birthday notes

hubby and i think that cards are a funny thing. they're great to receive and some are very touching or funny, but they've gotten so expensive! they're fabulous for a couple minutes, but then they add to the clutter in the house. i've been trying to figure out a way to use them in a different way, so i thought i'd share some of my favorite quotes from this year's cards. they are a little strange out of context, but like i said i'm picking my favorite parts. these are my little treasures.

From Hubby:

You make me a little crazy sometimes.

I want to fall in love so deeply with you that, even when it's not all fun, I can look at you as I do now and say, as I do now, "Yes, you're the one."

From Mom:

Happy Birthday to a responsible, dignified, cultured, mature daughter. (there's a joke on the inside)

If we lit a birthday candle, not for every year, but for every kind word you've spoken, every caring deed you've done, every life you've ever touched, the room would be filled with a radiant glow. (this is a good life goal to strive for)

From Dad:

You are loved. More than you'll ever know.

From Sister:

Sisters...with our own world of negotiations, truces, pacts, secrets, and looks of shared understanding united by a million everyday moments that became a lifetime of sharing.

Only sisters can know that sticking together works for almost anything life can throw at us. That we belong to each other in a way that we can never belong to anyone else.

From H&M:

For a wonderful aunt (i just love that i get to be an aunt to these two wonderful little people...their handprints were traced inside the card)

From Aunt Teena:

You can't always get what you want, but you sure as hell can complain to anyone willing to listen. (guess that's what my blog is for...)