Happy Birthday Jill

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JILL!

On October 13, 1981 my life was blessed with a beautiful baby girl! She has blessed my life every day since. We have been a team, and best friends all her life. she is turning 27 this year and I thought I would list the 27 things I love about her!

1. Her Smile, it just makes you happy.

2. Her sense of humor, she really comes up with some funny things to say.

3. Her honesty. She will always tell you the truth.

4. Her great taste in decorating, her house is adorable.

5. Her love of teaching. She has a teaching degree of which I am most proud. She uses that talent to substitute teach, and she has great reputation for being one of the best!

6. Her choice in a husband. She brought George into our lives and he is one of our own now. Our family is forever blessed . So many things we could not do without him.

7. Watching Jill and George be happy together. They are best friends, and I love to watch them love each other. They are great examples to me.

8. Her ability to make a decision and stick with it! She always trusts herself, rarely second guesses herself. This made planning a wedding a wonderful experience.

9. Her love a reading. She always has a book she is reading and she inspires me to try to read more, a daunting task.

10. She is great cook. I wasn't sure when she left home if she would eat, but out of necessity she has become a wonderful cook. I love to eat anything she cooks!

11. Her love for the same kind of shows and movies as me. I miss watching "Gilmore Girls" with her and singing the opening song together. Thanks George for putting up with that, you never bolted from the room when we sang, you are a strong Man.

12. Her Creativity. We have had a lot of fun trying to create things. They eventually turn out, even though we have to go back to the store at least twice for supplies. I love to do projects with her.

13. She is not a chocoholic. I really admire that in her. As a child she really didn't get into chocolate and I never pushed her to, I wish I could be more like that!

14. She loves Dr. Pepper too!

15. She is organized. Heaven knows she has tried to help me be better organized, some of it has rubbed off, although not enough.

16. She loves a Broadway play. One of my favorite memories is going to see Les Mes with her in New York. We both love that play so much we went to see it again in Colorado.

17. She is a good listener. I can bounce most anything off of her and she always helps me make sense of things.

18. Her dedication to her church callings. Even as a young women, she always did her part and more, and did it very well. This makes those who work with her love her for her hard work and dependability. She is an excellent Young Women secretary.

19. She is a great housekeeper! I have never seen her house dirty. She take such pride in her home and it is always clean.

20. She loves to eat out. She is always fun to go to lunch with, and we try to do it often. We don't really care where we go, it is just fun to us.

21. Her love to travel. She loves to see new places. She loves to really see a place when she is there . She went to Italy and France with George and one day I would love to go to Italy with them.

22. She loves living in Colorado and for that I am grateful. Having her five minutes away makes my life rich and full.

23. Her love for children. She is wonderful with them. It is a big part of who she is and one day she will make the best Mother ever!

24. She appreciates her blessings. She recognizes the things she is blessed with and lives to receive all the blessings she should have.

25. Her love for animals. She has had many interesting pets over the years, like a fog when she lived in the dorms at school. And Jack her very large dog who dug holes in the back yard and everyday she would fill them in so her Dad would not get mad. And now Milo.

26. Her testimony of the Gospel. Her dedication to reading the scriptures and following the Prophet. There is much to be admired there.

27 AND FINALLY, BECAUSE SHE IS JILL! MY ONLY DAUGHTER, MY BEST FRIEND AND A PERSON I WOULD MOST LIKE TO BE LIKE. HAPPY BIRTHDAY. I LOVE YOU