Today is my baby sister's 12th birthday. She keeps calling herself a pre-teen but I keep telling her that it isn't until you are 12 and a half. After that, I will probably tell her that it isn't until you are 12 and 3/4.
Lily brings so much joy into my life that it is almost unbelievable. We have more inside jokes than anyone I know, and we have so much fun when we are together! Without her, I wouldn't know that butter goes with everything, even if indirectly. I wouldn't know how to plan the perfect murder, and I probably wouldn't laugh as much as I do. I love her so much.
She is such an incredibly special girl. She is so full of laughter and energy. She is a genius (not kidding). There is no one in the world that is more like me, yet so different from me.
I love everything about her, even the parts that get on my nerves sometimes. I love the way she sings (screams) along to the radio. I love the way she tells mom what to wear in the mornings. I love how blue her eyes are. I love the way she uses big and impressive words out of context. I love the way she knows all of the bones in the human skeleton. I love the way she knows more SAT vocabulary words than me and uses them as insults. I love the way she dresses, even if she doesn't always match. I love the way that she wanted a baby monkey pillowpet so she could put it inside the big monkey pillowpet and have the mom 'birth' the baby. I love the way she loves to have sister sleepovers. I love how she tells me all of the weird vegan food I try out on her tastes good.
Lily is my very best friend in a way no one can understand. She has taught me what it means to truly love someone else. I would lay down my life for her without a thought, and I know she would do the same for me in a heartbeat. I can't wait to see what an amazing woman she will turn in to, and how see our friendship grows through the years.
happy birthday lily
