So blessed, so lucky....

I think the quotes below sum up how I am feeling lately. I am so blessed to have such wonderful family and friends in my life. I know as I am only 24 days away from meeting my new son that I am super emotional lately. But at the same time I think events like the birth of a child bring out the best in people, and I am so lucky I am getting to experience that for the second time in my life. I wish I was better at expressing how much these people mean to me. But sometimes, words just aren't enough.....

So for lack of better words I want to say THANK YOU. Thank you to all of you (YOU KNOW WHO YOUR ARE) who make my world so much better everyday. Some of you I've known since childhood, and some for the last year. But time doesn't matter, you still mean the world to me. And THANK YOU to my moms and dads, siblings, aunts and uncles, cousins, and extended family. You, too, mean the world to me.

"Sometimes in life, you find a special friend. Someone who changes your life just by being a part of it. Someone who makes you laugh until you can't stop. Someone who makes you believe that there really is good in the world. Someone who convinces you that there really is an unlocked door just waiting for you to open it. This is forever friendship. When you're down and the world seems dark and empty, your forever friend lifts you up in spirit and makes that dark and empty world suddenly seem bright and full. Your forever friend gets you through the hard times, the sad times and the confused times. If you turn and walk away, your forever friend follows. If you lose your way, your forever friend guides you and cheers you on. Your forever friend holds your hand and tells you that everything is going to be okay. And if you find such a friend, you feel happy and complete because you need not worry. You have a forever friend, and forever has no end."
---Unknown

"The best part of life is when your family becomes your friends, and your friends become your family."
---Danica Whitfield