Happy Birthday Mom!

Well, you know what I have always thought was super cool? The fact that my Mom and Dad's birthdays are two weeks apart AND they were born the same year... 19_ _ (okay I won't write it out! :) AND they were high school sweet hearts, okay just the last part of their senior year. I really think their story is fun. My dad was the cool drummer in his band "The Decades" (is that right?) and my mom was the mascot for the Bonneville Bees. Which is very appropriate because she can be pretty feisty let me tell you!!! So here is what I love about my Mom.

1. I remember her always wearing Obsession. I remember getting homesick for her when I was little because they went out of town a lot and I would smell her great leather jacket because it smelled just like her!
2. She is really pretty. I love her smile.
3. She has a great laugh.
4. My mom is just a little thing, but she's got a big attitude. She loves those shoot em' up shows. I vividly remember her always watching Predator and Terminator. Probably because she grew up w/ all boys!
5. When we were growing up, she could crack the whip and get us all doing our chores. I secretly liked that little tin chore box w/ the very detailed lists of what to clean. Then she would check it, and if it wasn't good enough we had to do it again.
6. She loves the ocean.. just like me. Maybe I get it from her.
7. She is a little rebel in disguise. She loves to drive fast and just do things that you wouldn't expect from her.
8. She is stubborn... so am I.
9.She is probably the reason why I fell in love w/ Patrick Swayze. (Trust me, it was a sick addiction. Carol Mortimer and Lara can attest to the lipstick marks on the posters of him in my room!) We watched Dirty Dancing a lot!!! Also, Pretty Woman. I will always remember watching these shows w/ her.
10. She knows how to have fun.
11. She is a really good cook. I love her spaghetti, Suki yaki (no idea how to spell that one), chicken and dumplings, ... the list could go on.
12. She loves fresh vegetables and fruit. I have fond memories of stopping at the fruit stands on the way home from SLC and then going home and eating them when we got home. AAAAHHH the corn and yes, even the cucumber in vinegar.
13. She's got a strong addiction to salt. Just don't share a lemonade w/ her at the Training Table, trust me on this one.!
14. She also has crazy cravings, but for your sake mom, I won't go into it!
15. She loves nature and especially Taylor mountain. Because it is so close to your heart Mom, it will always be special to mine.
16. We've had amazingly fun girl trips to SLC.
17. Adding onto #16, I really had fun driving to Oregon w/ her in her little forest green Mazda MX6. That was crazy fun driving that car, even w/ the car troubles and delays.
18. She loves to shop!
19. She took great care of me whenever I got sick. That whole mono thing... Thanks for all your help mom!
20. She is the most accident prone person I have ever known!!! I would explain, but that could take hours! She's given us lots of laughs but at least she's a good sport!
21. And last but not least, my Mom is very loving and caring. She will talk to anybody which is a great quality. She came from a poor struggling family and worked hard on the farm. So she can relate to others in many ways. She has struggled a lot w/ her health and just trials in life, but she has a testimony of the love our Savior has for her. I love you mom! I am so grateful for the wonderful opportunities and experiences that I have had because of you and dad!!! I hope you have the best birthday ever!

P.S. You are only as young as you feel!!! So I guess that makes you 38 and holding right? Age doesn't matter! Just celebrate life! And yes you are beautiful inside and out!


Wasn't she a beautiful baby!!!


Here she is w/ her very special Grandpa Jorgenson.


Here I am w/ her in Nauvoo.


Graduation Picture.


Mom and her crazy brothers!


Let's just say that the jacket she's wearing compliments her colorful personality!!!