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#FollowFriday: Kelly Dietrich
By: Gini Dietrich | April 27, 2012 |
Please allow me to introduce you to Mr. D aka World’s Most Patient Man aka love of my life (well, he competes with Jack Bauer for that title).
It is Kelly’s birthday today. Because he’s not on any of the social networks (bane of my existence), it doesn’t make much sense to #FollowFriday him. But I thought it’d be fun to wish him a happy day anyway.
Kelly and I met 13 years ago in a dance club in Kansas City. He likes to say I picked him up on the dance floor. I’m sure there is some semblance of truth to that story (OK – I did). But I had a boyfriend and he had just gotten out of a relationship and so we became friends.
Friends who occasionally met for dinner. Friends who shared reading recommendations (I introduced him to Harry Potter). And friends who tearfully said goodbye when I moved to Chicago and he moved to D.C., just three weeks apart.
A few months after I moved, he sent me a note to say he was going to be in town and asked if I wanted to get together. I took him out to meet some of my friends and, late that night, my friend Michael Stern pulled me aside and said, “Why, on earth, are you not dating this guy?”
After that I looked at Kelly with new eyes and, just a few months later, we were engaged.
I always joke that people like him more than me, which is why I never bring him out. But it’s kind of true.
He’s an extrovert to the nth degree (it gets interesting in our house when I need alone time to recharge and he wants to be around people), he’s charismatic, he’s kind, and he is (by far) the funniest person I know. He never has any qualms going out with my “Twitter friends” when someone is in town or inviting them over for dinner or even have them stay in our guest room.
He treats every human being the same – it doesn’t matter if you run a multi-billon company or sleep on the street. Kelly has blinders on when it comes to that. And he’ll always look you in the eye when he talks to you.
He represents the perfect human being (minus the whole letting his clothes pile on the floor like he’s a teenager thing).
I hope you’ll join me in wishing him a very happy birthday!
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Happy belated birthday, Kelly! This is one of the most touching stories I have ever read. Kelly not only reminds me of Bill but also of a very close friend of mine. And you make a great team, thanks for sharing,
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@Late_Bloomers Ah...what a nice comment. Thank you!
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This may be my favorite post I've ever read on Spin Sucks. Such a great story. Thanks so much for sharing. Happy Birthday Kelly!
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Happy Belated Kelly!! Everyone should be so lucky in their spouses (yes, I'm talking about both of you!)
@LucretiaPruitt Well now, let's not get too out of control. I mean he's lucky, but me... ?
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Ohmigoodness, Jean Genie. I missed this on Friday because I was traveling (and you know what else), but what a sweet post. Happy belated birthday, Kelly! I hope I get to meet you (him) soon!
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@Shonali While you don't get to meet him this week, *I* get to see you!
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Aww happy belated birthday Kelly! He actually sounds a lot like you Gini in many ways as well. I'd love to see you both together, I'm sure you compliment each other perfectly! Gotta love fate, oh and ya know those friends who give you a good swift kick in the behind to wake you up ;)
@rachaelseda We actually are a good pair...people love being around us both. But mostly him because he's so charismatic.
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I swear I left a comment on Saturday, but it must have been eaten by the interwebs!
Happy belated birthday Mr. D! Sounds like you're a pretty amazing guy...even though you DID go to Kansas. ;)
Anyway, Gini, please let Mr. D know that we appreciate him sharing you with us on his birthday! I really loved getting to meet you at Social Slam! So fun. Maybe I'll have to make a trip to Chicago to meet Mr. D and eat some of your amazing cooking while I'm at it! ;)
Hope you guys had fun in Vegas!
@lauraclick Bring Mr. Click with you...but not on a Sunday because I know he likes to go to jail those days.
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THAT is so sweet! As far as the leaving things on the floor - they ALL do that. Good for you two!!!!!!
@AmyMccTobin They do?! Do they ever learn not to? Because it drives me insane.
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Oh damn I missed his birthday! Well never too late for a birthday song right?
Happy Birthday Mr D
Happy Birthday Mr D
Now that you are 39?
And 13 years like a fine wine
Getting Gini her Coffee
Getting Gini her Cupcakes
Getting Gini her IPhone
Getting Jack Bauer his bone
Going out and having a beer
As long as Gini knows you are near
Just in case she needs you to go to the store
Just in case she forgot and needs something more
Drawing Gini her footbaths
Helping her since she is not good in math
Oh you thought your birthday was about you
But now Gini needs take out Chinese food
But when you turn 40 things will change
You will be king of your domain
Not your house because Gini rules the home
But www.yesma'amimmediately.com
But I must say Gini made a great choice
Because only she can laugh in her voice
When someone writes you a birthday jingle
About her sending you out for some pringles
I hope one day we will meet
But Gini will feel maybe it is less of a treat
For you to have to endure hanging with the alien
But hey I have beers and vs Gini I am more fun
So hope you had a happy birthday
They only come once a year
Unless you are an alien freak
Because on my planet they last a week
@HowieSPM Wow. I am seriously impressed with this, even though some of the facts are incorrect.
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I'm late in sending my regards, but I'm glad to join Gini's known social media universe in wishing Kelly a happy celebration of his birth. I am grateful you two have one another. I look forward to meeting the Amazing Mr. D. He sounds like a wonderful guy and I'm pretty sure he'd remember not to lock me out...just sayin.
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@MimiMeredith HAHAHAHAHAH!!! It's not like I locked you out on purpose! AND it did make for a great photo. AND I did bring champagne. OK. It was my champagne, but I shared it!
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This fellow Jayhawk wishes you an amazing birthday and a fantastic year ahead, Kelly! I've laughed a lot with Gini and learned a ton from her on Twitter. Sounds like the two of you make a wonderful match! Congratulations.
@kamkansas You just had to add the fellow Jayhawk part. I met someone on Twitter yesterday who named their dog Roy Williams. That made me laugh. Out loud.
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@ElissaFreeman Well, most days.
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You two are a great pair! Have a blast in Vegas but remember you're missing the real celebration at Chuck's! Happy birthday, Mr. D!
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@jeanniecw I SO WISH I were going to Chuck E. Cheese's with my boyfriend!
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@ginidietrich @jeanniecw sadly your boyfriend has to wait til after Mr D's bday to go to Chuck's with you
Reading through my RSS while waiting to go out to dinner. What a lovely story... Happy Birthday Kelly! I'm sure Gini has a wonderful weekend of celebration planned (aren't Friday birthdays the best?).
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@dariasteigman Yes, I do! Vegas, here we come!
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That's a very sweet post! "Grattis" Kelly. All the way from Sweden
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@ifdyperez Well, you know. I try to be nice once a year.
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Gini - This is a tremendous story. Thanks for sharing. Please wish him a happy birthday from that one guy who sometimes leaves comments on your blog.
@bradmarley I will tell him!
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Happy Birthday Mr. D.
If it was me writing your story I'd have made it a gay dance club and then thrown in a couple of funky twists and turns. Although something tells me that someone has already written that story- bastards keep stealing my ideas.
Oh well. Enjoy the birthday and don't let Jack Bauer get to the cake before you do.
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@TheJackB When he tells the story, it's much more embellished than the way I told it.
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Happy Birthday Mr. D!
I met my wife at a dance club, too. Did the whole phone number on a cocktail napkin and everything. Through thick and thin, we're still together twenty one years later.
I can picture Gini dancing like Elaine from Seinfeld and Mr D, with his blinders in full effect, feeling bad for her.
@KevinVandever WHAT?! I am a phenomenal dancer! You forget I studied ballet all the way through college. I can keep a serious beat.
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@ginidietrich I remember going a specific club in the 80s and every once in a while we'd see this dude on the dance floor who was an obvious ballet dancer. The reason we all knew it is because he did his ballet moves to Bobby Brown and Gap Band tunes. This only solidifies my belief in Mr. D's blinders. :)
@KevinVandever Yeah...I don't do ballet moves to Bobby Brown. But I can totally picture that guy!
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Happy Birthday Kelly!! Sounds like Gini is a very lucky woman and you are a very lucky man! Love this stuff!
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@C_Pappas Well, now. Let's not go that far. He's definitely way more lucky than me!
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