Guess What Time It Is?!

That's right- it's time for the April A-Z Challenge AND yet ANOTHER birthday!

So my A is for April Fool's Day- which is Deanie's birthday!

Today, Deanie turns 25 years old! That means she's a quarter of a century old! And we won't even discuss what that means about my age.

Deanie is our second born. The child who wants everyone to get along and be happy. The one who worries when one or more of us are not getting along or are unhappy. The singer. The dancer. The happy-go-lucky beauty who loves life and everyone in it.

 

When she was in kindergarten she cheered for a peewee football team. After their first cheer their first night at a game, the parents applauded, of course because that's why we were there- for the cheerleaders. Deanie looked at all of us, smiled and began bowing and blowing us kisses. Oh yeah, she’s something. 

She is our lovely that used to get homesick everywhere she went. Seriously. All the way through high school and a little in college. I'm sure it was because we were such awesome parents. (hahahahahaha...sorry, cracked myself up there). 

Deanie is quite smart (GT and all honors and AP...) and talented (dance major at School of the Arts, competition dance, color guard, chorus, Ladies Honors Chorus...). But what she thrives on is her social life. It's always been that way for her. There's nothing better than an event with a huge crowd as far as Deanie is concerned. Whenever she went anywhere we always joked that it was Deanie and 50 of her closest friends.  

Deanie is our talker. She can talk you to DEATH. When she was in kindergarten her teacher (absolutely sweetest thing) chatted with me one day..."I don't know what to do. I put her in timeout for talking and she just yells across the room!" And she did this kind of thing all through school. But NEVER got into trouble for it because every single teacher she ever had just loved her.

When you need some help, Deanie is the first one to jump and say, "I'll do it!" And she does it sincerely. She will give anyone anything they want if she is in possession of it or can get it. You can rarely catch her without a smile on her face. She is kind and generous almost to a fault. And always without expectation of a return. Always. 

Deanie is our fashionista. And this has been the case since the child was born! She loves all things stylish and pretty. She loves DIY ideas and is talented and capable to carry them out. She thinks her family is the greatest ever and her BFFs are her sisters and ME! She adores shopping and doesn't care so much about the cost if it's something she really wants. Which makes it a good thing she landed that really good job as an interior designer. She thinks it is just the greatest thing that her birthstone is diamond-especially canary diamonds as yellow is her favorite color. Yes, she loves shiny things too. 

She's not afraid to put herself out there nor to try new things. Which is good and bad. Like Breezy's wedding. Deanie decided to dye her hair a dark brunette color. In all the family pictures we have our blonde daughters. Except Deanie. Whose hair was not it's natural blonde color. But all is forgiven because, to this very day, she calls her mother daily. Every. Single. Day. At least once. :)

Deanie's taste in music is so diverse it was difficult to decide on a song to go with her birthday slideshow. So I chose one that I think she will appreciate. It's perfect for the way our lovely Deanie views the world.

Happy Birthday Sweetie! We love you!