1. Can totally flip pillows.
2. Has the darkest hair, but the fewest grays. A feat to be admired!
3. Walked onto the Varsity basketball team in HS.
4. Great style.
5. Knows her rights re: hot lunch.
6. Looks like Courteney Cox, but younger and cuter.
7. Married marvelous Mark whom we all adore.
8. Has just the right amount of the Godfrey OCD.
9. Is a fastidious housekeeper. How does she do it?
10. Tremendous mother to Molly, Grace, Jonah and Owen.
11. Had the best pencil collection in the whole neighborhood growing up.
12. Planned our trip to Rocky Point.
13. Gives me and Abby her hand-me-downs.
14. Has seen every episode of Love Boat.
15. Ingratiated herself gracefully to the Haslip and Nielson families.
16. Alway tries to do what’s right.
17. Reads books that come highly recommended.
18. Loyal to her longtime friends. Think Jenny Christensen, Amy Harward, Jen Geigle.
19. Quickly went from knowing nothing about quilting to being the quilting queen.
20. Boosts my image when people find out she’s my sister.
21. Once performed a mean dance to Flashdance. (Or was that me?)
22. Also choreographed a fantastic little routine to Stop in the Name of Love!
23. Wasn’t above hanging out with my friends.
24. Falls asleep in movies.
25. Is intensely private, but willing to open up when necessary.
26. Has a good sense of humor.
27. Doesn’t look down on people.
28. May still own a Debbie Gibson tape.
29. Talent for design.
30. Loves her family.
31. Sensible and prudent and grounded.
32. Fearlessly hiked to the top of Multnomah Falls, asking me the entire time, “Where’s your sense of adventure?”
33. Isn’t afraid to engage her sense of adventure.
34. Is an amazing sister and a great friend.
Happy birthday! We love you!
May 12th, 2007 at 1:21 am
Ditto on every item! Amazing that you can recall some of that stuff, Emily. Multnomah Falls? Wow! If there were more numbers, I could add: trampoline superstar, consistently upbeat and optimistic, fashion maven for everyone she knows in Glendale, clogger, Youth Olympics Superstar, award-winning 8th grade economics teacher, also looks like a young Sigourney Weaver, has a vast sticker collection, speaks French, makes great chocolate chip cookies, has the poise of royalty, is someone I love very much. Mom
May 12th, 2007 at 2:36 pm
WOW! Not sure I am worthy of all that. Thank you! Thank you! Emily, I think Flashdance was your thing? Are we talking ward talent show? And I wish I DID still have my Debbie Gibson and Tiffany tapes. Can you imagine how much they are worth now???? Still have the pencil collection (will bequeath it to my children soon), but don’t have the sticker collection. I gave that to Abby years ago. What was I thinking? Can you imagine how much it’s worth now?
Thanks for the love. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this Emily!
May 12th, 2007 at 3:08 pm
So you say it’s your Birthday! Na na na na na na. I don’t remember that sweet 80’s glamor rock song, although I would be willing to bet Steve can play it on the guitar. I just wanted to add a few of my own comments to the long, but distinguished Sarah b-day list.
Queen of stich witchery.
Mother of the year.
Mediator in the Haslip home.
Our own personal Food Network Star.
Decorator extrodinaire. Martha who?
Appreciates “The Office” humor.
Votes for her favorite “Idol” every week.
Loves to fall asleep on the couch.
Marketing Guru.
A smile that will brighten any room.
Beautiful wife and I love you with all my heart.
Happy Birthday!
May 12th, 2007 at 7:49 pm
Amen to all of that! I did not know the Love Boat thing, but I remember we used to watch soaps together. And she graciously shared a bedroom with me for awhile. Sarah is the best!
Oh, and I ALMOST threw that binder of stickers away the other day! Do you want it Sarah? I think I brought it’s astronomical value down by adding some really crappy stickers to it in my day.
May 13th, 2007 at 1:16 am
Abby, you still have that? We’ll talk.
May 15th, 2007 at 9:33 am
Happy belated birthday Sarah! I agree with all of the above.