Wednesday, December 10, 2008

{Happy Birthday Lisa!}

Today it's one of my very best friends birthday, she also happens to be my sister.... Happy Birthday Lis! In honor of her 31st birthday, here are 31 things you may or may not know about Lisa.

  • Lisa and some of her friends are planning on running the Wasatch Back this coming summer. The Wasatch Back is a 178 mile relay from Logan to Park City that you run with 12 other people. Seriously Lis, don't you know you only should run when something is chasing you?
  • I look forward to our daily Coke run sometime between 10 and 12 every day! (we do stop at the post office and get the mail too)
  • Lisa is a candy FIEND! She loves anything sweet and lives on Mt. Dew. I really honestly don't understand how she stays so skinny?

  • Lis has always been my biggest cheerleader, no matter what it is that I'm doing she's always there to encourage me and push me along.
  • Lisa is SUPER talented and does well at anything she decides to do, be it wedding cakes or painting or scrap booking.
  • When we were young we used to try and stay up all night Christmas Eve. We did our hair and make-up so we'd look good in our pictures, but we always ended up falling asleep and ruined all our hard work!

  • Lisa always has stinkin' cute hair!
  • Aunt Lis loves my kids like they are her own and they truly love her!
  • Lisa is a great sports mom/wife. She loves to watch the many sports her kids participate in and her husband coaches.


  • Lisa has a strong testimony and has always been a good example to me.
  • Lis is a hard worker. She has always loved to work outside and truly loves to mow the lawn or play in her flowers.
  • Lisa was just recently released from Young Women's after over 9 years, she loved every minute of it and misses it, but is giving Primary her best shot.

  • Lisa dropped a WHEELBARROW on her face when she was 10 or so.....How many people can say that? It was a prop she was using at dancing and it slipped and fell. (I think the picture above was from a line drive in softball, but the result was close to the same)
  • Lis is a Daddy's girl. Whenever she wanted to do something and our parents said no, she would pull out her puppy dog eyes and bat her eyelashes and in her syrupy sugar sweet voice say "But, Daddy, please?"
  • Lisa loves the water and got up on skis the very first time she tried, and has only not got up ONCE ever! In fact a few summers ago, she was skiing 2 months after having a baby and major surgery!
  • Lis was Wonder Woman last year while her hubby was serving in Iraq. She had a great attitude and did whatever needed done. It was a long hard year for them, but they made it and are stronger because of it!

  • Lisa is a great mom. She had super hard pregnancies and we almost lost her when she had Tylie. That was one of the scariest days of my life, I honestly don't know what I'd do without her!
  • Lisa is a great friend to everyone. If you are one of her friends, you know what I mean!
  • Lis is a night owl and is usually up until at least one, and often two or three?


  • Lis is the BOW LADY! She makes the cutest hair bows and thanks to her Carlie always has a bow to match anything.
  • Lisa electrocuted herself when she was 3 by trying to unplug a humidifier with her teeth.
  • Lis is one HOT MAMA!

  • Lisa is a great cook and has recently become the canning queen!
  • Lisa makes me want to be a better person!
  • I don't think that she ever told our parents that I was the one that took her to get her belly button pierced when she was 17. I felt really bad when it got super infected.

  • Lis is silly with me! We sometimes laugh so hard at almost anything....once you get us going, watch out! (I have no idea what we were trying to do in that picture, just being silly I guess?)
  • I have my own personal day care, day or night.....Lisa! (she does get me back on that one)
  • Lis looked super "Pretty in Pink" on her date to Senior Ball with FF, hehe :
  • For the next 6 months we are only a year apart in age. For those of you who don't know, who do you guess is older?
  • Lisa took me on a cruise to Bermuda last year, just the two of us! We had the best time and I'll owe her forever for that one!
  • Lisa is truly my best friend, and I don't know what I'd do without her! Happy Birthday, I love ya!

10 nice, polite comments! (otherwise, don't bother!):

Ann Marie said...

What a DARLING post!
Happy Birthday LISA!!

I agree with Mo's list. ( The things I knew anyway ) and you are an amazing girl. I am so glad that you and MO have each other, and have the special relationship you do. I am OK with being #2.. Or wait, I guess I'm 3, because Derrick is probably #1...
Anyways, you can read in this post how much you 2 really do love each other. What awesome girls you both are!! Your Mom is lucky to have 2 of the bestest girls ever!!

I can't believe how much Tylie looks like Lisa after seeing most of the photos of her. Wow!
I know you both have been

Ann Marie said...

Sorry about my un-deleted line at the bottom.. Oops!!

Shalise said...

Monica you bad girl going with her 2 get her button pierced :)
What a cute post you and ur sisters could be twins.

Marilee said...

That was a fantastic tribute for your little sis!! Tell her Happy Birthday! She's just as cute as you are!! (by the way, Jeremy looks EXACTLY the same, tell him HI too) and you all have the cutest kids!

Suzanne said...

Happy Birthday Lisa! -Suzanne

Lisa said...

Oh my heck Mo, now that I am seriously laughing and crying all at the same time... Thank you! And the BIGGEST thank you is for not posting a pic of my "Pretty in Pink" hot mamma dress with the big FF!!! Oh wait, you don't have a pic and you NEVER will! Seriously, the roles are reversed though, it is YOU that is the biggest example to me, and keep me going strong. Like watchin my kids all day today and I call you and you have a kidney stone or something!!!!! You are seriously awesome! Thanks!

Miss Megan said...

That was a wonderful tribute to your sister! I learned a lot about her, and about you too. I loved all the pictures (especially the one with you in a white blouse and blue belt)! Sweeet! :) Happy brithday Lisa!

Heather said...

What a sweet post. I loved it. I feel the same way about my sister. We are the best of friends and I could hang out with her everyday. We do most of the time. She actually brought me lunch today. She does a lot for me and my family. So I totally understand your love for her. I love having someone so close to me.

Ann Marie said...

Sometimes in times like this it really sucks to live so far away friend. I have been worried since I read Lisa's comment to me today. I feel a little better after talking with you, but I hope you will for once rest, and let everyone around you help out. You can give me your RS presidents # and I will ask her to bring you meals!!

I feel for you, and what you are about to soon give birth too. ( only it's wrong to have to go through the pain for nothing...Nasty Kidney stones..)

I'll keep you in my prayers, and put your name in the Salt Lake and Jordan River temples..
Love you friend...
~ Worried Ann

{Mo} said...

Hey Lis.... You're WRONG, I do have a pic of you and FF and the "Pretty in Pink" dress, so you better be nice or it may just show up on one of the blogs :) Hahaha!