Happy Birthday Elvi!

You're a big girl!
You're one again!

Remember that birthday cake that your nanny made for this occassion the first time around?

You have an old black and white photograph of the occassion ...
a picture with you sitting on a sofa, pig tails with two big bows in your hair,
a teddy bear and magic shining through the light of a single candle reflecting
in those innocent eyes ...

Who the heck knew then what life will bring?!

You thought the world was just a game and waited for that day when you become an adult ...

When you don't have to look up to the skies to see your mom's face ...
when you can buy even the biggest chocolate bar and can eat it before dinner ...
when you're big enough to hold a man's hand ...
when you don't have to watch the TV through the living room keyhole and make babies the real way ...
when you can have a glass of wine instead of just smelling the grapes in the garden ...
when you have your own purse with paper money inside and don't need a piggie bank
when the life in movies becomes your life and you can travel anywhere you want, dance and study at a university ...
(How did I ever manage geometry?)

Unbelievable, right?
Never thought it could happen!
You're a woman, but wish were a kid again!

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