happy birthday rachel buddy!

Rachie poo! Yesterday was your birthday! (sorry about the delay) But i couldn't not do a post dedicated to ya. so here it goes:


there are a about 34 MILLION pictures of you and i on my laptop. i couldn't possibly pick all of my favorites so there are just the ones that stood out to me.


wow- this is a little daunting. there is so much i want to say! how to begin????


Rachel Ann Reese:

you are simply amazing. so classy. so adventurous. so sweet. so charming. so lovely.
i count myself UNBELIEVABLY lucky to have you as a best friend.

i first met you walking up the stairs of olympus jr high on my way to Ms. Allred's English class. you past me and you were with Gabby and Alyssa. I knew you were friends with another cute girl in Allred's class with me (who turned out to be Alyssa). my first thought was: "wow. i have got to be friends with this girl." and i kept thinking the same thing every time i past you in the halls :)you have been there for all the momentous, life changing moments of my life. (like being on the phone with me at midnight and being the first one to know i got into byu. knowing when i got my first kiss. and of the biggest of them all: jerusalem)

we take hilarious pictures like this one of us being death eaters in a mosque in Jordan. we are pro at taking jumping pictures and pictures of yummy food because we are foodies at heart.

you are my field trip buddy. you stay behind with me to take pictures and we just travel in the same style. its great.

you CRACK me up so much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i honestly don't think i could ever express how funny you are! we have countless and countless funny stories, accents, inside jokes and just wild times.

you work so hard at school and work. i am impressed by how you can keep it all together.

i love how sporty you are. i love your acts of service.

i love how sensitive you are.

i love how you make goals and then you make them happen!

i love how talented you are and in a variety of areas too!

i love going to BYU with you and "studying" in good old Harold B. Lee

your clothes and style are so adorable! i also love love love your hair!

you gave us the absolute best senior trip ever by letting us come with you to cali!

thank you for always listening to me and making me feel better

everyone who meets you wants to get to know you.

you are the best sister and so loyal to your family. i love that about you!

thank you for being so wonderful and spectacular! i really really really love you. like a ton. bless your cotton-pickin heart.

remember our last day at the Shuuk in West Jeru and you lost your voice so when you barked it sounded exactly like a dog? haha. one of my fav videos of you!