Happy Birthday, Nunny!

Today my Nunny turned 101 years old. Wow! She has been an inspiration to me my entire life and I am so happy that Arielle (whose middle name of Marie was given in honor of my Nunny) has been able to get to know her. Not only is Nunny full of love and a zest for life, but she is also one of the women who got me interested in travel. She and my mom, along with my Nana and Great Grandmother were globetrotters before it was cool.  And I am so grateful to her for that. 

What’s more, she stepped in for my Nana, my mother’s mother, when she passed when I was only 4 months old. See, my Nunny is actually my great aunt, my mother’s aunt. But she has treated my sister and me like we were her own grandchildren, and Arielle like one of her own great-grandchildren. And as someone who was estranged from her other grandparents, her love and how she included me in everything has meant everything to me. 

So Happy 101 Birthday, Nunny! Je t’aime!