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I'm just so grateful and overwhelmed with
today and the kindness of so many around me.
I literally received dozens of texts and phone calls and emails and IG messages. It absolutely blew
me away that it just kept coming and coming and coming. And then there was the surprise visit
from two of my siblings, my dad who came by after his shift at the temple, the videos and messages
from several of my sisters-in-law and a brother-in-law, a phone call from Jacob's grandma, two other
of my siblings and my sister-in-law who wanted me to know they were thinking of me, a phone
call from my in-laws and multiple friends who came to my door just to give me a hug and a treat.
I'm just so humbled and touched, I don't know how to tell you all thank you enough.
And how could I ever properly share how Jacob and my kids treated me today? Each of our
middle four kids wrote me a sweet message that made me emotional. While our youngest
little love sent me on a treasure hunt, following paw prints along the way, with a treat at
the end. And my missionary boy called for a few minutes to thank me for being his
mom and so that he and his companion could sing to me in Portuguese I'm teary
even thinking about everything my kids did. I can't believe I get to be their mom.
And my incredible husband. Where do I begin? His sweetness and goodness to me has always
been ridiculous, but today, it was about fourteen steps beyond that. I wish I could share just
how loved he made me feel, how thoughtful every gift he gave me was, how often he asked
what else he could do to make my birthday the best ever. I don't deserve him. But I thank my
Father in Heaven every single day that I have the privilege of being married to Jacob Allen.
Thank you dear friends and my incredible family! I am just so honored to know you and to
be a part of your lives. Thank you for making this silly little birthday of mine such a big
deal. I'm so grateful and blown away by how you chose to treat an old lady on this cold
winter day. I don't know how I could be so blessed, but I do know I'm surely the luckiest.
I literally received dozens of texts and phone calls and emails and IG messages. It absolutely blew
me away that it just kept coming and coming and coming. And then there was the surprise visit
from two of my siblings, my dad who came by after his shift at the temple, the videos and messages
from several of my sisters-in-law and a brother-in-law, a phone call from Jacob's grandma, two other
of my siblings and my sister-in-law who wanted me to know they were thinking of me, a phone
call from my in-laws and multiple friends who came to my door just to give me a hug and a treat.
I'm just so humbled and touched, I don't know how to tell you all thank you enough.
And how could I ever properly share how Jacob and my kids treated me today? Each of our
middle four kids wrote me a sweet message that made me emotional. While our youngest
little love sent me on a treasure hunt, following paw prints along the way, with a treat at
the end. And my missionary boy called for a few minutes to thank me for being his
mom and so that he and his companion could sing to me in Portuguese I'm teary
even thinking about everything my kids did. I can't believe I get to be their mom.
And my incredible husband. Where do I begin? His sweetness and goodness to me has always
been ridiculous, but today, it was about fourteen steps beyond that. I wish I could share just
how loved he made me feel, how thoughtful every gift he gave me was, how often he asked
what else he could do to make my birthday the best ever. I don't deserve him. But I thank my
Father in Heaven every single day that I have the privilege of being married to Jacob Allen.
Thank you dear friends and my incredible family! I am just so honored to know you and to
be a part of your lives. Thank you for making this silly little birthday of mine such a big
deal. I'm so grateful and blown away by how you chose to treat an old lady on this cold
winter day. I don't know how I could be so blessed, but I do know I'm surely the luckiest.