Wednesday, April 09, 2008

Happy Birthday Anna

Happy Birthday, Anna. What a great day it was on April 9, 1981....A Girl!!!

I love Anna because
We share so many interests.
She is a fantastic listener.
She is intelligent and interesting.
She is beautiful, absolutely beautiful.
She is great at bringing people out of themselves.
She is a fantastic friend and beloved of many.
She is a gifted teacher.
She is pursuing her passion.
She is a thinker and is not afraid to face tough issues.
She is grateful for little things.
She is so good to me and Dad.
She is a fabulous sister for each of her brothers.
She is a delightful traveling companion.
She is always willing to learn new strategies to deal with tough issues.
She is well-read.
She is committed to living what she believes.
She is the perfect daughter, friend, confidant.
I absolutely adore her and consider her one of the most amazing women I know.
I am proud to be her mother and whenever anyone asks about her, I always say, "Anna is amazing " and I mean it.
I trust her and have the utmost confidence in her future and feel it the joy of my life to be a part of it.
Happy Birthday to my dear and amazing daughter.

9 comments:

  1. Happy Birthday Anna,

    I love Anna because;
    She is so much like me
    She is the best person to go to a movie with
    She is always a willing listener
    She is the bestest sister ever! (yes, I know that bestest isn't correct)
    She struggles with comma usage just like me
    She likes Star Wars (and is about a geeky about it as I am)
    She has the sunniest disposition ever
    She thinks I am a computer Genius
    She Starts singing to songs early in the car (just like me)
    She is unashamed of who she is.
    She is the best teacher ever
    She is all in all amazing.
    And I love her a lot.

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  2. I like Anna because

    She is such a great listener
    She is SUPER loyal to the family and to friends
    She is very positive
    She is FUN to hang out with, chat with, watch movies with....
    She is beautiful
    She loves my kids
    She is intelligent
    She is brave
    She has great taste in movies and books
    She is one of the nicest people I know
    I
    love Anna!!!

    Love,
    Wendy

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  4. I love Anna because:
    she was the cutest baby.
    She is a happy person.
    She is genuine.
    She has a great laugh.
    It feels so good to be with Anna.
    Anna is an optimist.
    She loves the "Kings" English.
    She is tons of fun.
    She is the best niece.
    John's Mom birthday is the 9th.
    Happy Birthday Anna

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  5. I like Anna because:

    she is an excellent communicator - esp. via the telephone :-) Thank heaven for cell phone family plans.

    she is very bright, but doesn't need a lampshade :-)

    she is even tempered and doesn't get moody !!! Thank you sooo much.

    she is a happy camper

    she is grateful for everything

    she is kind to everybody (even forelorns and strays)

    she is financially independent (almost all of the time) :-)

    she has a great sense of humor

    she has strong opinions, and like a good Bennion is seldom wrong but never in doubt!

    And because it is great to have a lovely XX among 5 XY's.

    Love,
    Dad

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  6. I like Anna because:
    She is terribly optimistic
    A wonderful person to talk with
    …a great listener and thoughtful in response
    She is consistent
    She is reasonable (oh, how over looked that can be)
    She was willing to trade dishes for laundry
    (I always hated doing laundry)
    Always has a good recommendation for my reading addiction
    She understands why I am reading a book for the fourth time.
    She is faithful to family and friends
    People either love her or don’t know that they love her.
    And she is far and away my favoriterest (I bet you didn’t learn that word in your doctorate program.) sister ever!

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  7. I love Anna because:

    She is so real (no fakiness)
    She is so beautiful
    She is so kind to our children
    She appreciates the greatness of Colonel Brandon and especially George Knightley
    She too has a love/hate relationship with running
    She is committed to Pop Culture
    She has a very good wit, and a great sense of humor
    She is so easy going
    She is so generous to others
    She is a great swimmer
    She plays (or played) a mean tuba
    She is brave enough to move to SC
    She is thoughtful
    She reminds me of Mom

    Happy Birthday Anna!

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  8. I miss Anna because:
    Our children really love her
    She is a great babysitter
    She is very adventerous as an int'l traveller and PhD studier!
    She is very smart and well read
    She is the best to watch movies with
    She has a great read on American Idols (we agree)
    She is a fabulous conversationalist.
    She has great hair
    She has stylish red pants.

    We miss you like CRAZY Anna! We hope to live close to you again!

    Love,

    Don

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  9. I love Anna because...

    She is so generous with her time(editing my papers)

    She is so positive

    She is a great conversationalist

    She is fun and has a great sense of humor

    She is kind

    She is easy going

    She is sympathetic and understanding.

    She calls me before the girl cousins here at BYU.

    Love

    David

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