Second year Day 117 - Tuesday April 9, 2013

Today is Bridgett's birthday...she turned 23!!  I got up early and wrapped all of the presents.  I made sure to put each thing in a separate package so there were lots of presents to open up.  I actually had to woke Bridgett up so that we could get the presents opened up before Mark had to leave at 9:00, to head to Glendive.  Usually she is awake by seven, but today she was very tired and slept in.  I woke her at about 8:15.  She was so excited to see all of the presents on the table!  She unwrapped presents and was very happy with everything she got.  Bridgett's request for today--to play games all day and not have anyone tell her that they were too busy to play!  Hah!  So, since Mark was gone, and Steph had school to do, I got to play games all day!  We did take breaks to do the dishes, make food and bake a gluten free birthday cake.  I found some neat candles at Target in Orem.  They are very tall, striped candles of different colors and Bridgett really like them.  Bridgett had calls from Arrianne, Jenn and Scott and she was so excited and happy to talk to each of them.  Then, to my surprise, President Busick (from the stake presidency) called in the late afternoon to wish her happy birthday!  Bridgett was napping at the time but he asked when he could call back.  I said in about an hour and sure enough he did call back!  Bridgett was so excited to have him call.  He and Bridgett have a little bit of history and of course, we are friends.  When she was a teenager and very sick, he came to the house and helped Mark give her a blessing.  Also, his son had a TBI a few months before she did.   He and his wife also came to our apartment in Provo and visited last spring.  He also stays in touch with Mark about her progress. Anyway, it was super nice of him to call and it really made her day!  Bridgett talked about it for the rest of the night and she was just glowing!!  Thanks Matt!