Happy Happy Birthday, Carrie dear...

Thank you for being my best friend since I was 13 months old, even though Mom tells us that I tried to seriously hurt you many a' times by flipping you out of your infant seat. (I don't believe her)



I'm so grateful for our bond of sisterhood, the deep connection we share and the fact that we still talk 3-4 times a day on the phone despite living thousands of miles a part.

Thank you for my three devastatingly-handsome nephews, and for being the amazing Aunt "KiKi" that you are to my children. Boy do they ever love you. They walk around on their play phones often, pretending that they are talking to you---telling you about their day. No joke, and I just love it.

I admire your strength to move away and start a life for yourself in a new place. I admire the courage it took to support your husband in going after his dream job. I admire your willingness to be unselfish of your time and get down on the floor with your kids to play with them often. I admire how compassionate and considerate you are of others. I also appreciate how supportive you are of me, and the confidant you are for me.

I'm just grateful for you and I love you so much, it's hard to put into words. I remember once in my teens, I wrote a note to Mom and Dad on your birthday, thanking them for having you. Man, am I ever still thankful!




Happy 30th Birthday, my dear! The nice thing about getting older, is knowing that you are following right behind me! So welcome to your thirties, glad to have you here with me! lol


xoxo

totally unrelated: doesn't the above baby picture of me look like Chase? In this picture we are the same age. I know most everyone says Chase looks just like Aaron, but I've always said he looks more like me in my baby pics. Usually people laugh when I tell them that, but come on now, he looks like me, doesn't he?