Happy Birthday to My sister Lara--27 years.

In honor of my baby sisters 27th birthday I want to write 27 thoughts I have about her.
(Be patient my brain is slow, this may take a while, 27 things is a lot to think about. Ha ha. She was able to think of 35 things for me, but her brain is much younger and more efficient.)

1. I remember the Wednesday she was born. I was so excited to come home from school and find out if I had a new baby brother or sister.
2.I shared a room with her when she was a baby.
3.I carried Lara around on my hip when she was a baby up until she was about 8 yrs old.
4.I taught Lara how to suck her thumb when she was two after mom took her binki away and she was so sad not to have something to suck on.
5. I felt really bad I taught Lara how to suck her thumb when she was still sucking it at age 10.
6.I loved to share things I had learned about the scriptures in seminary with Lara because she could grasp the concept and have a discussion at a very young age.
7.She is a great aunt, even if "She doesn't do ball."
8. While I was on my mission, Lara used to write updates on soap operas in her letters. Julie did this for me too.
9.Lara is a true Romantic. When she was little she always wanted to be a wedding planner.
10. Lara kept a romance going via letters for our sister Julie, even though Julie had no idea about this romance.
11.Lara is a great writer, she is writing a novel.
12.Some of the letters Lara sent me on my mission were so entertaining, usually regarding sibling relationships about burning each other with forks, candle wax etc., that even the Elders wanted me to read her letters out loud so they could enjoy a good laugh.
13. Lara is always up for fun and adventure.
14.She did a pantomime for her talent in a beauty pageant.
15.She has sexy Halloween costumes. (Oh wait, maybe those weren't for Halloween.)
16.She spent a long time with Jonah on his baptism day helping him mark his new scriptures.
17.Lara has modest eyes--she didn't like sharing the bathroom in the morning with sisters.
18.Lara and Justin make a point to have a fun vacation on a regular basis.
19. She saved every neighbors/family's wedding invitations when she was a child and by the time she was a teenager she had stacks of them.
20.Lara always takes great care in how she looks.
21.She can twist any statement into a "naughty phrase".
22.She's not a afraid to change her hair color.
23.She put our little poodle in the deep freezer to protect her from the other siblings. Lara was about 5 yrs old, the dog stayed in the freezer for at least eight hours and lived.
24.She has a real knack for hiding animals in very safe places. I won't go into detail in this one.
25.Lara had the only blue eyes of all five children.
26.She always pursues her dreams.
27.She's passionate about becoming a mother.