Happy Birthday, Havah!

Happy 19th Birthday, to my darling Havalah Ruth! It is my greatest joy to pause and celebrate this precious soul, my wonderful Havalah. Havah, your joy and inner beauty radiate from your face.  God is, and will continue to do wonderful things through you, my darling girl. Another year more amazing, another year more loved.

                                      We love you forever,

                                                      your mama

And these are some of her current faves. Take it away, Halla! :)

1. Favorite animal: Lion

2. Favorite color: Currently a tie between rose pink and hydrangea

3. Favorite OC (original character): Lysander (the protagonist of her novel-in-progress, Foxhunt)

4. Favorite food(s): "Larry's chicken," a unique fried chicken recipe that's special to our family

5. Favorite drink: Any form of matcha green tea

6. Favorite dessert: Texas sheet cake

7. Favorite thing to cook/bake: Anything involving pie dough

8. Favorite restaurant: Tie between Red Robin, Carmelo's Mexican Grill, and Taste of Texas

9. Favorite hobby: Writing

10. Favorite book: Pride and Prejudice

11. Favorite movie: The Lion King (1994)

12. Favorite TV show: Pride and Prejudice (1995)

13. Favorite male fictional character: Mr. Darcy

14. Favorite female fictional character: Jo March

15. Favorite music artist: BTS

16. Favorite song: "Dear Me" by Nichole Nordeman

17. Favorite artist: Thomas Cole

18. Favorite vacation destination: Tie between England and Disney World

19. Favorite school subject: Literature

20. Favorite thing to wear: Tie between a cute, comfortable sweater, a sturdy wide-brimmed hat, and the perfect pair of jeans

21. Most prized possessions: Her stuffed lamb, her Warren (another of her characters) plush, her Bible, her Austen books

22. Favorite thing about being 18: Tie between getting to vote, being able to sign up for various birthday rewards, and graduating high school

23. Funniest thing you can think of: Her favorite meme, which says, ""My babies!" I scream at a group of men who are actually older than me."

24. Goals for the next year: Spend more time getting to know God, finish the first draft of Foxhunt and outline the next draft, get an article published somewhere, get a poem published somewhere

25. Best memories from the last year: Being at Disney World with the Sherwoods, relaxing at the Hyatt Hill Country Resort, exploring Fredericksburg and Luckenbach, just being in her room on a warm, sunny afternoon