Fabulous at Forty!

My sister, Kristen, just turned forty on March 12th. My sister-in-law, Linh’s, birthday is just one day before on March 11th a couple years before, so each year we get to celebrate these two lovely ladies and everything they do for our family on a daily basis! Kristen and Linh are raising the next generation of amazing little people and doing it with strength and knowledge. It is in no way easy to take care of all the things they do in order to keep us all whole and happy, but they do it anyway and we are so happy to celebrate them all March long!

For the birthday celebration, my sister requested Italian food. They used to make the trek out to Moorpark for Italian when I was working at Firenze back in the day, so we brought back some old-school favorites, like homemade raviolis and gnocchi, for the occasion, which were some “good old days” memories for me and Brandon. I can definitely say my Italian cooking skills are still up to par. Gnocchi was perfect and the day was a success!

This year I also practiced making some balloon arches. I have to get ready for Bachan’s birthday, so I bought this balloon inflator and made these arches for our family. The girls really liked them and I think they will be awesome for the 100th bday celebration in July!

I just want to thank my sister for always being there for me. For helping me along this crazy journey of life, for being my proofreader, listening to my shenanigans and my number one go-to person to help me when I need it. There is nothing like a big sister and she’s the cream of the crop. Thanks, Keek! I love you so much, may the 40th year be the best one yet.