Michael turns old

Well, Michael finally hit the status of "old", at least in my book. It really does seem like just last week that my brother, Ryan, was turning 24 and I was thinking how old that sounded. I cannot believe Michael is now that age! Sigh...the years since we first became close have flown by. He even still has the first birthday card I ever gave him, which was for his 16th birthday. Although it doesn't seem like that long ago, when I think in detail about all that we have been through together as teens, and now as adults, it makes me feel so blessed to have had such a steady friendship for all these years.

This year, we really weren't able to have a real celebration, on account of his super busy school schedule. When I asked him if he wanted me to cook him a good meal or go out to dinner, he told me all he really wanted was a good pizza lol. He asked for so little, I couldn't deny him that! When it came time to figure out where to get the pizza, though, all he could really think of was Cici's. Though this hardly qualifies as a "good pizza", we went. We see so little of each other, it was great just to be able to sit down and share a meal with him. Afterwards, I presented him with the cake I made him- a mint chocolate chip cake (I got the recipe on Pinterest). His favorite ice cream is mint chocolate chip, so I figured it was perfect! All in all, it was a pretty uneventful day, but with Michael in Podiatry School, I'm slowly learning that even these simple moments are ones can be treasured.

While I didn't have much to offer Michael in the way of gifts, with the budget being tight and all, God had a little surprise up his sleeve. That night we got our first heavy snowfall of the season! We awoke to a few inches on the ground and car windows that needed thawing out...something we're not used to in Texas.  As beautiful of a sight as it was, I couldn't have been more unprepared. The boots I was wearing got completely soaked through in just the few minutes it took Gizmo to go to the bathroom. Thank goodness my mom bought me some new rainboots last summer! I ran upstairs, changed into some dry socks and my rainboots and was set for all the slush I encountered that day. Needless to say, I'll be going to the mall this weekend to buy Michael and I some appropriate winterwear. Next time it snows, we'll be ready for some sledding :)