Amy

My sister-in-law, Amy's birthday was in June. She turned 23. Her birthday was kicked off with a surprise birthday party planned--nicely planned--by my brother Tyler. She was actually surprised. Tyler had all of her favorite desserts made and brought by all her favorite people who make them. I made this. I hurt afterwards--smiling too much, laughing too much, and way too much dessert! We went to IKEA the day after her birthday, and we went to the spa to truly celebrate together the Saturday after. We sat in the jacuzzi, she had a massage, I got a facial. We ate at Cheesecake Factory after. It was a very good day.



Top 23 reasons I love Amy


23. She loves my baby brother and takes good care of him.
22. She loves good food.
21. She knows what it takes to have a good party.
20. If you ask her what she thinks, she'll really tell you. And she's nice about it.
19. She takes gorgeous pictures and shares her talent with others.
18. She remembers peoples birthdays and special events.
17. She gives great gifts.
16. She loves red and yellow and all bright cheerful colors--me too.
15. Prepared is her middle name. (really it's Michelle)
14. Even though many of my family members have some serious quirkiness about them, she loves them anyway and rolls with the punches.
13. She's my mani/pedi buddy.
12. She's real and straight forward about what she likes and doesn't like--no mystery there.
11. She's a goal minded go getter. Just ran a half marathon!
10. When I need interior design advice, she's there to help, even if my ideas and taste aren't hers. She's really smart about design stuff.
9. She has a great collection of chick flick DVDs.
8. She loves my boys and they know it. They love her a bunch too.
7. She can pull off red cowgirl boots and has me thinking I might need a pair.
6. She gave me the name of her hairdresser and I've been going there ever since.
5. She's a great listener when you need some validation and understanding.
4. She appreciates my sewing skills.
3. She'll be an awesome mom one day.
2. She's only 5 - 10 minutes away.
1. She's #1 on my guest list favorites for Sunday dinner.


I love you Amy! So glad Tyler had the good sense to marry you!