She really was the cutest little thing, even though she had some nerve being conceived in the first place, totally usurping my six-year reign as Baby of the Family and inflicting me with a nasty case of Middle Child Syndrome that would last the rest of my life. Little butthead.
I swear, she looked like this all the time. Just look at those dimples. Little brown-noser.
She continued to blossom into a beautiful little girl...
...and had only a few, shall we say, unfortunate fashion slip-ups along the way.
She was even purty with a mouth full of mangled metal.
She was Maid of Honor in my wedding.
...and tried with all her might to catch the bouquet, bless her eager little heart.
And a few years later, she married the man of her dreams.
Yep. She's my favorite sister in the whole wide world. And she's 32 years old today. Happy Birthday, Wetsy!
Punk-ass.
Makes me wish MY favorite sister (yep, my only, OLDER sis) had a blog so she, too, could write such lovely birthday tributes to moi.HAPPY BIRTHDAY, WETSY!Business aside, OMW, 80s fashion--WHAT was ANYBODY thinking? Those tights...and the guitar salvaged maybe 1% of "cool" (giggles). A cutie-patootie from the get-go, and got to LOVE that sisters picture at your wedding! Wetsy's wedding pic looked like a dreamy shot from a soap opera or something....n i c e!Hope the cake is yumalicious (Westy, what'd Ree cough up for some birthday goods? I heard she gave away your $50 Starbucks giftcard to someone who captioned a picture "Twisted Sister"--was she actually talking about YOU?).Yep, it's a happy day already!
Posted by: Robin | Sep 28, 2006 at 06:08 AM
Good Morning !Happy Birthday, Betsy.There's a little something over at my place that you might be interested in looking at sometime today, just for you. I had so much fun reminiscing while I did this. I hope you enjoy it.
Posted by: Swampwitch | Sep 28, 2006 at 06:09 AM
Bets,You're everybody's dream for a little sister, epecially mine! If you ever get tired of her flashing that bouquet pic around, you know that my adopted sister arms are always open, and I don't have a stash of pics to torture you with.
Posted by: yer pal | Sep 28, 2006 at 06:33 AM
Happy Birthday Bets! You were the cutest little sister.....still are too! Hope you guys are well and celebrating..........Love, Shama
Posted by: Anonymous | Sep 28, 2006 at 06:47 AM
Happy Birthday Precious Girl!! (and Congratulations to your Also-Precious Sister on her great Blogging!)Happy Day....Happy Year!!
Posted by: Mom | Sep 28, 2006 at 07:17 AM
Thanks, ReeRee! You're my favorite sister, too. But you're on thin ice with that bouquet photo. Oh, and any fashion stumbles through the years were probably plucked from your very own closet. You loved it when I wore your stuff.Love,Betsy Wetsy Wets the Bed (and so does her older sister)
Posted by: wetsy | Sep 28, 2006 at 08:32 AM
Can I tell a secret? (my oldest is named Betsy - and we call her wetsy, too) Hope you have a great day, Betsy, and that those 80's pictures don't come back to haunt you too badly!
Posted by: FishyGirl | Sep 28, 2006 at 08:34 AM
Are you people ALL gorgeous?Good grief;)Happy Birthday Betsy!
Posted by: Pass the Torch | Sep 28, 2006 at 08:37 AM
Happy Birthday to your little sister! Y'all are both beautiful.
Posted by: Renee | Sep 28, 2006 at 08:57 AM
Happy Birthday Westy! You both are so beautiful. I'm sad though because I know my own older sister does not love me this way and never will. Oh well. I'll live vicariously through the two of you.
Posted by: CPA Mom | Sep 28, 2006 at 08:59 AM
Happy birthday, Betsy! Sounds like Ree loves you as much as I love my little sis. Wow, I miss her (she's in Dublin and I'm in Toronto)!
Posted by: Sandra | Sep 28, 2006 at 09:01 AM
Dang, your family makes some good looking girls.Happy birthday to your sis!
Posted by: sasha | Sep 28, 2006 at 09:10 AM
Jimminy Crickets STOP with the pictures, damn! you people own the market on "beautiful people". You are so lucky to have each other and share this much love and affection.Happy Birthday to wetsy and Congrats on such a tight fun family!!!e
Posted by: pixielyn | Sep 28, 2006 at 09:11 AM
Robin, you make me smile! Aren't those lace tights heinous? Whew.Swampwitch..I checked it out. How lovely!Yer pal...she's mine. You can't have her. Well, I guess you can share.Shama Lama Ding Dong!Hi, Mom! Fishy Girl...how neat! Another Wetsy in the world. I wonder if the reasons we call our sisters that name are the same, thought?...(but that's another post for another time.)Pass the Torch, put down the crack pipe. :) (But thank you.)Hi, Renee!CPAMom...:( I'll be your loving big sis. But I can be bossy.Hi, Sandra!Sasha, put down the joint.Pixielyn, put down the whiskey. :)Thanks, everyone.
Posted by: Ree | Sep 28, 2006 at 09:30 AM
Happy birthday to your sister!!! How sweet of you to include the pictures with the bad fashion AND the braces in the same post, Ree! You're such a great sister! LOL.
Posted by: bekah | Sep 28, 2006 at 09:38 AM
Awwwww. You guys are beautiful! Hapy Birthday, Betsy!
Posted by: Alison | Sep 28, 2006 at 09:48 AM
I lost my eldest sister to cancer. She was a "boggle" queen. No one could beat her.She was wise, she sang with me, and she had a bigger butt then me. The last part was what made her imperfect.. and I miss her terribly.Happy birhtday to your lovely sis.
Posted by: Pamela | Sep 28, 2006 at 10:01 AM
Happy Day on this celebration of your birth Wetsy!!♥Pam
Posted by: Pam | Sep 28, 2006 at 10:33 AM
happy birthday to Wetsy!! You're both gorgeous!
Posted by: C | Sep 28, 2006 at 10:35 AM
You both are gorgeous! So I have this fear of getting ugly as I age (I'm nearly 23!) but if I can look half as beautiful as you both do, I'll die of bliss. :) Happy Birthday Ree's sister! :)
Posted by: KimbaLee | Sep 28, 2006 at 10:45 AM
Happy Birthday to Wetsy!Now I wish I had a sister!What a fun time of year for your family - seems like it's one birthday after another lately! Happy celebrating!
Posted by: momto3cubs | Sep 28, 2006 at 10:53 AM
That's so cute! I have a younger sister who's a much better person than me. She's beautiful, has a smaller waist, a better job, never gets dirty and never farts. Although she does get loud sometimes when telling jokes that she believes are funny!She also thinks blogworld is evil and populated with creeps and freaks and stalkers, so you won't ever be seeing her on my blog. Just imagine me, only, y'know, perfect!
Posted by: Heidi the Hick | Sep 28, 2006 at 11:04 AM
Happy Birthday Wetsy!! (I left another birthday greeting for ya over on Swampy's blog. So I will keep this one short.)
Posted by: Julie | Sep 28, 2006 at 11:12 AM
What a great sister you are to honor her in such a way. Great pictures too, as always. I hope you get to spend a little time together on her special day (some sometime thereafter). Happy Birthday to your Sis!
Posted by: cecedon | Sep 28, 2006 at 11:16 AM
opps, that should say OR sometime thereafter. I can't take care of the little munchkins, organize a benefit and type reponses all at the same time apparently.
Posted by: cecedon | Sep 28, 2006 at 11:19 AM