1. She has an enviable zest for life.
2. She went to Europe again last summer with Jeff and their 3 kids!
3. She ran 2 more marathons in 2008.
4. She's the Young Women's President again!
5. She has managed to stay on top of Pink Christmas even though it got huge this year.
6. She has turned Pink Christmas into a charity and donated to families in need.
7. She found so many great bargains at Goodwill last year.
8. She started a fabulous idea blog with her genius friend Stacy.
9. She sent a ton of good mail in funny packages.
10. Her word for the year was PACE.
11. She taught the Young Women about the power of choosing a word for the year.
12. She finally read and loved "These Is My Words" by Nancy Turner.
13. She spent a lot of time at the pool and even had a private lesson from her daughter.
14. She spent 4 days at my house for our first ever Women's Conference weekend.
15. She celebrated Leap Day.
16. She had to goodbye to their wonderful D.C. Ward.
17. She got good at making rolls.
18. She took notes/doodled during a church lesson and then copied them and sent them in a card to the speaker. (Brilliant idea!)
19. She got to have several BYU mint brownies while visiting Utah.
20. She did a lot more exploring of Washington, D.C.
21. She went to Girl's Camp.
22. She wandered Chicago by herself and had a great time.
23. She's done changing diapers!
24. She still cries easily.
25. She made the blog party much more fun.
26. She's super generous with me.
27. While staying here she said she was too shy to play SingStar, but then after oh...3 seconds totally got into it and belted out the songs. Shy...what in the world?
28. She practices Random Acts of Kindness.
29. She taps all the planes she flies on as she boards.
30. She writes in the sand whenever she's on the beach.
31. She went to two of her brothers' graduations.
32. She sent generous good mail to Whitney!
33. I love how she takes pictures of good mail hanging from a tree in her yard.
34. She has taken a lot of great family self-portraits.
35. She has started hosting give-aways on her blog.
36. She loves shopping at the commissary.
37. She appreciates her beautiful surroundings and is good about documenting them.
38. She took a lot of amazing photos.
26 comments:
What a wonderful list!
Kristi inspires me in so many ways, especially in her zest for life, her determination to serve and grow even when her health is not good, the way she can make absolutely anything into something beautiful, and her photography.
Happy birthday, Kristi!
in a reply to a comment i made on her blog once about the great things she makes and my lack of ability, she told me not to worry about making mistakes because she made a lot when she started out. i've never forgotten that, and every time something doesn't turn out the way i wanted it to i think of kristi and say, 'oh well, i'll be able to do it someday.' her encouragement unfroze me creatively.
kristi is a great blogger because she doesn't pretend to be perfect or hide her faults, but she keeps going and going and going with zeal and determination...this isn't a normal ability, so i'm glad the Lord has sprinkled people like kristi among us.
Perfect tribute. She is an inspiration for doing her best, knowing her weaknesses and making the most out of life.
Also interesting to note that the whole reason she has a blog though..is because of you.
So great that you have a friendship that has lasted the years.
What a fantastic tribute to an outstanding human being!
Happy Birthday Kristi! :)
Dana
I love her with all my heart. She's a great friend. What a wonderful tribute, Jill!
Kristi's was the first blog I stumbled on as I Googled something 'pink' for my daughter's birthday, and I was like, "What in the world is this world??!" She encouraged me greatly, too, to start my blog. I love that she's always found time to answer my emails if I've had some silly little query.
The only thing that drives me INSANE about Kristi is that she ALWAYS bags the bargains at the charity shops (goodwill?) and I NEVER, EVER make the finds she makes. I just look at the stuff she photographs from the goodwill shops and my jaw is on the floor.
Oh, and her knack with cellophane. That doesn't drive me insane, that's just a skill she has. She doubles the cuteness of everything with her cellophane!
Happy birthday, Kristi. I hope it's ridiculously pink!!
kristi is like wonder woman. i often wonder what there is that she cannot do. i love the friendship the three of you share- its something i both admire and envy. :)
gee i am blushing and would never think of such things to even write about myself.
i feel kind of guilty coming over to your blog when i have not read it in months, but saw that you had looked over at 2clever today and then linked over.
is it crazy i feel so guilty that you did this for me, when i have had such blogging blues about not blogging
Jill, your birthday post is the best gift i could ever get. thanks for for the wonderful cyber gift!!!
I appreciate Kristi's honesty about pink not always being perfect and stretching herself in new ways--tempered with pacing herself too. Her creative, out-of-the-box thinking is so inspiring and she is generous with her talents, ideas and time.
Glad you have such a bond of friendship with her.
Happy Birthday to Kristi!! I hope it's great- I know how much she likes her birthday!!
It is because of the 2 of you I began to really get interested in blog reading, and writing my own blog followed soon after.
Kristi has genius ideas. I wish I could sit in her brain and see how it works- and soak up all the ideas to steal for myself! In fact, most of the creative things I've done in the last year are inspired by her (or completely copied from her!)
I have traveled the world vicariously through her and have been motivated by her posts to explore the city we live in. Who knows when we will move on again.
I miss her personal blog posts, but glad she's still sharing ideas regularly on 2Clever.
I appreciate her honesty and how real she is. She's not perfect, but she's closer than me, so I'll continue to follow her lead. :)
I am totally inspired by Kristi--
I don't know where to begin...
Jill, you have a wonderful way of highlighting the good in people.
What a wonderful tribute!
Happy Birthday to cute Kristi!
What a sweet post about such a sweet friend. Happy Birthday, Kristi!
What a great post to Kristi!!! I consider Kristi a friend - but I suppose, most do. She is warm and welcoming and totally real. I love that. She is smart and funny, and is an amazing mother! I think it is fantastic that she reaches out to others constantly.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!
Her warmness emanates. I have so appreciated that she is so giving with her ideas. I have been able to copy many of them and they have made my life more fun - with more traditions. Happy Birthday Kristi!
GREAT list for a great person!!
I love kristi & I don't even really "know" her. she has inspired me to see pink in so many things.
This is a really fun list. I do love that she is so willing to share all of her great ideas. I have copied so many of them. HAppy Birthday Kristi.
Awesome list! Happy Birthday Kristi!! You are one fun and inspiring gal! And I could totally see you rockin' out to Sing Star. I remember you always being so on top of the hot new songs!
what A day to return...and here i THOUGHT i HAD A COUPLE OF MORE WEEKS TO SEND HER CARD.....ohhhh at least I bought it and is sitting there in my bed. Well, Kristi is one of a kind...those that you find and are more grateful to have them in your life afterwards. i LOVE HER zest FOR LIFE and soooo energetic....when i grow up i want to be like her....hehehehhehehehhehehehehehhehehe she is just SUPERB!
THANK YOU FOR SHARING HER WITH US!
That was fun to read!
This was fun to read! I want to start reading her blog now.
Happy Birthday Kristi!
Happy Birthday Kristi! What an amazing person. I get a little overwhelmed just thinking about it, but I try to be inspired instead. She is a great influence on everyone that she comes in contact with- what a great talent and a blessing. So creative. So motivated.
That Sing Star shyness totally throws me for a loop- I never would imagine Kristi afraid to do that so I'm glad she let her guard down and belted it out. It's a great game!
Happy Birthday Kristi! I just love your ideas, your willingness to share, the fabulous photos you take and your determination to never give up. So in all those ways and more....you inspire me!!
This post is such a gift Jill. You are definitely a one of a kind friend. Happy Day for you too.
I can't believe I forgot to say how inspiring her running has been! Not inspiring like I'm going to run a marathon now, inspiring like WOW!! Like someone else said, Kristi is so inspiring that I have to push down my own feelings of inadequacy and just be in awe of her.
Happy Birthday, Kristi. She has inspired me to go back and start "running (getting off my butt and get active)." All those wonderful ideas that she has, oh my!!!!! Seriously, I had to start keeping a notebook on good ideas from Kristy...so many and such little time.
Kristi, I hope that you have a wonderful and and may all of your wishes come true!!!!! :-)
Happy Birthday! What do we have to do to get her blogging again!
Happy Birthday to Kristi! She IS a remarkable woman. Every time I look at her blog, I am AMAZED at everything she does, all with style, creativity, and energy!
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