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1. I know when I tell her I get misty every time I hear Stars & Stripes Forever, she just gets it.
2. She's the reason I love music so much and now I get to sing with her every week (and then some).
3. She's the best at customizing her cards - making every greeting one-of-a-kind.
4. Through thick and thin, she's still the Astros #1 fan.
5. She's come a long way in her relationship with birds.
6. I mean…
7. She saved this 40-year-old cannister because she knows I love it.
8. She is very accepting of my world views.
9. She landed this fox and they're celebrating 40 years this year.
10. Even before her career in music, she knew how to produce quality vowels.
11. I can tell her about my dreams and she won't act bored.
12. She's freakishly good at darts (sometimes).
13. She understands, without explanation, why this is the funniest photo ever captured in the history of the world.
14. And that this is the second funniest...
15. She's accepting of my Dallas husband and his taste in local sports.
16. And she always buys him nice shirts from Banana (that he loves).
17. She was instrumental in helping this beautiful girl find her musical purpose in life.
18. She has all the moves.
19. Everything I learned about numbers, I learned from her.
20. She's a super cool church choir director and knows how to put on a show.
21. Did I mention, she's also an incredible painter?
22. She painted something very beautiful without knowing I was hiding in it the whole time.
23. She's the best Tutti and is always up for an impromptu music lesson.
24. T.Hanks, mom, for the sense of humor!
25. She helped me plan the best party of my entire life.
26. She has three incredible sisters so sometimes it's like I get to have FOUR awesome mamas!
27. She decided to learn how to play the cello a few years ago thanks to this amazing gift from an old friend.
28. She taught me the importance of light icing on Christmas Cookies - just a little bit on each one....
29. She kept my brother and me from killing each other.
30. She went back to school in the middle of raising two teenagers and got her music degree (get a room).
31. She brings joy to any choir she stands in front of.
32. We discovered Smithwicks in a pub in Ireland and some say she was the reason they started distributing in the States.
33. She's the best tank-top Tutti that keeps us all together (and not taking things too seriously).
34. Most importantly, she is my person. And I am hers.
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