Happy 21st Birthday Melissa!

Melissa you are turning 21 today, although not until 3:27pm to be exact. :) You have been all grown up for sometime now. 21 just seems like the last huge milestone of your "childhood" for me. You will always be my baby no matter how old you get and it doesn't matter that you are the oldest. Melissa I know that you feel like you have been shafted in every way. You were the guinea pig. You were the one with all the rules because I wanted to keep you safe, and I didn't know any other way. You were the responsible one when now one else would be. You are the second mom to your sisters and you worry about them all the time, you protect them from the world and from themselves, or at least you try to.
I had absolutely no idea what I was doing when you were born, but what I did know is I loved you more than anything in the world, and therefore the rules were enforced. lol. Melissa I could never have asked for anything more from you. You always put others first when it meant you would come in last, even if you hated it.
You are so genuine, you have a fun loving spirit and you're ok with not knowing what El Gato meant after 4 years of Spanish. :) sorry I couldn't help that.
I honestly have no words that truly describe how I feel about you. I love you. You love life. You enjoy it to the fullest. You and I---Identical. lol.
I am posting pics of you, some you will hate, but I love them. I did notice that you take lots of pictures of yourself. haha. I also noticed that 99% of them are with Simon and that the two of you for the last 9 years have had the most fun together that I have ever seen two people have. Enjoy the pictures as much as I enjoy being with you MO! I Love You!!------Mommy
Vegas watch out!