dear twin...

for no particular reason, date, time, or milestone, i just want to say... i'm proud of you. we're twenty-four years old now, and lately i have seen such an adult and role model in you. you get up for work each morning without a complaint, you find the time and energy to exercise after work (when all i can think of is eating indian take-out and watching netflix), you cook, and you only let me put a couple treats in the grocery cart. but what surprises me the most is your ability to do all this while juggling the love of me and your longtime boyfriend who lives wayyy uptown. you work a full-time job in which you completely shine, you're a rock star photographer, you respond to all my long-winded text messages within minutes, and you still find time to think up amazing, creative valentine ideas that melt his heart, and mine too. i don't know if you're able to stop and take a second to realize it, but... you really do have it all together. you do. and i'm so proud.

yours, twin.

(photo taken in cinque terre italy, two years back. those were the days.)