Deborah-Ann Denise Beete circa 1978

Today my gorgeous, intelligent, funny as all hell, simply amazing sister turns 40. She wrote such a stunning post for me for my birthday that I wanted to do the same for her on her special day. And what better way to show Debbie how much I love her than with this list of people I love her even more than…

Michael Fassbender

George Clooney

the person who invented donuts

Christian Kane

Tina Fey

the person who invented popcorn

President Obama at the exact moment he signed the Executive Order that gave federal workers last Christmas Eve as a day off

Matt Dillon

the Eiffel Tower (which is a person in that “if you like the Eiffel Tower so much why don’t you  marry it” kind of way)

the last person who gave me an actual donut

the entire cast of NCIS

the person who invented the list poem

Bradley Cooper speaking French

Ryan Gosling doing anything

all of the Gilmore Girls

New Christine

Because of Debbie, I know what it is to give love and even more important to receive love. I am so blessed to have you as my best sister. You are truly the best birthday present I ever received—even if you were 23 hours, 1 day, and 17 minutes late.