Ross Matthew Hornsby

Happy Birthday Ross Hornsby!!!

Twenty-five reasons to celebrate the day of Ross' birth:

1. Ross is amazing. Sometimes he is called Rosslette.

2. The man is a walking encyclopedia of 'plantography.' Ornamental Horticulture, hello?

3. He has an incredible laugh. Usually he covers his mouth to do this.

4. Everlasting puberty--Ross' voice still cracks at least 3.79 times per day.

5. He has this mysterious scar on his neck...shark bite? parasitic twin? alien zipper for human suit? One just can never be sure.

6. Ross has a deep passion for all things baroque, rare, and bizarre.

7. He is a very good man with real compassion for others.

8. He makes the most distinctive gestures. These include, but are not limited to, the empty cup arm-extend, the dirty object finger-pinch, and the pretentious lip-purse.

9. His life is such a beautiful example of selfless service to the Lord.

10. Ross is passionate about the Catholic Church!

11. He is an excellent teacher.

12. He is a very cool introvert who makes a lot of sacrifices to love others.

13. He is a missionary! He loves Ball State.

14. Ross is a wealth of knowledge on a million varied subjects.

15. Men and women alike love Ross. He is absolutely hysterical.

16. Three words: "Gas siphoning story."

17. When Ross was younger he was quite the influencer for his peers. He cultivated their spiritual lives by calling them to worship...cats.

18. Ross certainly has a great eye and ear for beauty.

19. He is perhaps one of the greatest 'thinkers' I have ever met, yet he still manages to maintain deeply connected to his emotions.

20. He has a hidden talent for calligraphy.

21. For the past few years Ross has allowed me the great honor and privilege and being his friend. I am not always the easiest person to be friends with.

22. He has put up with, for quite some time now, my excessively silly comments about his dashing appearance.

23. Little known fact: he is a great dancer.

24. Ross is perhaps the most unique, interesting, intriguing, fascinating human being I have ever met.

25. Twenty-five years ago this world got a lot more beautiful when Ross entered it.

Praise the Lord for Ross Hornsby!