Aj has just been the best sister ever. i dont know what i could have done without her being my best friend throughout life. weve always been so different in many ways (shes always been the neat one, trying to get me to look nice, look after my clothes etc, she loves modern things, i love rustic) but where its important were so alike. we share the same views and morals and care about people. we both went through the same things growing up, learnt the same life lessons. when she went to queensland i saw her grow, change and learn and come away a more grown up confident version of herself (and i had a ball going to visit her and kane!) its been so nice seing her grow into an adult over the past few years, spreading her wings and living away from home (a bit too far away from me mind you!) 
we hired a stretch hummer with tv screens and a mini bar packed full of goodies and drove around the city in ultimate luxuary!
i love this picture! the camera buggerd up (ok, so perhaps it was the drunk photographers!) so we have many wierd red photos but this one i really like how it turned out. Then we got a little sleep, and went hangovers and all to ajs suprise family party!!!!!
heres the birthday girl cutting the cake (with dad tine and sue in the background, we were very happy to have some mountgambians join us!)
good ol family snap shot
and it wouldnt be a family party without "grandpa hugs" from sam and ben! i dont know the origin of grandpa hugs but i have learned to love their cripplin goodness! (they are a very tight hug in which the 'hugger' tries their best to squeese the life out of you) heres ben being the giver of one of the offending grandpa hugs, me being the reciever, sam and lil, and in the background, one of the streamers that 'makes' a party at Jo's place. they have been going up for birthdays for as long as i can remember, i love them and the memories they hold
Thank you so much for the gorgeous comments. We will be best friends forever. Hopefully one day we will live closer to each other and we can take Mia for walks on the beach all the time. I had the best '21st' (22nd-sneaky sneaky ha ha) birthday anyone could ask for. Thanks for making it so special. Cant wait to get my disk of happy b-day snaps in the mail- i love receiving mail thats not bills, its soooo much more exciting.
ReplyDeleteMiss you lots. Hope to see you again soon and we'll go to the local for a chicken parmy! xx
Congratulations on the birthday of your sister - she sure is one special individual! you sure look like you're all having a great time!! one day i'll get around to downloading the pics i took too and we can compare surprise birthday goodness. in the meantime, keep on living life to the fullest, and remember to follow that road wherever it takes you ;)
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