Happy Birthday Mr. Z

The Birthday Boy!

Today is Andrew’s 39th Birthday. I can’t believe he’s nearing the big “40.” But it brings me joy to think we’re doing just what we wanted to do . . . growing old together!

So in celebration, I’ve compiled a Top Ten list of what I love about Andrew

1. His eyes. Those big, brown, puppy-dog eyes can pretty much talk me into anything.

2. His funny idiosyncrasies. Andrew can’t stand pennies - something about the copper. He swears your hands smell after holding them. He’ll often ask me to get the change when we’re at a store/restaurant and he knows a penny is coming. He’s also a grammar fanatic. I swear he never does this with friends, but when we’re in public and he hears bad grammar I can literally feel him tense next to me.

3. He’s smart. Really, really smart (to set the record straight our kids get their brains from him).

4. His ability to small talk. He always talks to the stranger in the elevator, the person behind him in line at the grocery store, the taxi driver, etc.

5. His desire to make new families in our ward feel welcome. He’s usually the first to greet a new family – which is no easy task in our ward!

6. His humility. He doesn’t even share his successes with me! I remember several years ago when he was EQ President and President Elmer shared with me that he was proud of Andrew because the EQ home teaching numbers were the highest he’d ever seen them. While Andrew knew about this, he never once told me about it. He’s finding out right now that I even knew about it!

7. His desire to serve. When we wake up to fresh snow in the morning, our driveway is rarely the first to be shoveled.

8. His love for his children.

9. His love for me.

10. His love of the Gospel.

Happy Birthday Andrew! I only wish I could be half as good of a person as you are.