What's Up July!!

So…the best month of the year has finally arrived in a hot New York minute bringing with it from the West for a visit, my fabulous little sister, my even more fabulous Mumsy and along with it…all three of our birthdays…yes that’s right, three birthdays, three women, one month!

We’ve got Mama That Girl setting the tone with a July, 7th arrival to the planet, followed secondly by lil’ sis at July 15th and lastly, Moi, two weeks late with complications, arriving precisely when I meant to on July 30th. The spread couldn’t have been planned any better! 

I came out of the womb with a big “fuck you” after 28 hours of labor (my poor mother) and nearly died; peace out mom! I was kept in an incubator for a week before I decided to stop being stubborn and live. The irony and hilarity in this is that I nearly died because I swallowed my own fecal matter and breathed it into my lungs, nearly drowning in my own poo…basically I ate shit.

Person: “Eat Shit!”
Me: “Funny, I already have.” 

Now, just incase you aren’t convinced that July is the best month ever formulated out of twelve, I have listed off a semi-unbiased collection of other great things about this month!

1. Mid-Summer BBQ’s! Forecast says: “The weather will definitely be warm.” No May wishy-washiness, June adjustments and dreaded August infernos; summer is prime!
2. July 4th! Hot Dogs, Beer, Fireworks, Friends…Can life get better!?
3. Pools, Beaches, Large Bodies of Water…bikinis!
4. Stars and Stripes…just saying!
5. Sunset at 9pm…coming out of work at six and still being able to chill in the sun for a couple hours!
6. Eating birthday cake all month long!! This one is bias.
7. Coronas!
8. Sunburns, Tans and Freckles! 
9. Juillet 14th-French Independence day…I’m stretching but we set a Democratic example! ☺ 
10. Melting Ice Cream cones and...my birth!

So sit back and bask in the glow of summer warmth with a margarita in hand and revel in July-ness; may your month rock as much as mine will!