Happy Birthday!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MY LOVE!!

Happy Birthday to the man I love. I hope that your day is special. Just a few special things about you!

1. Only your humor can get me in stitches at the most innocuous thing.
2. Your smile lights up a room.
3. Your quiet strength and caring spirit makes you more attractive to me every day.
4. Your children adore you and your ability to be a human jungle gym is amazing.
5. Only you can wear a blanket cape and make it look good!
6. Who else can I trust to be my human GPS within 6 minutes of arriving in a new place?
7. You look good in ACU's, when you leave for work I wonder, "Who is getting their butt kicked today, Hooah!?"
8. Your intelligent and the best problem solver I know.
9. You care about me and even let me be a little ridiculously crazy at times (i.e. Grace's school, the king bed, need I go on?)
10. You love me and our kids and we love you, we are a family and I wouldn't have it any other way, and that in my opinion is pretty special!

I love you my dear and I think you are an amazing man. I am so glad that we are taking this amazing journey together. I look forward to all that the next 20 years hold and can't wait to open our bed and breakfast. I love you with my whole heart!

Your Wife

Family

So we are headed out tomorrow for Oklahoma. Our new home with the army and I had the last dinner with my family tonight. It was alot of fun recounting memories, playing games and eating a meal. I am really close with my family and I am going to miss them all so much. I never really envisioned myself leaving my family "for real," and now the day is upon me. I will miss my dad and his witty demeanor and even though it drives me crazy, his opinionated comments. I will miss my mom, my best friend, she is always there to help, to hug, to laugh, and to comfort. She has been my shoulder to lean on and cry on for as long as I can remember. I will miss my brother Billy who was my best playmate when I was little. What other brother would be your dance partner when you were obsessed with dancing and singing. I will miss my brother Ryan who is passionate about whatever he does. He can love big and is the person you want on your side, no matter what. My family is great and I will miss them alot. I am already looking forward to coming home.