Happy Birthday, Betta. I love you. And I love: 1. That we did this.2. How anywhere can become a jungle gym. 3. How you always manage to find beautiful signs from loved ones4. How you find comedy in most paintings5. How you bleach your eyebrows off once a year, knowing VERY WELL that some friends and family will call you a human Q-tip.6. How you quietly cry from gratitude. 7. How you relish in an overly seasoned Dorito chip as if it was just handed to you by God himself. 8. How you continue to show up for yourself and others. 9. How you very much dislike the snow but make the best of it. 10. How sometimes the level of panache is through the roof. 11. How you always pack a soupcup, smoked oysters or some sort of canned fish while traveling, again- knowing VERY WELL the backlash you’ll receive from anyone with working olfactory senses. 12. How genuinely at peace you feel by the ocean. May you continue to experience that. 13. How you like to make a fool out of yourself if it means there’s a slight chance it will bring a smile to a friends face. 14. How you are that bish, you’ve been that bish and you will continue to be that bish. Che cazzo. X