HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARKIE B

Today is my sweethearts 39th birthday and I have to admit that I got a winner!  I waited a long time for someone like Marcus to come along and I tell him all the time that he is my knight in shining armor.  I am so thankful to have my very best friend in the world as my husband and companion.  Thank you Marcus for your strength when I am weak and for your support when I falter.  Thank you for treating me like a true princess and making me feel like the most beautiful woman in the room. Thank you for being an amazing father, the girls adore you more than life itself.  I love you Marcus and I wish you a very happy, prosperous year.  I am so thankful that I have you to travel through life's journey with, for I could not survive all the "bumps" in the road without you by my side.  I LOVE YOU FOREVER!!!

Here are a few facts about Marcus:

• He was a very accomplished juniors and high school tennis player.
• He was state champion in FFA (Future Farmers of America) for Dairy Cow Judging and Public Speaking/Interviewing.
• He served a mission for our church in Helsinki, Finland.
• He is a closet chef, he LOVES to cook.
• He was a professional fly fishing guide at Robert Redford's Sundance Resort.
• He started, owned and franchised a frozen custard (very rich ice cream) shop.
• He passed the L-SAT.
• He passed the M-CAT.
• He graduated from ASU with a degree in Communication - Conflict Negotiation.
• He is an entrepreneur at heart starting his first business at age 5 (polishing and selling rocks).
• He owns a successful real estate management company to date.
• He is a plumber, gardener, farmer, handy man, mechanic, electrician extraordinaire at our house.
• He loves me better than I could have dreamed possible.
• He treats his children so well that the cry every day when he leaves for work.

Marcus, I am proud to be your wife.  You truly are the love of my life!!!!!