oreo birthday

happy birthday to the sister!

i remember the first time i told my sister a secret. it was about a crush i had on a boy. it was in our living room at our house in round rock and i whispered it into her ear underneath a wooden chair. not sure why i thought that was secretive – not like we were hidden or anything – but it’s fun to think about. we giggled like true sisters. note that oriana was probably 4 or 5. and a couple days later she told my mom and i was mad… like it was the end of the world!

another time, we had gotten into a fight and she wrote a very remorseful note to me. i unfortunately didn’t bring it back to dallas so i could quote it word for word. but it read along the lines of this:

jeje,
i want to die. i wish i could starve and i will if you want me to. i am probably not your sister, i am probably adopted.

anyways, i’m missing a huge chunk of it. but the point is – at the ripe age of 5 or 6, my sister was vowing that she would starve if i wanted her to – just to have me forgive her. isn’t that sweet? hahaha.

in all seriousness, i love my sister. i am truly, truly blessed to have her in my life. she’s one of the biggest reasons why i look forward to going back home to austin. i admire her drive, her intelligence, her character, her humbleness… i could probably go on and on. i will be proud of her no matter what she does in her life and will always be one of her strongest supporters.

i hope you had a wonderful 18th birthday, wonderful, beautiful little sister. oh noes… she’s not so little anymore! *tear* =] i love you, oriana!