Happy Birthday to Jess!!

26 years ago the world got a lot better.

And it has been getting better ever since.

Here are some things that most of you probably already know about Jess, but I'll share anyway just to be sure.

1) Jess is a kind-hearted person who cares about and wants to help others.

2) She loves little children, and is not embarrassed to be a goof ball. At heart I think she is still a little kid sometimes (especially when she is dancing.)

3) She is always working and willing to over come her fears. For example, she used to take 2 months to prepare a lesson for RS and dreaded it, now she can prepare one in 1 night and only sweats a little. Example 2 - some times she will try new and exotic foods - like potato soup.

4) She loves to have fun and laugh. Every time she laughs I am reminding of the fun loving crazy girl I knew in high school. (for those wondering, that girl was Jess)

5) Jess is forgiving. Any other probably would have ditched me by now, but Jess keeps supporting me and giving me "second" chances.

6) She has a strong and simple faith in Jesus Christ, never doubting and always believing.

7) She cries during the movie Cars (and so have I. Seriously, its a good movie.)

8) She is especially crafty and creative even though she doesn't always believe that fact. I think we all know that the proof shows she is.

9) She is hot.

10) Jess is better than other people. (Not in her opinion, just in mine.) I know I'm not supposed to compare, but I often find myself thinking how grateful I am that Jess does or doesn't do something that I see other women not doing or doing. I'm grateful that I was blessed to find someone as attractive inside and out as she is; and she only gets better with age.

So today I hope you all can join me in saying to Jess: "Thanks for coming. You're cool and I'm glad to know you. Also, you have really pretty eyes. And your smile is boss."

This is the only baby pic I could find of Jess, the hairy one is her brother Zach. Some say she looked like an alien, but I don't see it.