1. You are a lifegiver – you have given life to me emotionally and spiritually
2. You married one of the most amazing men I know – and therefore, allowed me to know and love him
3. For forgiving me and giving me another chance – when out of my insecurity and immaturity I chose others over you in DC
4. You always had a cold coke in the fridge – from the glass bottles with the Styrofoam labels that were so fun to peel off when I was a kid – to the plastic bottles now
5. All the pieces of paper you gave us for our birthdays and other important days
6. Camps in VA that summer – softball and crafts
7. Being there to receive my calls after every softball game to hear how I did – and actually wanting to hear about it
8. The egg – our first car – I’m thankful for it
9. All the vacations you allowed us to go on
10. Your growth over the past couple of years
11. Your strength
12. How people are drawn to you and how you make them feel valued
13. How embarrassing you ca be when you goose people
14. Fireworks at barcroft field
15. You took us on as your own
16. How you are open to what God is doing
17. You are fun
18. You always bring a smile to my face
19. You ask questions and allow me to ask them
20. Adventures in babysitting beta style
21. General Hospital while you were at work – I think I still have a crush on Jagger
22. Having support beams in the basement where I could tie Hillary to
23. Living in the house you grew up in – allowing me a deeper glimpse into the family
24. That you were born on my graduation day (from high school) – this was only 14 years ago though
25. Allowing me to help move you out and be there for that big day and the new season that God had for you
26. That you are almost 60 – but don’t act like it
27. Your dramatic charley horses
28. Your love affair with moes
29. That you will go after a job that you are good at and gifted at ???
30. That you are so good at math
31. Lottery tickets – still waiting on the big winner
32. Card games – even though I am terrible at them
33. That it is easy to find a souvenir for you because you love cards!
34. That you love birthdays and celebrate them all month long and prepare people for them – like me – the not so subtle hints about this blog for you!
35. Your cards at each holiday – I loved getting them and could always count on them
36. The socks and 4th of July t-shirts
37. That you live beside my parents and put up with the Greenlee’s
38. Your support of me and belief in me
39. That you encouraged me to do this
40. That you have been there at all of the major events in my life – one more is coming, hopefully (wedding!) and even the not so major ones
41. Cruises
42. Selflessly allow us into your life
43. That you want the best for us
44. Funny – and that you crack yourself up
45. That really socks
46. Caring
47. Beautiful and courageous
48. Dune – that when I hug you before I drive home, I can smell it on me the 6 hours in the car, my seatbelt still has the smell on it, maybe not now.
49. That this was easier than you thought it would be or kidded about – I knew it would be!
50. How welcome people feel around you
51. That you give what you have
52. Took in two missionaries – so thankful that people have done that for me , thank you for doing it for others
53. That you went on a boat ride in the Everglades in the freezing cold because I love nature – and so do you!
54. Puts up with my love for birds even though she hates them
55. That you are taking one of your days from work to come to the airport to greet me
56. Your love of the beach
57. Your growth this year – what a neat thing to watch as I have been away
58. That you are a great aunt – both in the literal sense and descriptive
