Sister Z (my oldest minion) currently serving her mission in Salem Oregon turns 22 on November 30th. This will be the first time in either of our lives, that we have not been together on her birthday. My heart is sad that I will not get to call or text her at 3:28 am (that was the time she was born) the morning of her birthday, as I have every year for as long as I can remember. I am saddened that I don't get to wake her up with tons of junk food (our version of breakfast in bed) in our birthday morning ritual. I will miss singing her Happy Birthday way TOO loud, way TOO early while she yells at us to get out of her room! The day will not be the same without seeing her blow the candles out on her Chocolate Chip Cookie Birthday Cake (Always a Cookie Cake). I will not get to torture her by making her wait ALL day to open her presents until Every member of the family is home at night. I will not get to see the joy on her face as she rips into the stash of junk she doesn't really need but is SO thankful to have! My mom heart aches at the thought of not getting to hug her neck, not being able to kiss her cheeks, not being able to whisper in her ear how much I love her. I may have already cried a little because I know her birthday is going to be without me and she is going to Love It!
I tried to make sure that she has the birthday she would have had, if she was at home so....here is what I did:
First I made a "Birthday in a Box" it included everything her & Sis Redd (her companion) would need to create their own birthday party.
It included goodie bags for both, cake mix, frosting & sprinkles with "22" candles. (I sent cupcake papers incase they decided to do cupcakes) table cloths, streamers and balloons.
For her gifts we decided to be a little funny....she hates and I do mean HATES when balloons pop so....with that knowledge in hand, below is her Birthday Present
We wrapped the inside of a very large box and then blew up 22 balloons and put her gifts inside each balloon. They included gift cards (very hard to get inside), chap stick, mascara, money, and letters from each of us. In order to get each gift...she's going to have to bust the balloon. HA! So wish I could see her face when she opens this!
We'll have to see how many survive the shipping :)
Although mama bear is super sad to miss out on this day with my oldest, it was lots of fun creating her Birthday in Box.
Happy Birthday Kiarra Zubicki
I love you to the moon and back!
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