Celebrating 10 Years of Sisterhood

While I was sitting in front of my four glass pieces, trying to come up with a good shape and color combination it hit me ... 10 YEARS!!!!
We met 10 years ago in February, during a pottery class.
10 YEARS!!!! WOW!!!
And here we were, sitting in class room again, playing with a new medium and making something pretty and having just plain girlie fun.

So this post is for you, my dear mommy-friend, sister and soul mate ...

We met, we became instant friends, we watched each other get married, we had 4 babies together, we moved together - apart and back together. We went through heart ache and shared the happiest moments.
I remember you telling me "We'll call the baby Fiora" and I said "Oh perfect. We'll call here Fifi :)
I remember telling you "We'll call her Lucy Luise" and you said "Perfect, we'll call her Lulu :)
I remember looking at Aiden and thinking "this is the biggest baby I have ever seen!"
I remember watching them play in our house in Tucson and falling in love with this little boy who cried when we sang "Happy Birthday"
I remember you and Fifi visiting and I Lillie wanting "more school bus rides" on your back and Fifi snuggling in my arms for hours.
I remember walking in your new house in Fremont and your husband had built more furniture in a week than we did in our life time (he is VERY handy!).
I remember looking at Bin on New Years Eve and thinking "one more drink and he'll glow red like Rudolf's nose :)
I remember watching Bin eat and thinking "how much more can one small person eat ... this is three times his whole body weight on his plate :)
I remember tucking in our 4 kids together and just looking at them in awe and feeling full of love and gratitude for being able to see them so close and so happy together.

10 years, a crazy ride and now when we get together we have a house FULL with kids, laughter, little personalities and we all enjoy each others company and families.
Me case su casa - me familia su familia!!!

Happy 10 years of wonderful, heart filled, loving, caring and happy friendship/sisterhood!

We ended the evening with a hot soup and a LONG sister-chat and we realized we don't do that nearly often enough!!!

I had so much fun last night! I came home and could't stop chatting about our awesome honey-dip-sticks and fusing glass and laughing and chatting ...

Thank you for last night and for the last 10 years!!!

Thank You for:
-Being so honest!
-Being so caring!
-Loving my family so much!
-Letting me love your family so much!
-For always telling me exactly whats on your mind.
-Always being there for us ... ALL of you!
-Being the best friend anybody could wish for!

I wish for:
-Many, many years of our families growing up together.
-Watching our kids become individuals (as Fifi told you :)
-Watching our kids become to each other what we are already.
-Sharing this whole experience of family life, growing kids and growing relationships.
-Knowing that no matter what, we'll always be there for each other!

I wouldn't be the person I am today without my dear mommy-friend, my sister and my salami buddy :)

Painting nude painting class in Pleasanton, with drinks, right ??? :)

i HEART you!