September 9th, 2008 by Kateastrophe

Today is glorious Julia’s 29th Birthday!! Last year I serenaded her with an almighty picture post and tribute and this morning I realized that I had to come up with something new for this year.  So, even though it’s not original, I’m going to post the 29 things I love most about Julia . . . and try to add even more awesome pictures.  See?  Isn’t she hot stuff??

So, without further ado, here are the top 29 things to love about Jewels, in no particular order (because I’m just not that organized):

29.  Her nice butt.  Duh.  She and I are co-founders of the “CBC” –  The Cute Butt Club, which then evolved to the”NAC” when we let our morals go by the wayside and started using the word “ass.”  Morals be damned!  Wait . . .

28.   She has always loved (and hated) Taco Bell almost as much as I do.

27.  That she turned 16 first and was always willing to drive us around until I was “of age” and “with car.”

26.   Her hair.  Seriously she has always had the most gorgeous, soft, corn silk hair.  I have always been jealous.

25.  That when she had a black eye forever ago, she had her whits about her enough to lie about where she got it and, on several occasions got free stuff and discounts.  (The best lie was that she got in a fight at the pool hall and someone hit her in the face with a pool stick.  She ended the conversation with “you should see the other girl.”)

24. That she can ALWAYS convince me to ditch church and go to Target.  Or convince me to ditch anything and go to Target.

23.  That we are often kicked out of Target because they closed an hour ago.

22.   Her home is so comfy and inviting and there is always candy.

21.  She throws, hands down, the best parties.

20.  That she came up with the BRILLIANT idea to have an annual Diva Soiree for our group of girlfriends. It’s always the highlight of my summer.

19.  She works her butt off to plan and organize the annual Diva Soiree and comes up with a theme at least a year in advance.

18.  She always goes over budget on the Diva Packet because she can’t NOT get that cute change purse (or whatever trinket catches her eye)!

17.  Her talent and creativity.

16.  That she’ll sit down at the piano and sing with me for hours and that our voices blend perfectly.

15.  That she still gives out my cell phone numbers to boys who pick up on her. (and boy do they ever!)

14.  Her squinchy face. (Sidenote?  My double chin and sleepy face?  Ew!!)

13.  Her killer sense of humor and contagious laughter.  I’ve laughed harder with her than with anyone on the planet .

12.  That she once threatened to beat some guy up for saying I was ugly.

11. That no guy was ever good enough for me in her eyes until I met my husband.  I should have had her screen all my boyfriends.  Seriously.

10.  Her hilarious “isms” such as “DUH, Ha-cha, Nimble Minx, Spicy, etc . . . “  (And that she hasn’t trademarked any of them so I can use them at will.)

9.   That she is just as aggressive of a driver as I am — and that she wants to carry a box of rocks in her car so she can throw them at stupid drivers.

8.  She’s not afraid to fight for what she loves and believes in — be that friends, family, religion . . . or shoes.

7.  She is an amazing example of how to be a great wife and mother.

6.  She bakes a mean apple pie.  And a mean pumpkin pie.  And a mean everything.

5.  The hilarious messages she leaves me when I don’t answer my phone.

4.  That she calls just to tell me she misses me.

3.  That we didn’t grow apart when we grew up, got married and moved far away from each other.

2.  That we are both OK with the fact that we don’t always act like we grew up.

1.  That 14 years later, I still get to tell everyone she is my best friend.

Jillia, I am more grateful for you and your friendship than I could ever find words to describe.  I feel truly blessed to be worthy of a friend like you.  Here’s to 14×4 more years of fun and laughter together starting in THREE DAYS!!!  Happy birthday, you sauce pot!