Miss

Next year our family will be one sister richer. Mirissa, or Miss as she is affectionately called around our house, is marrying my brother. And thank goodness for it - because we've often joked with Nico that if they didn't work out we would trade Mirissa in for him ;) Jokes aside - it's only because we truly love her. She's one of us in every way. She even gives our Dad a hard time and nags our youngest brother, so as far as anyone can see, she's always been a fixture in our family because she fits in seamlessly. She also happens to be as beautiful on the outside as she is on the inside. Thank you Miss for being my muse one sunny afternoon on the farm.

honk if you love to pose

We nearly stopped traffic last week on an industrial stretch of Illatos Way. Niki and Sylvi, two Budapest sisters, could have made a fortune if they had a dollar for every car that honked in passing as they posed. With no common language between us, I felt myself lucky that these two beauties needed little guidance. Here are some of our faves from last week's shoot.    

Mia means "mine"

My younger sister is getting married. My childhood bathtub buddy, my teenage partner in crime, my adult confidant is tying the proverbial knot. 

My parents named her Anna Maria, which, for a two-year-old is a torturous tongue twister, so Anna Maria simply became 'Mia', which has stuck. In Italian 'mia' also happens to mean 'mine' which as a two-year-old I likely took as hard fact.

The truth is that Mia was never 'mine' - she wasn't one of those little sisters that would get you stuff, take a dare or share the blame for something gone wrong. Mia has always been her own person. 

Then along came Sean - The ying to Mia's yang. 

They laugh together...                   

They play together...

And they do it all with style.

Mia and Sean stand up straight because they're both leaning on one another. And as all couples come to know - balance is everything.

P.S. Sean - You might be super-duper and we might love you like your one of ours, but I reserve the right as the forever older sister to be silly, giggle incessantly and share 30 years worth of inside jokes with my Mia without explanation and for no apparent reason. Some things are still mine ;)