Happy Birthday Marinda!

Believe it or not, this is Mike. This is my first blog post ever – not just on The Wessman Family blog, but on any blog – how exciting. If you’re reading this, it means I didn’t crash the blog and thus ruin all the posts Marinda has made in the past year and a half. If you’re not reading this, well, it means Marinda won’t be very happy about my attempted birthday surprise.Given that I’m far away at my new job missing her birthday celebration (which will be more fun than sitting in a hotel room), it seems appropriate to do something. So, here are a few of the things I love about Marinda. One for each of her years…

1. She is my best friend.
2. We have a great time traveling for vacations.
3. She keeps a great blog – a readily available reminder of the great vacation’s we’ve taken (and other important things like Abby learning to Trick-or-Treat).
4. We laugh together.
5. We cry together.
6. Marinda is a fantastic mother!
7. She married me! (despite all the times I put my foot in my mouth and my very hairy arms)
8. She says my very hairy legs are sexy (or was it manly? – whatever it was, she hasn’t asked me to shave my legs)
9. Marinda is kind, compassionate, and determinedly serves others.
10. Her testimony and example strengthen my faith in Christ and have made me a better person.
11. She makes some great meals (Mmm, homemade pizza, Thai food in the mountains, a really yummy blue cheese steak dish for example).
12. She loves me!
13. We talk together.
14. We get along well – I don’t think we’ve ever had a fight.
15. We pray together, which I enjoy.
16. She took a chance by square dancing with me.
17. She gave me her REAL phone number after we square danced.
18. She’s Hope’s Mom.
19. She’s Abby’s Mom.
20. She’s our new baby boy’s Mom (We need a name for him – any suggestions – I’m told that Rufus is not going to happen).
21. She’s moving to a new state and new home with me right before having a new baby and even though she’ll miss family and friends is excited for the new adventure together.
22. She’s pretty darn smart.
23. She knows pretty much any phone number I don’t want to look up.
24. We have fun camping together – dirt, fire smell, and all!
25. Marinda is a great gardener (yes, that plant I was trying to save was a weed).
26. We’ll be together forever.
27. She’s really easy to get along with, puts up with me (nerdy engineer and all), and tells me when I’m out of line.
28. She takes care of our home, our family, and makes life wonderful.
29. Marinda is my tremendously beautiful wife and best friend.

Happy Birthday Marinda!!!
I Love you! ~ Mike