Every necklace
“You always left the biggest cookie on the plate for santa. I never told you who ate it, but I think you have worked it out by now.”
“Every decent habit I have came from watching somebody else do it first. Most of the time that somebody was my grandmother, standing in her kitchen.”
“I bet your desk is covered in handmade cards and candy canes this week. Those kids know how lucky they are to have you, and so do I.”
“Stand tall, even if you fall. I will always have your back. When you're too afraid to look ahead, look right beside you. I will always be there. You are and always will be one of the best things that ever happened to me.”
“My favorite dance floor is still our kitchen with the music on. No crowd, no band, just you laughing at my terrible moves.”
“I've tried to plant deep roots of strength, kindness, and courage within you. So that when life calls you to explore the world, you'll always know your way home. Take flight, my darling.”
“Tonight we are going to dinner wherever you want, no matter how fancy it is. Order dessert first if you like. It is your day, and you make the rules.”
“Nobody gets to tell you how big your dreams are allowed to be. Dream as big as you like, and then work as hard as you always have.”
“I miss driving around town with you to see the Christmas lights. You always picked the brightest house and said ours should look like that.”
“There is a message from you on my old phone that I have never deleted. It is eleven seconds long and you are asking me to come and pick you up.”
“You have the strength to conquer any mountain you choose to climb. Remember, you are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and capable of achieving anything your heart desires. I'm always here for you.”
“I wondered if there could possibly be enough love to go around. Then I watched you make room for one more without taking anything from anyone.”
“I spent a lot of years worrying about who you would turn out to be. Then you turned out entirely your own person and settled the question.”
“It took me too long to say this, and that is on me, not you. I am sorry. I miss you even when you are in the next room.”
“Even in the worst of this year, you still found a way to make me laugh. That laugh got me through more days than you will ever know.”
“I have stood in lines and supermarket aisles with you and enjoyed all of it. That is the part nobody ever warns you about. The dull hours stopped being dull.”
“I have loved every road we have traveled together, even the wrong turns. Especially the wrong turns, because that is where we laughed the most.”
“Every house on our street put up lights, but ours had the brightest one. It was you, running through the hallway and singing every carol off key.”
“I saw the late nights, the cold coffee and the piles of notes on your desk. Every one of those hours counted, and today the whole world can see it.”
“No grandmother picks her own name. The grandchildren always decide that one. Ours landed on mimi, and nobody in this house says it without meaning it warmly.”
“You make every ordinary day feel like a little celebration. So today is your day, and I want it to be the best one yet.”
“Every packed lunch, every bedtime story and every late night worry. None of it goes unnoticed, and none of it is small.”
“I remember every precious moment, from your first smile to your first dream. So much of my heart is made from all the memories we've shared together. Someday when the pages of my life end, you will be the most beautiful chapter.”
“I love every road trip we have ever taken, even the ones where we got lost. Maybe especially those, because being lost with you is still my favorite place to be.”