The Quickest Way to Awesome…

…is to be born Ms. Lindsay Roberts.

= Awesome.

If you weren’t quite so lucky, please refer to this handy-dandy list of
Lindsay’s Top 5 Awesome Qualities and try to follow suit.

Incidentally, this magical occurrence happened 28 years ago this Sunday, 01/17/82

5. Excellent Taste in Everything.
Obviously, since we write this blog together, I think that she has phenomenal taste and if you’re a loyal reader, you are probably thinking “duh, that’s why I waste 5-10 minutes here daily.” But listen. I think it should be known that Linds has never recommended a restaurant, TV show, product, activity, book, friend, or date that I didn’t enjoy. Its uncanny. She just knows what’s up.

4. She’s a “Sticky” Friend.
She has camp friends, elementary school friends, high school friends, sorority friends, dinner club friends, old work friends, current work friends, friends she met doing random activities…and she is exceptionally good at connecting all of them. I think she has a real talent in mixing the perfect cocktail of people. A prime example is our f.a.b.u.l.o.u.s. dinner club.:

Granted, she shares this particular credit with our fabulous friend Dana…but there is no denying that the dinner club girls are a special random assembly of perfection:

3. She’s Tall.

(Ok, I know you can’t really do much about this if you aren’t. Believe me I have tried.) Ssssssssigh.

3(b). She knows Santa.

2. Girl On-Call 24/7.
I know I can always count on Lindsay if I need a +1 at a superfun event or party. But more importantly, I know I can always count on Lindsay if I need some backup at a less-than-fabulous event, if I have an immediate need to discuss something at 2am on a school night, or if I need to call an emergency lunch meeting. She knows to pick up if I dial more than once, and isn’t annoyed if I have interrupted her dinner for an urgent toenail polish inquiry.

1. Total and Complete Enthusiasm for Absolutely Everything
Costume Parties. Theme Parties. Preparties, post parties, political parties. Concerts, birthdays, contests, volunteer activities, anniversaries, monster truck rallies, recipes, holidays, you name it…
If Lindsay has decided to become involved, she is in it to win it, my friends. Front of the pack, 110% committed, game face on. I love this quality in a person and she has it in spades!

In closing, I believe that the Q+DD on Linds can be summed up in one of her favorite quotes from the great philosopher, Barney Stinson:

“Whenever I feel sad, I just stop feeling sad and start being awesome. True story.”

Happy Birthday, Lindsay! I hope it’s the best year YET.

xx, L