Feliz cumpleanos, Melissa!

Happy Birthday to my wonderful friend, Melissa! She is my confidante and ally, especially during all our crazy adventures throughout Spain, England, Italy, and Switzerland and then back in America (whoa--everyone is speaking ENGLISH!)! During college, she always let me go home with her for holidays (talent shows, Matt's games, Vanilla!); then when Brett and I married, I ended up teaching at the same middle school she attended (and even worked with some of her former teachers!). I enjoyed our lazy afternoons at the pool while B and I lived in Crystal City in 2005. This past summer I got to visit her classroom and see her students who I always hear about. Now we are waiting for us to move back to NoVA so we can hang out all the time again! Mel, have a great day! I love you!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!