Photo Friday: Happy Birthday, Lisa!

More than a few years ago, I got the best Christmas present ever:  a sister!  I was 4 years old, and it was truly the most exciting event in my life.  I had a hard time being patient, and the doctor told my parents that she was going to be a boy. But I knew.  I knew she was a girl.  I knew she would be a wonderful friend.  I knew she would be the sister I'd always wanted.  And I was right!

We grew up traveling together because our family always lived so far away.  And now we are separated by thousands of miles, so seeing each other is always a journey.  But it is always a journey worth making (you might remember, for example, that I blogged about her wedding  in Alabama).  She was the best Christmas present ever.  

Today is my sister's birthday, so Happy Birthday, Lisa!


Oh!  And my mom gets the photo credit for both of these pictures. 


Don't forget:  we are in the midst of the 12 Travel Books for Christmas.  Later today number 3 will be posted.  Subscribe or become a follower to find out as soon as it is posted.  
And to those of you stopping by from Photo Friday , Ciao!  Come back soon!

Changes in Comments

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Until today I utilized Disqus, a service separate from Blogger, to maintain the comments on this blog.  However, they changed their policies this week and made it impossible for people to comment without having a Disqus account.  I feel this will mean fewer comments and less discussion, so I am no longer using Disqus.

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12 Travel Books for Christmas: Number Three

Merry Christmas, just a little bit early!  My gift to you this holiday season is a series of 12 book suggestions to help make your shopping a little easier (for your friends or for yourself).  Read about how this started here .
12 Travel Books for Christmas

Today's book recommendation is from a fellow Sacramento travel blogger!  Check out her blog, Things You Should Do !
Recommended by:  JulieMarg who says it is "old but hilarious and written by a friend."
Honeymoon with my Brother:  a memoir by Franz Wisner
Summary: "Days before Franz was to be married, his fiancée called off the wedding. He decided to have a wedding anyway—without a bride—and to go on the Costa Rican honeymoon with his recently divorced brother. The brothers then decided to extend the honeymoon, traveling around the world."  -- excerpted from BookPassage.com 
So, now you have even more people to be friends with on Twitter (MinnesotaFats , JulieMarg , and me ).  And a growing list of twelve book suggestions!  Merry merry!