#84 Dear Aunt Donna, Thank you for being a second mom to me. You are always so sweet and
wonderful to everyone. I am always so amazed how well you can hold it together-especailly
around our family :) Any time I look at a tootsie roll or the Jazz, I think of you. Thank you for
loving and caring about me. I love you.
ps. sorry for telling Taylor all those scary stories when we were younger :)
#85 Dear Jessica Whitaker, Thank you for being such an amazing example to all of the cousins. You had to put up with all the aunts and uncles first and all by yourself-that alone should be a guaranteed spot in heaven! You are such a great momma! I look at you and know that someday, I can have a family just like yours. Thank you! I love you
#86 Dear Justin Whitaker, Thank you for marrying my beautiful cousin. Thank you for being such a huge part of our family. Everyone just loves you! Thank you for being a good example to the boy cousins. Thank you for serving a mission, marrying in the temple, finishing and continuing school, starting a family, man I could go on forever! Thank you! Love you
#87 Dear Ry-Ry, Thanks for letting Taylor, Terea and I chase you while calling you Aladdin. Those times must have been traumatizing! Thank you for being a friend to me. While growing up I looked up to you so much (literally and figuratively). You were always doing cool things that I wanted to do. Thanks for not shoving me into a trash can in high school. I don't know why I was so scared of you and your friends in HS. I guess every TV show, movie and tween books told me that seniors (family or not) will pick on the young by shoving them in trash cans or giving them swirlies. I still remember when you and your tall friend with glasses took my friends to Carl's Jr for lunch. Man, we felt so cool-out to lunch with seniors! Thank you. I love you
#88 Dear miss Taylor, I know this is the second thank you on my blog but, I can never say enough thank yous to you! I love you because you are beautiful, funny, loving, hard-working, strong, talented, friendly, genuine, honest, bold...you are AMAZING!!! I love you girl! I am excited to work in the offices with you :) cubicle buddies!
#89 Dear Tuffy, Although you are no longer with us I still wanted to say thank you. Thanks for only biting me once. It was my fault. I had food in my hand and you are a dog...
#90 Dear McKay, Thank you for playing the guitar. Thank you for being so willing to share your talent with the family. I love it! Thank you for taking chances and putting yourself out there. Like you, I have written a few songs but, the only difference is, you are brave. You share your thoughts and feelings and I appreciate it. Thank you. I love you!
#91 Dear Ashlyn, Thank you for being my other little sister. You are a beautiful, kind and generous person. Thank you for being a good
example to Kenzie. We both love you so much! I love you and want you to know that you can come to me for anything! I'm only a few minutes away :)
ps. where did your super blonde hair come from...?
#92 Dear Dallin, Thanks for putting up with all our families lame jokes about how tall you are. You know we love you. I think the uncles joke so much about your height because they are jealous. They are all getting shorter as they get older (no offense Uncles but, it's true). Thanks for being so strong. I will never forget how brave and poised you were at your Dad's funeral. I
hope that my kids can be just like you. Thank you. I love you!
#93 Dear Denise, Thank you for hosting the coolest b-day party I've ever been to. It was when you were in the apartments in Centerville/Bountiful area. You made a pirate themed birthday party for James. It was SO cool! We each got treasure maps made from paper grocery bags that had the edges burned. I'm definitely doing that for my kids! Thank you for being such a great mom. You have had it tough and I admire you for your strength and perseverance. I love you and thank you!
#94 Dear James, Thank you for all your funnies! My favorite memory of you was when you, me, Russ and Terea were hanging out at our house and we started making prank phone calls. You had the funniest voices and things to say. Thanks for always keeping things light hearted and fun. I love you cousin!
#95 Dear Kameron, Thank you for your curiosity. I love that you are so smart and curious. You are growing up into such a wonderful young man. Thank you for showing your love towards everyone in your family. I can see that you have so much passion for them. Thank you. I love you
#96 Dear Terea, Thank you for being there for me. You are a really great support system to me. Thank you for being such a good mommy! I absolutely love reading your posts on Facebook.
You are always sharing a cute mommy moment and it always gets me super excited to be a mom. I love when we do get to hang out. I don't know if you remember this but, one time I convinced my parents to rent Our Lips Are Sealed (a Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen winner). I loved it so much that I didn't want to return it. I brought it over to your dad's house to hide it. A few weeks later, my parents had to pay a large amount for the missing movie. After it had been paid for, I
thought it was safe to bring it back home and magically "find" it. The next time I went to your Dad's house to hang out, we looked for it but never found it...it really was lost! My plan backfired :) Thanks for being such a great friend to me. I love you so much!
#97 Dear Jaron, Thanks for choosing my beautiful cousin Terea to spend forever with. Thank you for being such a hard worker. Thank you for putting up with the Perrys :) Love you!
#98 Dear Hudson, Oh my goodness! You are SO cute! Thank you for putting smiles on everyone's faces. Thank you for your funny smile face you make when you scrunch up your nose and give a nice cheesy smile-so adorable! Thank you! I love you!
#99 Dear Postum, I miss you. Thank you for being a staple drink for my family for many years. We all wish you would come back. Thanks for the warm yumminess every timewe would come back inside the cabin after a long sledding adventure. Thank you!
#100 Dear Rob, Thanks for being the cool funny uncle. Thanks for caring about our family. Thanks for trying. Love you
#101 Dear Andie, Thank you for being my friend/mom/aunt/inspiration...I love you! I look at you and my mom and hope that Kenzie and I can continue our friendship and be just like you two. Thank you for raising the 3 cutest kids in the world! Thank you for being there for me. Thank you for taking me for rides in the miata while singing out Alannis Morristte's Ironic. I remember when you still had Shasta and I took puppy on a walk. For some reason I used the chain instead of the leash...I clipped the chain to my shirt and bra. Now, this was my first bra and it had Pocahontas on it! Anyways, we started jog/running and Shasta was a lot faster than me.
Next thing I know, there is a hole in my shirt and new bra-bummer! My favorite memory of you is when you helped me dig out the snowmobile from under a pine tree. Grandpa had finally allowed me to use the snowmobile all by myself and I had driven it straight under a large pine tree and gotten stuck. I didn't want anyone to know so I spent a couple of hours trying to dig it out myself. Finally I snuck up to the cabin, found you and asked for your help. You came right down and got it out. When everyone asked why I had been gone for so long, you covered and said you wanted to go for a long ride. Thank you! I love you and miss you all the time!
#102 Dear Shasta, Thanks for teaching me that while walking a dog, leashes are best!
#103 Dear technology, Thanks for making my life easier. Thank you for being invented so that I'd have a job. Thank you for allowing me to express my thanks to those who mean the most to me via blog :) Thank you!!!
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