New Post-Sara is 11?
This journal has become strictly the birthday blog. Not what I intended, but at least I have a space where I can talk about these special days.
The first of the Fours birthdays of the year belongs to the Sassiest of them all. Today, Ms. Sara Grace turns 11. I do not know how this happened and I won't even try to understand it.
My Sara. My Sass. Our Grace. The light in the darkness. Coming into our lives when we needed the good--you were that good and you continue to be the good. I'm so eternally grateful for the blessing that is Sara.
Sara is days away from 'graduating' 5th grade. Her 5th grade year has been her best year, by far. She feels confident academically and she is coming into her own socially. She continues to be a social butterfly and truly loves school. I know that this upcoming transition year will be difficult, but I also know that she will do so well.
Sara is a lover. She loves love. She is confident. Sass loves to sing (especially in the shower and during Friday night living room Karaoke), loves to play, loves art, TikTok, YouTube, and all things makeup and accessories. The quintessential 'girly girl'.
Sara and Alex have entered this weird phase where they literally argue about everything for hours and then BOOM they are best friends. It's annoying and I refer to them as an old married couple. They rely on each other immensely though and are so close and them not being in the same school next year should be an interesting change for them both.
Sara and Emma could not be more different. There is so much love, though. Emma is literally Sara's hero (she wrote a whole story about it) and I am so curious to see how their relationship grows and changes throughout the years.
I feel that every year, I write about how Sara and Jack simply do not jive. This year, I will say that not much has changed in that department. Okay, maybe that's not true. There is more patience for each other and we are working on developing a better understanding of what the issues are. It's not easy and this has been years of just trying to figure it all out. I will say that there are glimpses of a beautiful relationship when they are doing something that they both enjoy. I'm grateful for those moments and hope that they continue.
Sara and her Dad are still besties. They joke together all of the time and are so similar in so many ways. Their relationship makes me smile to this day.
Sass and I...She is me. We are so similar in so many ways and she is literally my little best friend. I love the time we spend together, the tiktoks we make, the BTS concerts we watch (and hopefully will get to go to this year) and just the overall Sass and Mom experience. She is helpful and sweet, she pushes buttons at times, but those big browns prevent me from getting too upset.
When I talk about Sara, I always say that she couldn't have been given a more appropriate nickname. The girl can give such serious sass. She can also be the absolute sweetest girl around. It's that duality that keeps life oh so interesting.
Sara, thank you for being you. You have brought us some of the absolute most joyful times in our lives. You light up a room, you light up our lives and I'm just so grateful that I get to be your Mom.
Happiest of birthdays, Sweet and Sassy, Sara. I love you more than you'll ever know.
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