Happy B-Day Melly-Sue!

Yesterday was Melinda Sue Brinton Taylor's birthday. This belated post (our Internet is spotty and unreliable) is devoted to her.

For a more wonderfully-written post, please go here. I promise I will not be too repetitive.

I first remember meeting Melinda before she was even dating Stephen (and they are perfectly matched, let me tell you). My best firend Janice actually gave her a ride home from a big MESA (Middle Eastern Studies-Arabic) dinner that she had attended because she was interested in the Middle East (Janice and I was graduates of the program). It was a fairly uneventful trip, apart from the little mishap involving a rental car and too tight of a squeeze. I'll just say that was the first, and only, time Janice ever opted not to get rental insurance.

I next met her in a Turkish class we were both in. She is a fan of languages, and apart from her fluency in Armenian, has studied a bit of Arabic, Russian, Turkish, Spanish, and French. I then recall sitting in front of her in Sunday school, little thinking that she was making eyes at my brother. I sure am glad she was interested, however, because they really are so well-suited for each other! And wasn't she a beautiful bride?

Melinda is certainly very accomplished. She served a mission in Armenia, taught English in Ecuador, and is a wonderful little seamtress. She also recently finished her Graduate Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL). However, her most recent accomplishment is this little guy:

Isn't she a beautiful mommy?

So happy birthday Melinda! I am so glad you are part of our family!