I don't know if I spelled it right, I was singing the primary song in my head...Italian is pretty straight forward, they don't really do spelling bees there, pretty boring. What a beautiful day to celebrate a birthday, summer solstice. You are truly a Sunflower by all means!
As Wysteria gave some memories about me on my birthday, I would like to share some memories of you--
One of my last memories of you in France would be our train trip to the French Riviera... so many to pick from, the morroccan men yelling "Marseille!" at 2am or so in the morning, falling asleep on the beach before Jake and his mom arrived and getting so burned we swelled up like balloons (I don't think that can be very healthy) our faces were bloated!! noticing how the frenchies were so much more relaxed there, dancing after dinner, driving on the coast to Monaco through Cannes in a convertible!!! Holy moley!! What a birthday!! Those winding coastal roads reminded me of "Suspicion", an Alfed Hitchcock favorite and other movies with shots from the coast roads, eating our baguette and cheese on a Monacoan beach and having the police hand deliver a warning for parking, driving back to the hotel and going to dinner not realizing that we (or rather, I) had left the keys in the car, oh wait did I say car, I meant your family's really nice rented convertible that could've totally been stolen by anyone and been in Torino by the time we noticed they were missing at 11pm!! Wow, what a ride. What a blessing that the trip was not a fiasco. What fun we had!
I am thankful that you got the job taking care of Jake, I didn't know you well at all before that and you having the transportation, opened up so many options for us. Going to Giverny and the town where the Van Gogh brothers are buried. Do you remember the rainstorm in the cemetary? The broken chain in front of the famous church? What fun.
You met us in England, I think you took the chunnel while we took the ferry, thanks for that memory Wysteria :)
I knew I would laugh hard and think deep when I was with you Anna. You are beautiful in every way and I enjoyed getting to know Erin and see how you two compliment each other as siblings.
May this coming year be full for you. I love you so much.
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Yay Sunflower! I thought about you all day on Summer Solstice! I had this up to comment, and then I had to go to my family reunion. I am off there again tonight....then I am free again.
I'll post some Sunflower stories here tomorrow....and yes, one will be about the wart!
Sunflower.I did think of you so many times that day but it was one of those rush to mulch the flower bed, run decorate for the 50th wedding anniversary party we planned for my in-laws, run play at a baptism, run back to the party, run at the party, get my kids in bed late, get ready for next days church, practice music for choir for next day and then crash way too late into bed and things have pretty much been like that so in the midst of all that I just want you to have the thoughts I never got to you. I should've just called you in those rushing moments!
Sunflower with the very VERY long hair.
Sunflower who washes said hair before we can go ANYWHERE.
Sunflower who can calmly handle just about anything
Sunflower who takes her time
Sunflower who makes it happen
Sunflower who has made progress in keeping in touch!
Sunflower who laughs and laughs and laughs
Sunflower who cocks her head when she thinks
Sunflower who never gives up on anyone else
Sunflower who is plugging along in school(along with dear Ivy)
Sunflower who makes everything more exciting
Sunflower who's pretty much up for anything
Sunflower who made me late so many times with Lynne
Sunflower who I could always talk to
Sunflower has become part British
Sunflower who is always late
Sunflower who brings just what you need
Sunflower who remembers(I'm the only brainless one in this group, why is that?)
Sunflower who's husband I've still not met!
Sunflower, we need to get together. How about you try coming here next time because my coming to Utah just isn't working:) Maybe we could try something even crazier, going to Europe and meeting up there, that might work better. Wish we could all go in November with Wysteria.
Happy Late Birthday!!!!!!!
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