Later this week, my fabulous friend and fellow Ventage girlie Stephanie is celebrating a birthday, so that means it's a perfect time to celebrate HER on this Ventage Tuesday!! I've known Steph for awhile now...over five years. Maybe six. I'm bad with dates. All I know is that as the time passes, we become better friends...which is just the way it should be! So in honor of her special day, here are five things I love about Stephanie:
(photo stolen from her instagram account...i'm sneaky like that!)
1. She is honest. Steph will tell you the truth...and even if it's not what you want to hear, she tells you the truth in a compassionate way that doesn't make you feel like an idiot. I know that I can tell her or ask her pretty much anything and she wll give me honest, sincere advice. I trust her to do so quite often!
2. She is a mom extraordinaire. Steph has two awesome little guys...and she takes her job very seriously and does a great job. She is the first to admit that motherhood isn't easy (remember that honesty part?) but she loves (almost) every minute and you can tell by the way she interacts with her family and talks about them and photographs them that they are the world to her...and they are so, so lucky to have her.
3. She works hard. Darn hard. Steph has a full-time job as a mother, a part-time job in retail, and has a husband that often travels for work. She deals with kids with allergies and friends with issues. ;) She is the cook, the cleaner-uper, the bather, the chauffeur, the book-reader, the snuggler, the up-in-the-middle-of-the-nighter, and much, much more. And she does it all with a couple cups of coffee and a smile on her face!
4. She is funny. I feel like this is one of Stephanie's "inner gem" qualities - that is not the first thing you notice about her, but when you do notice it...well, you don't forget it. ;) She's got blog posts that make me laugh out loud (and some that make me cry, for that matter) and has a knack for sending some pretty great emails. She's a funny girl, whether she realizes it or not! I feel pretty privileged to have been on the end of some her greatest one-liners!
5. She is kind. I have to be truthful...I think Stephanie might be the nicest person I know. Stephanie always looks for the good in people and would do anything to help a friend. She would drive miles for you, make dinner for you, and probably even give you the literal shirt off her back should you be in need! She is not just nice. She is good. She is kind. She is unique in that way, and it is my favorite quality about her.
Happy Birthday, friend. I cannot WAIT to celebrate with you!!
**PS: I will be back with a scrapbooking post somtime next week. This is the crazy busy time of the month when I have tons of assignments and nothing to share until the first! Sorry for those of you that really only care about the scrapbooking!**
