a bridal shower for my big sister.

last weekend was my big sister's bridal shower.  it feels like just yesterday we were in the backyard playing our favorite "barbie pool party" (a creative embellishment of squirting barbies down our swing set slide with a garden hose.)  now she is 27, a successful pediatric dentist, a brilliant young woman, and an even more beautiful bride.

words cannot explain how happy i am for her and how happy i am that she found such love with chris.  

 

the best part was....we actually surprised her!

isn't she just glowing?

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role reversals

is this really happening? am i really sitting on the couch on a sunday night and relaxing? usually i'm plastered at my desk until wee hours of the morning, but since i just started spring break, i don't have to go to class tomorrow.  or the day after that.  or the day after that!

of course, there's still that exam (after i get back) that i have to study for, but when it comes to not having to go to class or lab or clinical for 8+ hours a day, excited is an understatement.

since rob had a paper to finish for his history class, he took my place for the night. talk about role reversals...

ps. rob looks a heck of a lot happier than i ever look sitting there.

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