Emma's Birthday Blog

Today is Emma Hull Wall's Birthday 7/6/1978 she was born by Sally Wall and her husband Larry Wall. Emma is the middle "Wall Sisters" as they are sometimes referred to.

You can also call Emma: Emi, Emi-Lou, M, Dr. Wall, Mrs. Kouri or even Allestine (her cabaret name).

I call her sweetie or love or Emi. She is very special to me in so many ways. My list of reasons why are endless.

How do you honor someone on their birthday? You can give them a gift, a cake, flowers, chocolates, dinner, breakfast in bed. Tell them you love them. We all have our special ways.

I wanted to post my feelings online so everyone could see who and what she means to me day to day.

This is not a David Letterman "Top Ten List" but more of a baring of my soul of what comes to mind when I see Emma and think about who she is to me.

• My Beautiful Wife which I adore
• The same woman I saw walk through the door at class when I was a junior at UVM and told myself I am going to marry that woman some day.
• My Best Friend which has been through thick and thin with me
• The mother to Sapphire and Teo, the best mother they could ask for
• Smart, intelligent with inner and outer beauty.
• Multi-talented woman: Wife, Mother, Researcher (PhD), singer and dancer (Allestine), Chef and solver of all problems.
• Fun
• Exciting
• Caring
• Strong beliefs and high standards
• Religious and spiritual
• Athletic
• A great sister and daughter
• Embodies everything I want to be and strive to be in my life
• Trustworthy and honest
• She makes me feel loved, secured and wanted
• Want to grow old with this person
• Want to do right by her
• A guiding light when I have lost my course

I have had recent doubts personally where I am heading in my life and if I am doing the right things for Emma, Sapphire and Teo. Do I make enough money, do I love my kids the right way, do I provide the needed love and support to Emma. Why do I feel that there are days or weeks that I can not do any right personally and professionally.

I ponder my exist on this plant and ask myself and ask God for help to give me clues and signs of what to do now, tomorrow and next week. During these times I can look to a few pictures, memories and events in my life and realize that I am a good person I do care I do love and I am doing this in service to Emma. I have faltered and as humans we will falter and it is a judge of character when that person falters and picks up the pieces and moves forward with their head high as true judge of character.

So look at your soul mate and tell them "I love you", "you are everything to me", "I can't do this without you" and set out everyday to put your best foot forward and don't look back at the things you would have done differently because they are in the past and there is no changing those now.

What you can change is how you walk through life with your partner. One of my gifts to "us" for Emma's Birthday is to make that change in my life and to take a different path.

Emma Happy 33rd Birthday. You are the true love of my life. I can't wait to celebrate more birthdays together, to see our family grow up and experience more things together.

Love Kevin

Some of my favorite pictures below