It's both their birthday's this week, and once again I'm here, 2,000 miles away, when I wish I could be there eating chili and ramen (Mini-Sis's birthday dinner of choice) -- really, what is she thinking? -- or pinning the 'stache on the sensei at Favorite Guy's ninja themed party.
Kids really do have all the fun.
This has got to be the hardest part of being away -- missing the family dinners, the special occasions, the important moments. My youngest nephew, we'll call him Little Warrior, is growing up so fast and I'm missing so much of it. One second he's this round tub of baby, and the next he's babbling up a storm and all of a sudden mobile. I get to be a part of it through iPhone pictures and voice memos, but it's not the same.
I miss them when I'm away.
So here is my birthday wishes for them: I wish for you both everything in the world this year. I wish you so much laughter your belly aches, so much love your heart seems to overflow, so much happiness you wonder why you were ever even sad. I wish for you passionate battles of wills with your parents (because those are the most fun, and are the most likely to make you appreciate your aunts more!) over silly things like when it's time to quit playing Xbox, whether or not leaving your toys on the kitchen floor will really kill someone (remain unconvinced), how much candy is too much candy, and whether the dog should be able to sleep in bed with you. I wish for you lots of time with Nana and Grandma, and even more time driving your other aunt up the walls. I wish for you more soccer championships and hunting with dad, more singing LMFAO and pedicures with mom, more childhood, more wonder, more excitement and more adventures.
I wish for you both the knowledge that you are absolutely, positively, without a shadow of a doubt in the universe, loved beyond all measure.
Happy Birthday, kiddos.
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