Bro's 21st!

It's my brother's 21st birthday today! Woohoo! I'm thankful for having such a good-hearted, kind, dedicated, interesting and intelligent person as my sibling. Happy Birthday, Denis!!

To Teddy

I once read somewhere that the best way to create harmony in your life and spread it to those around you was to first find and establish that harmony within yourself. This is no easy task and I could never succeed in it until I met Teddy, who has been succefully 'balancing me out' ever since.

I don't know how he does what he does, all I know is that he's my personal guarding angel. Might sound silly, but it's something I believe in and only refer like to two people I know - my grandma and my Teddy. If she's the reason I still breathe, he's the reason I still believe. She brought me back to life physically, and he brought me back to life emotionally. He heals my hurts, he always knows what to say and how to cheer me up, sometimes I get a feeling that maybe he knows me a little better than I know myself... He's always been there to save me from my demons and whisk me away from the approaching blues, never asking for anything in return - he's the opposite of selfish and I love his heart. He doesn't know this, but I compare him to my grandma a lot. They're the only people I know with such incredibly beautiful souls. I swear I can see their halos.

So Teddy, I've told you that at least like 30 times before (and I hope you're not tired of hearing it yet), but thank you so much for being in my life. Thank you for being the best friend one can be. Thank you for being my harmony. Thank you for being you. Happy Birthday and God bless the parents who made you.

P.S. Got so caught up in being thankful I almost forgot it was supposed to be a birthday post, ha... Love ya!..

Twenty Two

Thankful for making it another year, it was a good one and I'm so ready for having a lot of fun living the life as a 22 year old now.

To Mark

I am so thankful for your friendship. You're so unique in your very own way. You're so British in many things you do even without noticing it, yet I came to realize your Britishness never annoyed me as it used to happen with other English men I knew, instead it makes me smile and appreciate you more. Amazing how we've been friends for so long now - I coudn't ever imagine it lasting that long and us making it 5+ years when we first started talking! Amazing how we're so different yet we always have so many things to talk about... And boy, do we talk weird stuff sometimes! There are things I wouldn't even try discussing with someone else, as they seem quite narrowly specific, but I would rush to send you a quick message about (what's with all those home-made meals photos?)... We've grown to have our own chat topics and inside jokes, and at times it truly amazes me how so many years after we can still talk so much and can still discuss peanut butter :-) Somehow with you all those topics never get old, and I feel blessed to have realized how much our friendship means to me, and I'm glad you're here to hear me say all of these. Thank you for being a friend I can truly count on, Mark! With you I can be sure that no matter what I say or do you're not going to turn your back on me.

Happy Birthday, Marky!

P.S. Hey, I typed the word "quite" correctly!.. :p

Paris, je t'aime...

I'm thankful for my perfect trip to Paris for my birthday last year. Loved the city, loved it's vibe, loved it's diversity, loved seeing old friends again, loved getting to know people I knew just a little so much better, loved making new friends... I miss Paris and I will be back!

Big thanks to Antoine, Charles, Laetitia, Teddy, Pierre, Laure, Louise, Chloe, Wally and a huge thank you to Yannick.

To My Grandma

Today is my guarding angel’s, my dear grandma’s 85th birthday. There are just too many things that I’m thankful for to this incredibly strong, kind, loving, caring, attentive, loyal and fair woman, who has always been there for me, through thick and thin, and who literally saved my life. She is such a beautiful person. Never once in her life did she raise her voice at or judged anyone. She’s always been impossibly nice to all, and even to those who used her and took her for granted. She would never say a word to those who hurt her, but instead she would always be ready to help when they needed it and asked for it. She’s just too beautiful for this world and I wouldn’t believe such people exist if I wasn’t lucky enough to know her. She’s a saint, being her granddaughter is a privilege and I am yet to prove that I deserve it. Happy Birthday, my dear dear babushka!

And…

For the unconditional love, never-ending faith in me, unstinting devotion and always wholehearted support, THANK YOU, from the bottom of my heart. I love you and I always will.