Dana,
We are all so so lucky to have a person like you in our lives! You are the most fun, passionate, kind, generous, and exciting person to be around and the greatest role model any of us could ask for. You make it all look so graceful and easy, all the while showing us what it means to work hard and achieve what you want in life. You really inspire me Dana so thank you so much!
I really couldn't thank you enough for making every moment together an adventure! From staying at your house for some weekends to then going on baseball trips across the country, I have always been having the time of my life! Sitting on the green monster getting heckled by boston fans, literally running into the entire giants baseball team in the elevator, and just exploring cities with you; it's all just been so much damn fun. I will never forget the baseball vendor guy screaming at the top of his lungs, "Minute Maid, LEMON CHILL." We just laughed and laughed until we basically had to get a lemon chill hahah.
I also couldn't ask for a more supportive aunt with everything that I do in music. You've always been at every performance and every show cheering at the top of your lungs and it just means the world to me so thank you!
I wanted to tell you a little story of when I told Sylvanna about you before our wine tasting and when you were going to meet her for the first time. I had told her about how a lot of my family wanted to meet her and she was super excited about it. I told her how the person I was the most excited for her to meet though was you, because I knew that you guys would get along amazingly well. I began to explain who you were and what you meant to me and what you've accomplished and she just immediately goes, "holy shit I have to meet her." As I just kept going on about you she ended with, "at this point shes more than a girlboss, shes just the fuckin boss," and I'll never forget that. You're the boss Dana! Kicking ass and taking names! You'll always be one of my biggest inspirations and greatest role models so thank you so much for showing me how to work hard, have fun, and be an amazingly kind person. love you Dana! Happy Birthday!
Matt