forty
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Forty
Reasons I love you
Because when we first met you drove a badass Mustang
You’re Silly
You have Big Attitude
And a COOL STYLE
You Appreciate the Finer Things in Life
To you, it was a no-brainer to opt for a deck hammock over a cabin on a local ferry on the Amazon
Cord’s first concert was, of course, Roger Waters’ The Wall
You have no problem getting under an old Land Rover to check the oil leak, during a road trip through Tanzania
You Drive A
Hard Bargain(for roadside
Maasai blankets)
You love the
dawn
You love the
Lowcountry
You look great in a Maasai blanket on a deserted stretch of beach on an Atlantic barrier island.
You love taking self portraits,
sometimes with us in
them.
You love taking self-portraits in bad ass locations, like the Panamanian rain forest
You love taking self-portraits withimprinted juvenile Barred owls, who thinks you’ re its mother.
People felt comfortable partying in your bedroom during the annual Halloween bash at The Camp
People felt comfortable partying their asses off at The Camp at Christmas time too. Really, anytime, because you made that place a home for all of us.
We make great friends together
People Miss You When You Aren’t Around
You don’t mind getting geeky with your friends at an animated movie about guardian owls
You don’t mind getting geeky with your friends in the middle of the rain forest, by acting like leaf cutter ants
You ain’t afraid of snakes at all! And you don’t hurt them
You care for all sorts of animals
But particularly, Raptors.
You Treat Them
And Release Them
And have helped conserve the most majestic of them
You’ve cared for hearty, funny, baby vultures
And difficult, vulnerable killdeer chicks
You take care of your best friend
And she takes care of you
Cristo Redentor thinks you’re a great sister
And a Great Daughter
You make me look much better than I really am
You take lots of cool pictures of me
Did I mention you make me look good, even when I have ridiculous facial hair.
You keep searching for serenity
You keep me grounde
d
You were the best mother a little girl could ever want
Let me repeat: You were the best mother a little girl could ever want
You’re the
mother of our
wonderful boy, Cord
Everlee
Without you we wouldn’t be a family,the greatest of the forty reasons I love you.