Emily Gayle

On New Year's Eve and New Year's Day many of you will celebrate the end of one year and the beginning of another. I will too, but more important is the celebration of my sister's 30th birthday.

Now if you know me, you know my sis. She is Sisterpants. For the first half of my life I called her "Sissy," now it is "Sisterpants."

She is my favorite person on the planet. She and I were joined at the hip growing up. She talked for me until the doctors literally had to tell my mom to separate us, so I would learn to be less dependent on Sisterpants for everything. Well, try as Mama may, it didn't work. Maybe she doesn't speak for me when directly spoken to, but Sisterpants is generally behind every decision I make in life. Well, the good ones anyway, the bad ones she just helps me correct.

I am definitely going to take heat for posting this picture. It is pretty hilarious though and typical of us; Emily is taking care of me.

Sisterpants has had her ups and downs in her own life, and I can only hope I am as present in those moments for her as she is for me. If I'm happy I want to share it with her; if I'm sad or in trouble she is absolutely my first call.

I guess you can say she is more than just my sister; she is certainly my best friend. No words on any blog could ever do our relationship justice, and further they could not begin to describe what an incredible person she is.

This is us at Sister's wedding in April. I have never seen her look so amazing or happy!

I hope her next 30 years give her everything she could possibly dream of and then some. And to start I'm giving her a package with 30 of her favorite things. She got the first already, a book by her favorite author. When she gets back from her vacation, she'll get the rest and I'll post a picture!

Until then, Happy Birthday Sisterpants (on Sunday), I love you!

xoxo Sara Marie (Gayle)