Happy Big 37 Babe!!!

Twenty years ago, I was at a graduation dance for a friend of mine. I met some really nice and cute guys and after the dance, they invited us to go to Hardees with them. (Yeah, I know I am showing my true age here by mentioning Hardees!) All the guys went up and ordered their food and sat down. Then the last guy came up and slapped a $20 on the counter and said, "Order what ever you want girls." We all sighed at what a gentleman he was. Let's face it, $20 is hard to come by when you are in high school and he was a big boy and probably really hungry. As we talked and became friends, my heart beat a bit faster and my stomach fluttered. You know the feeling I am describing here right ladies?? That was my Hema. We went on to become the best of friends. We hung out nearly every weekend, I wrote him on his mission. He wrote me on mine (okay, only twice - but writing isn't really his thing).

The week after I came home from Brazil, I ran into him at temple square. When I saw him I got all fluttery again. He needed a ride home (Good move babe!) and I was glad to offer it. The rest is history...

All these years later, he still makes me giddy! Last night at our stake dance, I was thinking about how very in love I still am with the most considerate, handsome and fun to be around man I know!! As we danced and he held me tight or danced his crazy moves from back in the day, my heart rate sped up. When he looked in my eyes and smiled, my stomach filled with butterflies. Hema, I am so much more in love with you today than I was was the day we were married!!

Happy Birthday to an incredible father, a true friend and my sweet forever love!!!

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