Jessie: 23 and Counting Oh, Bosha (Oh, God in Ukrainian)

Happy Birthday My Jessie. For all of you who don’t know, it is her birthday. Yeah, what a birthday to have New Year’s Eve. The best tax break for her parents way back in 1986 and makes celebrating her birthday fairly easy. I’m sad not to be at home on your birthday. Hope you drink enough to get a good buzz so you can pretend to dance almost as good as me.
Since I’m in the Peace Corps and poor, you won’t be getting an expensive gift or really a gift at all besides the card that I sent to you (hope it has arrived). Instead of a fancy present here are 23 memories / things I wish for you or want you to know.

1. Yesterday, I saw a sally here on the streets in Kivertsi and immediately thought of you.
2. Remember that night we downed all those secret treasures. Bring some to Ukraine with you.
3. I hate your laugh. It is a cackle and you should really try to get that fixed.
4. I admire that you are brave enough to tittie twist Donald Schmidt.
5. Thank you for making my air ball into an alleyoop pass at St.Bede
6. I can’t believe you got rid of the chocolate chip.
7. For your birthday, I hope you wish for the ability to park your awesome car without dinging it up.
8. Thank you for loving 50 as much as I do.
9. Hope you have finally realized you are robin and I am batman.
10. Glad your mom loves me enough to make me do more chores than my own mother in high school.
11. I’m sad that today I won’t be eating that turtle pie ice cream pie cake thing and Chili’s for your b-day.
12. Hope you get better at snail mail but I promise to keep sending them to you anyways.
13. I forgive you for being a Packers and Cardinal fan. Such a traitor.
14. I love the fact that you will always be my number one person to relive the glory days of high school.
15. I promise to not let my kids beat up your midgety little kids.
16. Hey, want an M&M???? (you know what that means.)
17. I love the fact you know and appreciate every quote from Major Pain.
18. I am listening to our “bus song” and would give my right thumb to go back for just one day.
19. I promise you I won’t name my son Gabriel.
20. My big fish on my birthday was really yours. Thanks for letting me be a poser.
21. I wish I could take back/redo FL (for two reasons).
22. Remember 1…2…punch forever.
23. I apologize for not being home for 2 years but know after that J & K moments will be a sure thing.

Sure am glad your pops got lucky in 1986. You are the best accident someone could wish for. Love you friend. And wish I was at home to celebrate. DITTO!