17 Reasons To Fall In Love With Ryan Reynolds

    In honor of this beautiful, beautiful soul's 38th birthday.

    As you might know, this is the Green Lantern, Blake Lively's husband, and father-to-be Ryan Reynolds.

    Today, this talented, hilarious, and beautiful soul turns 38 years old. And on behalf of that celebration, we present to you some of Ryan's ~finest~ moments.

    1. When his smirk was so beautiful you felt it all the way deep into your soul:

    2. When he stood there in his scruffy glory:

    3. And your heart skipped a few beats:

    4. When he looked like the world's most beautiful Sherlock Holmes:

    5. When his hair was so perfectly coiffed that you wanted to run your hands through it:

    6. When he made his wife fill up with laughter:

    7. And looked at her in astonishment:

    8. And stared longingly into her eyes:

    9. When he so gracefully waved to his crowd of admirers like the real gentleman that he is:

    10. When he rocked the tight pants/checkered shirt combo of your dreams:

    11. When he made a golf ball float in mid-air like a true magician:

    12. When he took the time to take selfies with his fans:

    13. When he cuddled with this giant sloth and all you wanted to do was curl up in between them forever:

    14. When he smiled so sweetly that it made your insides melt:

    15. When his skinny ties made you swoon:

    16. When his smoldering eyes made you almost forget how to breathe:

    17. When he looked like the Williamsburg babe of your dreams:

    To sum it up:

    God bless this holiday, Oct. 23 — the day Ryan Reynolds came into this world to light up our lives.

    Amen.