October 9, 2009

bonne fête


Happy Birthday to you. Happy Birthday to you.


Katie darling turns twenty-five today, and since she made such a lovely birthday list pour moi I thought it only polite that I return the favour. Without further ado, my top 10 reasons why Miss Merch is worth celebrating

  1. She understands just how much love (and work) goes into producing dense cappuccino foam.
  2. She knows how to bust a move during a 4am electro (or occasionally, a Britney Spears) dance party
  3. The woman can pour a real glass of wine
  4. She always gives in to my Hamilton nostalgia whenever I (used to) pay her a visit – you’d think there would only be so many times one would put up with window shopping at Pure followed by bean bar pesto – but Katie’s happy to indulge.
  5. She’s managed to land herself one heck of a man…anyone who wakes me up with a non-fat latte and a blueberry white chocolate scone after an impromptu sleepover is a keeper in my books
  6. She loves books…good ones…and she’s always happy to recommend/let you borrow her inspired literary choices (the same goes for movies, music, fashion – the woman is a pop culture savant)
  7. She leaves hysterical and completely unintelligible voice mails that have me howling with laughter every time
  8. She totally supports the universal truth that leggings > pants
  9. A total class act in the kitchen, Katers has culinary skills that put the rest of us to shame – she has come such a long way since her signature dish from university days: frozen chicken fingers
  10. She’s full of adventure, from her covetable wardrobe to her latest move off to Korea she never ceases to amaze me, if not make me a wee bit jealous.


And while I miss her dearly I know that she will have an absolutely wonderful celebration today. So raise a glass of champagne for me my dear, and toast your fantastic self. Happy 25th!


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