Ailey and Etta: You are the Best Thing....

I have lots and lots of reasons in my life to bust out

but one of the sure things the song comes to mind over would be these ladies......

photo credit - Jackie Wagler

Today - I met the girls in A2 for an informal baby shower --

(Ann Arbor for those of you who aren't sure what that means)

Which really boils down to good food... I mean - goooooooood food.

Pregnancy has totally turned me into a foodie...

I mean I know it looks like a mess - but trust me when I say it was amazing.

and if that's not your style, than really, who can turn down these....

And some window shopping...

And the girls brought lots of gifts for Baby E.

just a few which you'll see below...

And a gift too for Big Sis who has already found the (in her words)

'perfect place' for this frame on her desk.

She CANNOT wait to put a picture in it after MIss E arrives.

I have to be honest...

I totally under-valued how much it would mean to Miss A to get to be a 'sister'

I've been reminded in the last few months just how special that relationship is in both my life -

and how special it will be in hers...

Next time you hear 'you are the best thing' while driving in your car -

just try not to smile as you think about your crazy family and how much you crazy love them.

Girls,

Thanks for celebrating baby, big sister and me...

love you all.

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