A 30 year detour! :)

so we are taking a detour today from the anderson birth story to talk about a MUCH bigger "birth" story. today we are celebrating the 30th birthday of someone whom i could not have survived the last 29 1/2 years without. someone who has walked this journey of life with me every step, and remains the most loyal friend, confidant, support, encouragement, life saver, etc..etc... the list never ends. who is this person? the one and only Krystle Kay Hall.

Krystle is my cousin. Our dad's are twin brothers. And really, we are very twin like also. born barely seven months apart. our parents still, to this day, cannot tell our voices apart. we have grown up together. each on two very different roads. mine smack dab in the middle of the bustling city. hers. smack dab in po-donk riverton, ks. krystle has learned to love the city,( and she can drive in the city too!) and i have turned into quite the small town country girl. krystle is a tower of consistent love for my whole life. we have fallen asleep endless night recounting stories, loves of our lives, dramas, fears, dreams, frustrations, secrets, etc..etc. from the time we could write we were keeping up with each other by snail mail.. pages and pages of information. then when we got to high school and email revolutionized our communication. then in our college days, cell phones were even better. and now, texting.. PRICELESS.  we have been more rotten then anyone will ever know, and have had more adventures, and laughing spells then this world can hold. i have come up with 30 descriptive phrases for krystle on her 30th birthday.

1. too nice :)

2. too helpful :)

3. pig cleaner

4. corn peeler

5.strawberry picker

6. not american car driver

7. aunt

8. niece

9. diligent

10. best friend

11. super shopper

12. mover watcher

13. KU fan

14. lover of God

15. lover of people

16. wise

17. math master

18. administrator

19. dancer

20. traveler

21. trustworthy

22. LOYAL

23. thoughtful

24. sister of the Chad Hall

25. daughter of the the amazing Clark and Jackie Hall

26. not such a word master :)

27. mentor

28. confident

29. full of intrgrity

30. BEST COUSIN IN THE WORLD!!

 here are a few in the picture collection. i was unable to get to the old ones... :( there are boxes FULL of them.

krystle, i love you. happy birthday! i hope your day is FULL of the richest blessings from our sweet Savior. 

cannot wait to burn up the road between and overland park and riverton SOON :)!! ~s