Okay, I’m writing a
birthday blog because I’m fairly certain I won’t have internet this month and
I don’t want to be late, although that would be more like me than 28 days
early. So, from here on out, please pretend it is February 28 and the birthday of…
Precious Peeli Jackson Vaughan,
Today we celebrate
The 22nd year of your life
I wish I could see you
If just for tonight!
But I’d probably start crying
And I would hug you too tight
That you’d pop,
ON YOUR BIRTHDAY!
And then we’d be in a fight.
& What would I do?
Without my best friend peeli?
There is no one else like
you.
I’m not telling a lie.
For the truth is
you must have a heart like a
rabbit
It has to beat at twice the
speed
To hold all that love in it
And the wings on your back
Fly you high above the rest
But be careful not to smack
Into a tree
But let’s not worry about you
smacking & popping
Because you’re alive and well
Praise God! Hallelujah!
I will give thanks without
stopping.
Because I love you a whole
lot
Perhaps more than is normal
Even more than African tots
And get-togethers that are
informal
So happy birthday to you,
Happy birthday dear Eli,
Happy birthday to you.
I will try my best not to
cry.
But for real, I speak the
truth, she’s an angel with wings. I’m the only one lucky enough to see them,
though. Being on the race has only brought me to further realizations of what I
already knew. Somehow she still manages to be super supportive and in constant
communication (even when I’m not) when I’ve been across
the seas for 5 months. I am blessed to have her and I thank God for her all the
time. Happy birthday, p. I hope people celebrate you in all the huge ways you
deserve today & every other day of your life. I miss you so much & I
wish I could be there. I love you.
ALSO, SPECIAL JANUARY BIRTHDAY SHOUT OUTS TO RACHEL HELEN GITTENS & Laura Grace McGregor!! I love you guys, too. A lot.
