Tonight we are having a party for my birthday, which is on Monday. I'm excited. I don't think we had a single party last year, because in 2006 we both turned 40 and we had two huge awesome parties - catered food (by talented foodie couple Margaret and Erik), hot bartender, the works - fun but expensive.
And of course the day after mine, I ended up in the hospital. Oh I was so in pain two years ago. I have had two years without a single twinge of that old pain, which we now know was Crohn's. I have no dietary restrictions at all, and it is amazing to be pain-free. Of course, because it doesn't hurt to eat anymore, none of my clothes fit me, but it's always something!
Great news from Ireland this week; continuing their tradition of having babies on or near holidays, my brother John and his wife Geraldine had their third baby girl on Valentines Day. Baby Ava joins sisters Chloe (born on Boxing Day) and Kaylin (born one day after St. Patrick's Day). We've seen pictures and she's beautiful!
Now a few pictures. Here is a rare shot of us when Eric had blond hair. This was in our apartment, taken by Amy.
And this is one of me in art college, circa '86. More than half my life ago!
And my sister Liz on her First Holy Communion. How cute and innocent she looks. Looking innocent was always her secret weapon.
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