Why I am grateful to know Nina (in no particular order - though the fact that it's near lunchtime might explain why the first few entries came first):

• Learning how to make chicken adobo.
• Eating the chicken adobo that Nina makes (soooo much better than my attempts).
  
• Eating the pancit that Nina makes.
  
• Eating anything Nina makes!
• Being invited to dinner . . . to eat Nina's food!
• She let me hold Erica when she was still in the "hold her head up" phase - maybe the first baby I held that was part-produced by someone I've known since we were both 12 (that'd be that husband of hers, that Doug dude).
• Watching Erica and Cy grow up.
• Getting hugs from Erica and Cy.
• Back to food . . . drafting off of Nina's dim sum ordering expertise.
• She is a great partner for Doug.
• Making it fun to deepen my friendship with Doug (it makes life so nice when you love your friends' spouses!)
• She has become a good friend.

Wishing you many more, Nina!!!!
Love,
- JDK