important day.  Itz 5 days before my birthday.  Itz the day before teachers in my district officially have to be back at school.  Itz Tuesday.  Itz August 7th.  But most importantly, itz my wonderful hubby’s birthday!  Jonno turns the big 3-0!

I may be 30, but it doesn’t mean I have to grow up!

There are millions and millions of reasons why I love Jonny, why I admire who he is, his perseverance, his dedication, and his kind heart.  But today I’ll give you the short version with just some of the highlights, so you can learn more about Jonno.

Jonny – the brains behind the name of this blog.  If it weren’t for him and my married last name, I’d have to stick with Williams.  And “Will Linz” is not nearly as cool as “Itz Linz.”  I mean, Will Linz…. what?  Not good.  He not only shares his last name with me, but he came up with Itz Linz and I love him for it.

Jonny – the man who supports me in every aspect of my life: the blog, teaching, running.  You name it, he’s there.

Jonny – who is obsessed with loves his alma mater (Miami aka “The U”) so much that both mine and Zoey’s wardrobe has grown tremendously, so we can match.

Jonny – who has just almost as much school spirit for my alma mater, Mizzou.

Jonny – who gets so excited about pizza that he almost always burns his lip, tongue, or some part of his mouth because he can’t wait to eat it once itz been served.

Jonny – who admits to checking the blog daily, but sometimes only looks at the pictures or scans the writing for his name.  (Let’s see if he catches this one!)

Jonny – who fits right in with my amazing family and who has allowed me to join his equally amazing family.

Houseboat Vacation 2011: my dad, brothers, nephews, brother-in-law, & Jonno

Jonny – who, undoubtably, always makes me laugh.

Jonny – who is [almost] always willing to play along with my shenanigans.

80′s night (as if you couldn’t tell)

Although I’m pretty sure Jonny was pretty stoked to have an excuse to wear that Miami throwback jersey.

Jonny – the love of my life, my best friend.

I love you.  Have the happiest 30th birthday ever!