36 Things to love...

about Suzanne:

1. She's very pretty.
2. She's very smart.
3. She can organize just about anything.
4. Her laugh is the best.
5. Her cheekbones.
6. One of her favorite movies is Overboard.
7. Somewhere along the line she started liking country music.
8. She thinks about her children constantly.
9. She's a snappy dresser.
10. She's fascinated with big families.
11. She always remembers faces.
12. She tries hard to serve people, even those who don't want to be served.
13. Her Girl Scout nickname was "Snow White."
14. Her pet names for her children usually revolve around food.
15. She makes really good, healthy food.
16. She makes me laugh.
17. She's borderline-addicted to Facebook.
18. She doesn't ask for much for herself.
19. She contains her crush for Hugh Jackman pretty well most of the time.
20. She loves her sisters very much.
21. She took a bowling class at Ricks College.
22. She sees the humor in a toothless Illinois Valley guy sitting on his porch with no shirt smoking a cigarette and raising his can of beer to us as we pass.
23. Few things give her comfort like a tall, frosty diet Pepsi from the fountain at Casey's.
24. Her favorite book in high school was Lord of the Flies.
25. She loves TJ Maxx.
26. She doesn't care about sports or cars.
27. She introduced me to Middle Eastern food.
28. She decided to get a cat even though the thought of cat hair all over the house repels her.
29. She sees the value in things and people that others might disregard. (I mean, she married me, right?)
30. She encourages me and her children to be more compassionate.
31. She occasionally bursts into dance when entering a room.
32. She ran a half-marathon.
33. She knows all the lyrics to the Wonder Woman theme song.
34. She's a good teacher.
35. Even though she's tough, she's also tender.
36. Even as I write this, she's in Avery's bedroom talking to her about life. She's an excellent wife, mom, sister, daughter, and friend.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SUZANNE! I LOVE YOU!