Happy birthday, Heather!

My high school friend Heather turns 30 years old today. She was in my grade, but, having been born in December, one of the youngest of our friends. It was hard on her when we were all getting our drivers licenses or turning 21, but now that she's the last to turn 30, we're all kind of jealous of the extra time she had to milk her 20's.

The above picture was taken at our friend Andra's house over the summer after our senior year of high school. We were in Andra's bedroom, on Andra's phone, inviting people to Andra's 18th birthday party, but Andra was still a few hundred miles away up at camp. Heather had a key to her house, and I think just that morning came up with the idea of throwing a party. We must have called Andra at camp, asked if she would come home, and, it being her night off, said, okay, I'll be there by 10! By the time she walked in the door that night, we had a house full of people there to celebrate her birthday.

This picture here is from last Thanksgiving when we got together with our larger group of high school friends. Heather has always been a social butterfly, and is an important thread in keeping us all in touch as much as we are. In fact, I'll be seeing the whole group next weekend, as I am heading home for Heather's official birthday party.

It's nice to know that all these years later, we still have so much to celebrate.