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Happy Birthday to my wonderful husband and best friend Danny.  Danny worked the entire day at UOP on the day of his birthday.  Before you feel bad, he was so excited to finally be able to work a whole day after surgery. Perhaps the best present is to be back to work. His colleagues brought him out to lunch and he said he had a GREAT day.

The following day, we opened presents and had some friends over to surprise Danny.  He was surprised and we had a great time with new friends from Brentwood and old friends from Walnut Creek.  One of my best friends recently moved to Sacramento and she was able to come with her adorable family which was so much fun!

33 has been a great year for Danny full of good changes.  Top 5 blessings of the year:

1. Work.  Danny continues to love being a dentist and teaching at the school.  When you are first married you just want any job.  As you mature as a couple you want nothing more for your spouse to find a love and fulfillment in what they do each day.  None of the money in the world can buy that and I feel so blessed that Danny has saught a profession that he loves. One of the greatest blessings in our lives.  He is working at an office that he loves and that loves him.  Yeah for Danny!

2.  Brentwood.  We moved to a community that we love.  We miss being close to our Walnut Creek friends. We had some great friends.  But this is right for our family.  Scott loves his school.  There are tons of kids and Danny has a 5 minute bike ride to work.

3. A new Hip.  So blessed that Danny will not have to live in pain the rest of his life.  Blessed for the doctors that worked so hard to help Danny.  Blessed that we could afford for him to stop work and pay for the medical bills for him to have surgery.   Hopefully next year he will be able to walk to work if he wants (which he won't but at least it can be an option).

4. Family. Our kids make us laugh every day.  It is so neat to see them achieve new things.  Every morning, the kids go into the driveway waving bye to Danny and blowing kisses.  Nothing compares.  We also have a great family in Walnut Creek and UT.  Not to mention ward family.

5. Life actually gets better with every passing year.  Our bodies might not agree, but our love for each other, life and the Lord increases and adds excitement for the adventures of the upcoming year.

Happy Birthday Danny!  I love you!  You truly are the best husband and dad.  I couldn't be any luckier!