25.

today, i'm 25.
here are just 25 reasons I love my life.

1. nic. i think every girl should feel they married the best human on the planet- and i surely do. nic is a great husband, father and he is the one person i can completely confide in- my best best friend.
2. daphne. i think i have the cutest, smartest, funniest and most entertaining child. ever. i love her.
3. i'm graduating! i started @ byui 7 years ago and i am in my last semester. it is SO hard. i hate to leave daphne and to not be able to concentrate on our business as much as i'd like- but education is SO important to me- and I'm just going to say it- i'm proud of myself for finishing :)
4. my family. i love my siblings, their spouses and my inlaws.
5. nic totally fell in love with denver during our trip this summer. i'm SO excited to move there!
6. nic has found what he loves to do in life. i'm so glad he loves design and that design loves him.
7. evapaul. our business has been slow lately but before this downturn we've so enjoyed working at home, for ourselves for the past year and a half. i love being able to do something i love for a living. it is so rewarding to create something beautiful for the most important day in someone's life.
8. my faith. i have a lot to work on but i know what i know is true :)
9. my parents. they are such good people and are so generous.
10. i love owning a VW bus! it's a dream fulfilled.
11. also owning a volvo- i've wanted one since 8th grade :)
12. my friends. i'm grateful for good friends to laugh with.
13. my old HS friends. i absolutely love my 5 best friends from HS. they are the best.
14. our house. i will love even more when we have a place that is REALLY ours and we can do with it whatever we would like to- but i love our furniture and what we've done with it :)
15. i'm opinionated. I would hate to go through life playing it safe-but i understand and respect that you may not agree with me.
16. iphone :)
17. our 3 etsy shops- i LOVE being a part of the handmade revolution. support it!
18. music. i love love love good music. i am a firm believer that you shouldn't have a radio station tell you what is "good" (it never is) go out and find it yourself- nic just got me the rearrange us LP by mates of state and i love it so much. it makes me in such a good mood :)
19. planning the future.
20. i haven't completely conquered the weight i want to loose but i'm down 10 pounds and i'm proud that i have made progress in the right direction :)
21. my old typewriter.
22. a large collection of vintage clothes :)
23. my 24 inch imac. i love it. a lot.
24. my testimony.
25. being healthy mentally and physically.

i have so many reasons to love my life; i could have gone on and on.
i have had a great 25 years :)