proud, happy and so excited

Top News in doezieland...

Big brother Allen

 arrives here tomorrow

(photos courtesy of Reuters)

to spend a week giving his vital plastic surgery skills, attention and love to those in need...

Little sister Kate

just announced that she is soon to be...

(photo courtesy of azuwish.com)

!!!!!!

and my little brother Derek

was called to serve to do THIS!!

(photo courtesy of lds.org)

in the Missouri St. Louis Mission, Spanish-speaking! 

So much news...  so much to be grateful for!

Allen--

The perfect big brother (and how lucky am I to have two perfect big brothers).  So talented, so generous, you have no idea how much I look up to you...

Kate--

CONGRATULATIONS!! I'm so happy my little sister has found love and happiness!

and Derek--

I am going to miss you terribly, but you are going to be SUCH a great missionary. I am so proud of you!  

Love, love, love. I am the luckiest sister, and absolutely claim these three. Photos are proof, after all. :)