January 3rd, 2009

in a little over 4 hours my little sister will be turning 23. ha! 23! i'm pretty sure she'll say yuck to her age (as she does when she hears my age) but god, now that i realize, wow, she'll be 23. not so little anymore, not a baby anymore.

it's not like she ever needed me (or anyone for that matter) to defend her. when we were little she would always beat me up. i'd pull her hair but she'd claw at me with her long nails and i always surrendered. she was always the strong one, the good one, the one you could always depend on. she was more my ate, than me hers.

she's doing great in CA and i can't be anymore happy for her. except that i miss her terribly and i sometimes wander in the other house, hoping to find her in her room. i think everyone here misses her, mainly because she made everyone felt loved.

happy birthday lil sis! ate loves you. we're counting the days till you come over. 

*the snowglobe above was a gift from her. photo taken by jope