25 - YIPHEE

Happy Birthday to me, Happy Birthday to me, Happy Birthday Emigh, Happy Birthday to me. I know lame but my Husband is off traveling the world and he forgot to call and say Happy Birthday. He really is a great husband but he's probably jet lagged and has no time to call yet (well that's what I keep telling myself anyway). Ray and his dad left for Italy via Paris on Friday and they are having lots of fun. So for my birthday (while wallowing in self pity because I'm here and Rays in ITALY) I decided to make a list of my 25 most favorite memories. Here they are ....

25. Learning to make Grandma's tortillas
24. Visiting Flordia and going to Disney World
23. Visiting Alaska and going snow mobiling
22. Moving to V-Town
21. Getting Buster (our Dog)
20. Mom Monique's first Christmas (she went crazy)
19. Weekened getaway w/the family (LA, Mexico, & Las Vegas)
18. Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners at Grandmas
17. Graduating high school & giving the commencement speech
16. Reading my acceptance letter to BYU
15. Being Baptized
14. Attending the temple for the first time
13. My first summer at BYU
12. My first job (YEAH SUGAR & SPICE)
11. My second job (Yeah ALBERTSONS)
10. Being Proposed to (We carved pumpkins for Halloween and there was a treat in mine)
9. Being sealed in the Salt Lake Temple
8. Listening to Olivia's heartbeat for the first time
7. Graduating from college
6. My first teaching job
5. Looking into Olivia's eyes for the first time
4. My ultrasound with Sophie and learning she was a girl
3. Holding Sophie in my arms
2. Buying our first home
1. Anytime I get to be a mom and wife is a great memory

The best birthday present is listening to Olivia sing Happy Birthday and watching Sophie smile.