Dear Ella
A significant birthday today- one with a zero at the end and in your case a 3 at the start. Yes 30 years ago you were making your way into the world, on a lovely warm sunny day - but not quite the blistering heat we are enduring today in 2022
We all fell in love with you from the moment you arrived and haven't fallen out of love with you yet. Always beautiful, shy and timid in your early years, smart and sassy in your teens.
We can only wonder how your twenties may have shaped you.
We all have a go at guessing where you might be, and what you might be doing. The guesses are wild and varied. Living in NY, living in London, still at home (I don't think so!) working at NASA, modelling for Vogue, designing buildings, married - or not, babies one, two, three or none. Travelling the world, finding your way, tripping over yourself like we all do. Making mistakes, making friends, making a mess, making beauty, making mayhem, making memories, making fun.
But one thing we know for sure is that you would be sporting some mighty fine ink to show off by now - you so badly wanted some tattoos but that dam cancer said no!!
So Sophie made a plan and made it happen. We have both had matching tattoos for you on our right forearms - three small perfectly formed hearts - Sophie, Ella and Jo. In my case, it will be both my first and last tatt and for the record - it hardly hurt
Happy Birthday gorgeous girl - we never stop loving you.
Mum
XX
Thanks to the very creative and caring OliviaXChanning
https://www.instagram.com/oliviaxchanningxtattoo/
