A birthday story, told through my eyes

Your Twenties,
Through My Eyes

I got to spend eight years watching us become us—and watching you become you.

For one very special passengerTurn the first page
A story in eight chapters ↓

Not a perfect timeline · Something truer

This is how I remember us.

Not as a list of dates, but as beginnings, adventures, sleepy afternoons, four-legged family, brave choices, and all the versions of you I have been lucky enough to know.

Alyanna surrounded by sparkling lights

08 / 08

Thirty years of you

Eight years of memories.
And so much still ahead.

I’ve been lucky enough to know you for eight of your thirty years. I can’t wait to meet all the versions of you still to come.

One last page, for whenever you need it

You are never alone, Alyanna.

Happy 30th birthday, my love.

I wish more than anything that Reki, Luna, and I could all be there beside you today. Since we can’t, I made this little journey so every photograph, every laugh, every tail wag, and every mile we’ve shared could keep you company for us.

You may be living in another state right now, but distance could never move you out of the center of our little family. I miss having you beside me. Reki and Luna miss your voice, your cuddles, and the way you make even an ordinary day feel like home.

So if today ever feels quiet, come back here and remember: you are loved by one person and two very devoted dogs. We are constantly thinking of you, endlessly proud of you, and counting down the days until we can all be together again.

Wherever you are, Alyanna, you are still our home. Happy birthday. We love you, always.

From the three of us who love and miss you most:
me, Reki & Luna ♡