my sis-in-law (SIL) is one of the most warm-hearted, giving people i know. she often expresses how much she cares about her brother and me through her actions. she will make us a quiche or bake us a valentine's day cake shaped like a heart, just because. she will convince me to take an 8-mile walk so we can chat and exercise at the same time (and end up at dinner at a delicious thai restaurant). she will call just to say hello or text/IM to plan our next movie date or sushi dinner or shopping trip. she will spend hours over the house transforming an abundance of bananas into muffins and pies and puffs. she will stay up all night to accompany my crazy self to a midnight showing of a flick i can not wait to see. she will help me take my best friend to vegas for her 30th. she will spend nearly an entire day making my birthday cake. she will stand up for me when i don't expect it, make me laugh when i'm bummed, and we can count on her to be there, whether it's picking us up from the airport or to be a listening ear.
i don't have enough fingers (and toes) to check off the number of times i've told my husband how lucky i am to have her as a sister. she has shown me what it means to invest in relationships, banking on each other by making installments of love and trust.
so today, i am making my own deposit: wishing the happiest of birthdays to a fabulous sister who deserves the very best.
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