Steve is Getting Married!!!

Yesterday there was a big announcement in the Brogan family.  My brother has become engaged to the most beautiful, amazing, brilliant girl ever!!!  I have yet to meet her as she lives far, far away but I am taking my brother's word for it as he is a great judge of character.  (Seriously though he is.  He always chooses wonderful friends... you are included in that Theresa jag längtar väldigt mycket efter min vän!)

I am so excited to have a new sister.  When I was little and I would be sad about my lack of sisters and Mom would tell me that one day I would have a sister when Steve got married.  So I would often imagine what my future sister would be like, and the fun things we would do together.

I just finished reading "Shopaholic and a Sister" by Sophie Kinsella (didn't like it as much as the first three, but it was okay).  Anyway I am thinking about that now; I am going to be crazy Becky trying to get her play Barbies and do makeovers while she will want to "do her accounts".  Honestly I am really excited to have a sister and I will try my best not to overwhelm her with "sistering".
 
Congratulations Steve and Mary Beth!

I Never Met a Swede I Didn't Like

I was in my kitchen today and Cali pulled out an old picture of me with my Sweddish friend Theresa.  It made me sigh and think about how much fun I had with her.  So this is a little shout out to her.  I miss you Theresa! 

She was always so kind and patient with me asking her a million questions about Sweden and trying to learn her language.  We had lots of fun getting snowed in, freezing our tooties off at the bus stop, and getting stuck in the snow... twice.    Both times were my fault, but both times it was her that got me out!  (I really don't know how to drive in the snow.)  What a great friend!!!  I would write more if I had time but I just wanted to write a little about her today.  This is the picture that Cali found and brought to me.  Now it is on my fridge next to the stove so I get to look at it all the time.

Hey  remember dancing on the street corner to keep warm?  Duktig flicka!  KRAM!