Happy 35th Birthday
Darling Anjali,
Happy birthday, princess Anji! Today, you turn 35 years young, and excited to be in the midst of preparations for Tanya’s wedding in just two weeks.
Would you have returned from Japan just for Tanya’s wedding, or would you have returned to live in the U.S? We dream about the things that might have been, the many, many happy times we all might have had together, and continue to be sad at all the milestones we never experienced together - you turning 30 for example, or Tanya turning 30, with you teasing her about it!!
Whatever your occupation would be, wherever in the world you might have chosen to live, we know you would find your way home, to spend wonderful few days with us, laughing, cooking, watching movies, discussing politics, teasing each other, and so much more.
What you would think of the current politics in the U.S., remembering the excitement you felt in 2007 and early 2008 as Barack Obama became the favorite of Democrats. How disappointed would you be that the first serious woman candidate for President, Hillary Clinton, lost the election to Donald Trump, and how the country has changed as a result of that one election. I can just imagine the discussions we would have!
We miss you so much and wish every moment that you would be here, with your big smile, hearty laugh, providing Tanya advice, confidence, comfort, as she prepares to take this major step in her life. You would love the wonderful adult that Tanya has become, and her choice of Scott as her life partner. Would you have a serious partner by now? Music and politics are Scott’s passions, and I can just see the three (may be four) of you discussing the state of the union, or jamming - him on his guitar, you singing, Tanya on the piano…..just having a grand old time, communing with each other.
We feel lonely without you - Tanya even more so, as she has had to learn to get along in life without her sister, confidante, advisor, guide, and her fiercest and most loyal friend. It is a loss we can barely fathom, even after all these years.
But today is your birthday, and we try to fill our thoughts with happy memories of the twenty-five years we were fortunate enough to have you with us. Happy Birthday, princess! All our love!
Mom and Dad
Happy birthday, princess Anji! Today, you turn 35 years young, and excited to be in the midst of preparations for Tanya’s wedding in just two weeks.
Would you have returned from Japan just for Tanya’s wedding, or would you have returned to live in the U.S? We dream about the things that might have been, the many, many happy times we all might have had together, and continue to be sad at all the milestones we never experienced together - you turning 30 for example, or Tanya turning 30, with you teasing her about it!!
Whatever your occupation would be, wherever in the world you might have chosen to live, we know you would find your way home, to spend wonderful few days with us, laughing, cooking, watching movies, discussing politics, teasing each other, and so much more.
What you would think of the current politics in the U.S., remembering the excitement you felt in 2007 and early 2008 as Barack Obama became the favorite of Democrats. How disappointed would you be that the first serious woman candidate for President, Hillary Clinton, lost the election to Donald Trump, and how the country has changed as a result of that one election. I can just imagine the discussions we would have!
We miss you so much and wish every moment that you would be here, with your big smile, hearty laugh, providing Tanya advice, confidence, comfort, as she prepares to take this major step in her life. You would love the wonderful adult that Tanya has become, and her choice of Scott as her life partner. Would you have a serious partner by now? Music and politics are Scott’s passions, and I can just see the three (may be four) of you discussing the state of the union, or jamming - him on his guitar, you singing, Tanya on the piano…..just having a grand old time, communing with each other.
We feel lonely without you - Tanya even more so, as she has had to learn to get along in life without her sister, confidante, advisor, guide, and her fiercest and most loyal friend. It is a loss we can barely fathom, even after all these years.
But today is your birthday, and we try to fill our thoughts with happy memories of the twenty-five years we were fortunate enough to have you with us. Happy Birthday, princess! All our love!
Mom and Dad