Q is for Queens (and royal ladies)...

once upon a time there were two teen-aged girls who dreamed of royalty. on a hiking trip to windsor lake in colorado, they began to daydream. and somewhere along the way they left behind their ohio school girls and transformed from

jennifer to 'lady genevieve'

and from

wendy to 'lady gwendolyn.'the hike...the day...the vacation...all ended.

but about three decades later, lady genevieve and lady gwendolyn are still with us.our journeys have taken us back and forth across the country, we've worn many hats (no crowns). we've had ups. we've had downs. we've had our good hair days...and our bad. we've had lots of change of addresses...but one thing has never changed...

we love each other. and hope and dream for each other. we share our joys. we share our sorrows.

and today (okay, so i'm like five minutes early eastern time...but you WERE born in this time zone) i celebrate the birth of my baby sister, jennifer aka lady genevieve.as i was unpacking this afternoon i came across a big box of pictures...i decided to take a break.

i'll let you decide for yourself but quite honestly, i think that, like fine wine, we've improved with age LOL.

happy birthday sweet sister. i miss you. i love you. and i am hoping and praying that this year brings you joy. you deserve it. it's time. (and once again, God, please, if you're reading...hee hee...grant me a birthday wish for my sis...cut the girl some slack, k? thanks).

and now...a trip back in time...

every royal lady had a jessica mcclintock gunnesax dress :)

no pepsi for these princesses LOL

those are some high waisted shorts we've got on :)

i will NEVER forget this night with our foreign exchange student...do you remember?



look, it's us...standing on the highway on the interstate near williamsburg, virginia (why???? LOL). diggin the colored socks :)

the era of the julia roberts pretty woman suits :)

THIS JUST IN: convicts escape women's prison and take denim clad babies with them. if seen, please call crime stoppers. they were last seen headed toward the levi strauss store...

apparently austin and i shared the same hairdresser? LOLOLOL

cruella and miss clavel (sp?) from madeline. i'm sure they would have been hanging out together??? hee hee.

if we are 'ladies' does that make our brother 'duke gregory?' i'm not up on my royal lingo.

carson is still convinced we're naked in this pic. thanks ever so much for having me wear a custom made maternity bustier. and thank you to your photographer for having me stand next to our barely there sister in law in the family photo. dude, don't mess with pregnant ladies in bustiers.

three pregnant sisters. fun, fun, fun!

and then that's as far as the pictures in the box went...you know the rest...ohio, texas and beyond...

saying goodbye.

thank you so much for being who you are...for loving me for who i am. you challenge me, you provoke me, you make me laugh, you make me cry.

and so that i don't end on a sappy note, throwing in this picture just for fun. seriously one of the craziest nights i can remember in a long time. of course, i don't get out much ;)

happy, happy birthday lady genevieve. you ARE a treasure.

xoxo,

lady gwendolyn of windsor lake