01/10/2026
Happy 20th Birthday to my girl 🤍
January 10, 2006. The day my world changed in the very best way.
Twenty years. Saying that out loud feels surreal. I no longer have a teenager. I have a full grown adult, and I’m not sure how that happened so fast. Yet here you are, becoming more you every single year and somehow even more incredible than the last.
This year has been another reminder of just how special you are. Second year of nursing, which you handle with patience, and grace, like it’s exactly what you were meant to do. Watching you care for others with the perfect balance of empathy and strength fills me with more pride than I can put into words. You work so hard, juggle so much, and still manage to make it all look effortless, even when I know it’s not.
You’ve grown so much at school, at work, and in life. From nursing labs to running all the different positions at Earls, you step into every role with confidence, kindness, and that quiet capability that has always amazed me. You are brilliant, funny, gorgeous, witty, endlessly curious, full of random facts, and a true sponge for knowledge.
I know I get on you for being messy, but I already know one day I’ll miss the clothes on the floor, the half finished drinks, and the signs that you’re still here at home. It’s one of those quirks I’ll hold onto when you eventually leave the nest, because it’s part of you.
You are light. You brighten every room you walk into with your smile, one that cost a small fortune in Invisalign and still comes without a retainer 😉 but worth every penny. You are my built in best friend, my favourite person to hang out with, and someone I genuinely admire.
I don’t know how I got so lucky to be your mom. I don’t know how I raised such a wonderful human. I just know I am constantly in awe of you, endlessly proud of you, and so grateful you’re mine.
Here’s to 20 years of loving you and to everything still ahead. The world is better with you in it, and so is my life.
I love you more than words can say. Always.
Love,
Mom 🤍
