Happy Birthday, Allie!!!

Today is my birthday! My sweet husband made an incredible cake, from scratch, with chocolate ganache filling and vanilla buttercream. I can't wait till tonight when we get to eat it! I've grown up a bit so instead of eating the whole cake myself, I'm even going to share with friends and family. YUM... Pictures in another post later, so you can drool too.

Allie and me. Our self portrait at the beach last summer.

The only thing that would make this day better is if I could celebrate with one of my favorite people in the whole world, my God-daughter, Allie. She was born on my birthday (I think that is soooo cool!!!!) 15 years ago. Before her arrival, she was supposed to be Sarah. I remember her mom calling to say she'd arrived and asking how our little Sarah was doing. She surprised me by saying, "She's not Sarah. She's Allison." She went on to explain that she just didn't look like a Sarah, so they changed her name.

Allie, you are every bit your name. Sarah, a beautiful name, couldn't have kept up with your spunk! My prayer is that this year will be filled with more joy than you have ever known. May God continue to keep you healthy as you play sport after sport after sport! Most of all, may you grow even closer to Jesus. Thank you, God, for bringing Allison into our lives!

Have a fantastic birthday, sweet girl.

I love you.
Love,
Karen