My sister’s firstborn is now pretty much an adult. I am devastated, but I suppose it is for the best. I always called her my own, but it is time to let go.

She will be attending UNC next year and due to being a monster achiever (did a pre-college high school thing that basically counted as college? I’ll never understand the details) she’ll be done in 2-3 years and then… I guess real world?

She is also the manager of her local coffee shop so that’s cool too. Less words, more pics, and maybe a tear or two as I look through them all.

ACTUALLY, after looking through pics I have one more note. I have a ton of photos of her until about 2016 or maybe closer to when I moved to Portland. Makes me a little sad. And then I started my own family, COVID, more of my own family, she was too cool for photos for a few years, but she’s back to regular cool. Life is interesting as evidenced by quantity of photos of another person.

CONGRATULATIONS, KATIE! 🎉👩‍🎓🙌 We couldn’t be more proud of you.