The Birthday Girl
This is my friend Erika. Usually, she lives far, far away in a fairy-tale land called Denmark. But every once in awhile she ends up here, and last week I got to spend her birthday with her having a sleepover complete with a My Little Pony birthday cake.

The next morning we went on a walk in freezing cold Tacoma, where her sister lives. That’s when I snapped these.

This year, Erika and I spent both our birthdays together. And Eric’s birthday, too. Not bad for living on two separate continents. Happy birthday, friend!