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This is a real thing that happened.

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I'm still processing the whole thing, through a mind that was recently completely blown, but I have to show you a picture, Internet:

Debbie_sings_to_wil
Anne gave me a surprise party for my 40th birthday. She spent a year planning it, and gathered 165 of my friends — from around the world — into one room to celebrate with me.

And because that wasn't enough for her, she got my teenage crush, Debbie freaking Gibson to surprise me, and sing Shake Your Love, to me, at my party.

Wil_surprise

So… I don't even. I have the best wife and the best friends ever in the history of life on this or any other plane of existence.

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31 July, 2012 Wil

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73 thoughts on “This is a real thing that happened.”

  1. Agnus8.blogspot.com says:
    1 August, 2012 at 6:51 am

    Happy belated Birthday Wil!!!
    Oh, I see you had such a great party. Your wife is the best indeed 🙂
    xoxo

  2. Halfazedninja says:
    1 August, 2012 at 9:06 am

    That picture is the best picture of pure joy that I’ve seen in a long time!

  3. Rev Joe says:
    1 August, 2012 at 10:00 am

    Wil, I am both immensely happy for you and intensely jealous of you.
    As a new father, nerd, geek and of similar age to you (38), I share many of the life experiences that you have, outside of the exciting acting career.
    Your opinions and mine are similar on many topics, we share the same love of games and Sci-fi. And we both had crushes on Debbie (or Deborah) Gibson in our youth.
    I am so happy for you that you had such a special 40th birthday and I wish you much happiness and prosperity in the years to come.
    Wszystkiego najlepszego! Dużo szczęścia do Ciebie!

  4. Alytopia.wordpress.com says:
    1 August, 2012 at 10:54 am

    I saw Anne post this pic on Twitter and I’m not going to lie…it made my day. Look of surprise and utter joy is positively priceless. I think you and your wife kinda rock!

  5. David Gunn says:
    1 August, 2012 at 12:06 pm

    You HAVE 165 friends??? I didn’t think you had that many people following your blog . . . 😉
    Happy Birthday, Wil!!! May you always be as lucky as you are today, and may each of us find someone who loves us as much as Anne loves you.

  6. Chris Grucza says:
    1 August, 2012 at 12:36 pm

    That’s awesome beyond words.
    😀

  7. Mkronline says:
    1 August, 2012 at 1:17 pm

    Congratulations on making that many good friends in a mere 40 trips around the sun. 40 more and you get a free sub.

  8. Silver Nova says:
    1 August, 2012 at 1:34 pm

    wow congrats

  9. Larry Longmore says:
    1 August, 2012 at 4:29 pm

    Meh, big deal. FOr my birthday my kids “borrowed” 25 bucks from me & bought a “World’s Best Dad” coffee mug for me. So, same same.

  10. Chris Cottrill says:
    1 August, 2012 at 5:41 pm

    Wil Wheaton= Good Dude!!
    Happy Birthday!!!
    Btw,many thanks for your part in Eureka! wish it
    could’ve ran a little longer.Best sci-fi cast imho.

  11. AceTracer says:
    1 August, 2012 at 5:45 pm

    Dude, how was Ashley Judd not your teenage crush?

  12. DistantStar says:
    1 August, 2012 at 9:16 pm

    Hmm. Four years to go. I’ll see ya then. Do you sing, by any chance? 🙂
    I don’t think you need to be wished a happy birthday, as it obviously was a spectacular birthday, but happy slightly belated birthday anyway!

  13. Henry_Hui_Hui says:
    2 August, 2012 at 12:45 am

    Good to see @Scarlettjen representing for Australia.
    I hope this will be released soon as a Nerdist video podcast.

  14. androidmike says:
    2 August, 2012 at 3:51 am

    Sounds like you had an awesome time. Happy Birthday to you, and congratulations to Anne for organising it!

  15. Andy McKay says:
    2 August, 2012 at 8:40 am

    You can see your mind being blow out your ear in the 2nd picture. So awesome.

  16. The Domestic Goddess says:
    2 August, 2012 at 12:39 pm

    Best. Birthday. Ever.

  17. Allyx Zephyr says:
    2 August, 2012 at 7:55 pm

    Happy happy b’day.
    And you were my slightly-later-than-teenage crush.
    Can you contact some TNG peeps and come to my 40th b’day party, 4 years ago?
    Welcome to the 40s dude. They are awesome.
    Anne? You entirely rock. I am so blocking all info from this coolfest from my spouse. He is still impressed when I bake a cake. 🙂

  18. MisterB46 says:
    3 August, 2012 at 3:09 pm

    Sometimes it’s a good thing when you don’t pull yourself out of our time. Happy Birthday!

  19. archersangel.blogspot.com says:
    3 August, 2012 at 6:57 pm

    great reaction. as is the reactions of some of the people in the background, partially the lady on your left.

  20. Carol Elaine says:
    4 August, 2012 at 1:44 pm

    Wil, if it weren’t for the fact that I’m straight, I have an awesome boyfriend and Anne is, well, also straight and married to you (also an awesome guy), I would totally court her and make her mine.
    Amazing and mindblowing indeed. You are a lucky, lucky man.
    (Unfortunately my awesome boyfriend knows about this and will be 40 in three years. I really hope he’s not expecting anything like this, especially since he’s not friends with a bunch of famous people.
    Say, Wil, what’re you doing three years from now?)

  21. Freddie4la says:
    5 August, 2012 at 6:18 pm

    happy birthday! that is awesome, mind-blowing, EPIC. What a nice wife you have. Lucky man Wil W

  22. Shannon says:
    8 August, 2012 at 10:18 pm

    This is one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever read. Congrats Wil!

  23. Antijenicdrift.blogspot.com says:
    12 August, 2012 at 8:11 am

    Guess she wouldn’t agree to pop out of the cake, then?

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