I only have one sister. She is ten years older than me, and so while we were growing up we didn't get to spend much time together. She was married by the time I was 9. Age is funny, though because now the gap doesn't seem as big. We are starting to have the relationship that I guess sisters who are "close" have. She is someone that I can and do confide in, and who confides in me. It is fun to see how our relationship has grown over the years, and while I know I will always be her "kid sister", I think she thinks of me as a friend too. She has always been someone that I have admired and I still do. I really love her, and love spending time with her.
She has been through some pretty rotten stuff in the last five years. It has been tough for her and her little family, but she is coming out of it okay. I know that she will have some hard times coming, and that isn't all over, but I just know she will be all right. Anyway, I got to spend a little bit of time with her this weekend. She was in Utah and Jared and I went down and got to spend the afternoon with her and my brother and parents and uncle. One of my favorite things to do is listen to her play the piano. That is when she is in her element. I really enjoy listening to her play, because she is SO GOOD, and because I feel connected to her -we both love music so much. Anyway, it is nice to have a sister...I think everyone needs one. There is definitely a connection there that doesn't exist anywhere else. I know that since we live far apart we will never get to be as close as I would like, but life is better when we're together.
3 comments:
Loved the family picture on the beach. The kids are growing fast. We won't recognize them when we return. :-( Nice writing about Melissa. Let her know she is on your blog. I don't know if she has checked any blogs.
Love you,
Mom
Great song! I like your new format and I don't think Seth would be Seth if he didn't pull that face!
It was nice reading about you and your sister, and unlike my own offspring, boys outnumbered girls in my family and my sister and I are6 years apart, enough to have annoyed the crap out of her growing up but we both had a daughter about a year apart and then things changed... it gives me hope for Emrie and Lauren's 12 year gap.
That was sweet. Cute new background. Did you know if you go to layout and click on fonts/colors you can change the color of your text, the type next to your side pictures is almost invisible.
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