Miss Joanne

I was so proud of myself for remember Marsha’s birthday that I forgot Joanne’s was on the same day.  Joanne is a frequent commenter on my blog, so my family members are often asking me, “Who is that Joanne girl?”  Well.  Here she is.  (See photo above). 

Joanne and I lived together when we first moved to Boston, and (as Cami says), we are kindred spirits and have been friends ever since.   A bit about her:

• She is so smart that I really, truly have no idea what she does for a living.  I have a vague idea that it has to do with contracts, legal stuff, financial stuff, and maybe France and/or Switzerland.  Which leads me to my next point:
• Joanne speaks French fluently (due to her condition of being a returned missionary from the South of France), and has European tastes in general when it comes to decorating, food, etc.
• Joanne is the most diligent person I have ever met.  Well… maybe she could tie with my mom.  If ever my (or my child’s) life depended on somebody, I would pick Joanne.  The girl is organized, meticulous, exact, thorough, hard working, and efficient. 
• Joanne’s room is the cleanest room I have ever seen.
• However, even though she is smart and efficient and all that, she is really a very sweet and generous person.  I think it’s perfect that her birthday often lies on the first day of spring, because she embodies all things spring-ish:  full of life, cheerful, rainy (okay, the analogy only goes so far, but you get the point).
• Also, she walks really fast.  Too fast for me to keep up.

Joanne has recently met a man who is good enough for her, and they will be wed next month.  Couldn’t be happier for you, Joanne!

Happy birthday (ahem) yesterday.