Happy Birthday Diana!

David here.  It's Diana's birthday tomorrow, and for an early birthday present I decided to write a blog post for her!

When I first met Diana, I thought she was not very friendly.  It was my first Sunday at the Asian Ward, and I went up to the bishop's office to turn in my paperwork.  Diana was there, but when I talked to her, she didn't  seem very responsive or happy to talk to me.  That was my first impression of her.

Since then, of course, I got to know Diana much better.  We hung out a lot and became good friends.  Both of us can honestly say that we had no idea that we would eventually get married--yet here we are!  Since marriage, our perceptions of each other continue to change and evolve.  I now see Diana as a rambunctious, fun, and hardworking woman--someone much different from that cold, shy girl in the bishop's office.

Here are some of my favorite pictures of Diana that have made me smile:

This was the first surprise birthday Diana threw for me.  She is always so considerate of her friends and me.  Except when it came to smashing cake in my face!

A lesser-known fact: Diana can't wink!  Whenever she tries, it looks like she's giving you an evil eye.

Those of you who know Diana know that she is probably the messiest eater you've ever seen.  However, it's ok because she makes up for it in cute expressions like this.

Diana looooves donuts.  How can I refuse to buy these for her?? So unfair.

Because we now know each other so well, it's weird looking back at our first encounter, friendship, and courtship and thinking about how little we actually knew about each other.  We had no idea of some of the weird quirks in each others' personalities until now.  Thank goodness she still likes me!

Happy Birthday Diana!