Happy Birthday, Kari!!!

33 things I love about you:

your heart for Jesus.
your passion.
your love of others.
your smile.
your eyes.
how you parent.
how you teach.
the way you love the world.
the way you love me.
the way you love our kids.
the way you live your beliefs.
how you look when you wake up.
the sound of you sleeping.
when you have long nails and scratch my back.
holding your hand.
your laugh.
when you cry and are not ashamed to do so.
your focus.
the way you check the alarm clock multiple times.
your (my, actually) ratty old sweatshirt that you refuse to throw away cuz it is comfortable!
your voice.
your beauty, inside and out.
your heart.
the way you put with my obsessions.
your facebook addiction.
your love of the Bachelor, and that you don't let me ridiculing you for it stop you from watching it.
the way you are your own person -- not feeling the need to live up to anyone elses' expectations.
the role model you are in faith and life for our girls.
how much joy you bring to the world.
that you love Caribou caramel coolers, and high rises, and...
that we laugh at the same things.
YOU!!!

Thanks for sharing your life with me, for being the biggest blessing outside Jesus. I love ya, baby!