Happy Birthday Becky!!!

Yes, I know it's been a while since we blogged... and to tell you the truth, so much has gone on that the thought of even trying to blog about the past two months has seemed so overwhelming... hence the drought of ZamFam updates. But we're back, hopefully for good.

Today is Becky's birthday. And, in my mind, what better day to start helping to carry the blogging load, then by posting something about my beautiful wife. Seeing how's she's now 27, I've compiled a list of 27 things I love about her, and a few random facts that some of you may not already know. Either way, each are examples and/or characteristics of her personality, and reasons I love her as much as I do...

 

1. She's a giving person, ALWAYS thinking of others before herself.

2. She's always up for a challenge. If there's a point to be proven-she's the one you want on your team.

3. She makes this cute little facial expression, mainly with her mouth, when she's trying to make a point. I call it the "Kerr Face". Becky's is the cutest, though... sorry Kerrs.

4. She HATES being tickled, yet still laughs when she is.

5. She has the best smile I've ever seen, and has passed that gene on to our children.

6. When we had just barely begun dating she was in a Shakespeare play. During a performance I attended with her family, she came down into the audience and kissed me... in front of everyone, INCLUDING her dad! I was shocked and quite red, to say the least!

7. We had a "crush-at-first-sight" on each other when we first met ( I was 17, she was 14) and wrote each other while I was on my mission. She rode to the airport with my parents (who she barely knew at the time) when I came home, and we dated almost two full years before we were married. It's been 13 years since the name Becky has been a highlight in my vocabulary!

8. She loves her friends; each and every one of you... Good friends make her smile. I don't think she could live without you guys!

9. She's smart. And I don't just mean book smart. I mean in every sense of the word! Our three kids are so luck to have a stay-at-home-mom who can teach them so much.

10. She doesn't sweat the small stuff. She brushes it off her shoulders and moves forward, not looking back at whatever it was that could've bothered her. I need to follow that example a little more.

11. She loves to talk (that, however, may not come as such a shocker to most of you)!

12. She has the softest skin... no, seriously... if it were possible to experience the sense of touching through the TV, she'd be on every lotion commercial!

13. Family is everything to Becky. EVERYTHING... Becky without family is like, ice cream with out cake! Both are good alone, but SO much better together!

14. Becky can hold her own... no matter WHO she's dealing with-so watch out (see #2)

15. She bakes like no other (and thoroughly enjoys it)! Cookies, cakes, brownies, cupcakes, etc. You name it, she can bake it. Her cinnamon rolls are BY FAR my favorite!

16. She's very analytical. You say one thing, and she'll give you 10 different interpretations as to what you meant.

17. She has a very cute laugh and sense of humor that are both quite contagious.

18. She loves fashion, yet her life doesn't revolve around it. She's also a great shopper, whether it be grocery shopping or shopping for clothes for the kids. She always finds great deals-and I am SO grateful for that!

19. She used to say she wouldn't marry until she was in her late 20's.. and when she did, it would be to a man who was in his 40's... weird, SO can't picture that!

20. She is VERY trust-worthy, and consequently the best person to talk to. Besides the fact that a conversation never goes dull with her around, Becky is a great listener, and always has good advise. You can tell her ANYTHING and know that what you mentioned would never be repeated. She makes you feel better, no matter what the problem is. Some days, just hearing her voice over the phone is enough to make me feel better.

21. One of her little pinky toes has been broken hundreds of times! It doesn't take much to break it, and it usually heals just fine-after some time...

22. She always keeps me warm. At night, she's my heating pad... wink, wink...

23. She loves surprises, and will never do anything to spoil the surprise. This comes in handy with me, seeing how I'm not so subtle when it comes to shopping for gifts, or wrapping them!

24. Becky is an "on-time" person. So much so, that every clock in our house is fast, and I don't think any are the same! So... if you ever stay with us, just get used to the clocks-or use your phone (that's what I do)!

25. She's organized, yet not OCD about it. 

26. Dessert is her favorite meal (a.k.a. she loves SWEETS)! Rolo's, Peppermint Patties, and TWIX are a few of her favorite candies...

27. Last, but definitely not least, she loves me. And I am THE luckiest man to have her love. The very first time she saw me in sacrament meeting, she leaned over to her mom and whispered, "I'm gonna marry him!" Yes, she was only 14 years old, but she stuck to her word! And my life has been that much better since the day she came into it. She means the world to me, and  I couldn't imagine my life without her sweet smile, laugh, hugs, kisses, or love. She makes me happy, giddy, excited, and complete.

I LOVE YOU, SWEETIE! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!