:)

The other night, Jessica shared with me that on Wilder's first day of school, which also happened to be his birthday, he cried and cried, and didn't want her to leave him... and, then, a little brunette girl named Annalise put her hand on his shoulder and sang... "Let it goooo, let it gooo... " and, she is now Wilder's favorite girl.  :)

As you probably know, I was adopted from Korea and have always claimed to be Korean but, throughout my life, lots of Eastern Asians have claimed me as their own, stating that I definitely look like whatever they are...until recently when everyone seems to think I'm Japanese. Aatman got me a DNA test for my birthday this year and it turns out that I'm Korean, Japanese, and a little Chinese!

(To the tune of I'm Every Woman) "I'm every Asian / it's all in me / Any Asian you want to see / I do it naturally..."  ;) 

This year has been so full of life.  Facing fears, going on adventures, trusting the process.... it's been amazing.  And, that's not to mention the movie nights, dinners with new friends, long talks with old friends, tooling around with the girls, comedy nights, an epic mafia night with the soccer team, a job that doesn't feel like work, and a completely renewing little getaway to Calistoga.... :)

(If I could add a sparkle here, I would.)