I have been thinking alot about sisters the past little while. I found out about Nie Nie and Cjane through my dear scuzin Shannon's blog and I have been hooked. This poor woman and her husband were in plane crash and severely burned in August and she has been in a drug induced coma for months and now has months, if not more, of surgeries and rehab ahead of her sooooo her sisters are taking care of her children. I have four sisters, Courtney, Brenda, Heather and Holly. I love my sisters. I love my sisters children I have reflected reading the posts on Cjane ( http://blog.cjanerun.com/ ) that I too would truly feel it a blessing to care for any of my nieces and nephews. I would know the stories of their mothers and could tweak them to my advantage! Right now I am feeling for lil sis Brenda. I got to see her in November (see pictures above of her kiddos in the hotel pool!) ---love those irrigators---and be in her home and play with her beautiful children and just be WITH her for a few days. She is hysterical -- and she is funny too! What a weird holiday this Thanksgiving will be. All of us together- except Brenda and her brood. We will miss her making us stay up way past our bedtimes (for Holly and Heather that is 8:30 pm the rest of us can last a smidgen longer) to play games and visit. We will miss her dragging us up at 4:30 am to get the day after Thanksgiving Sales. Come to think of it how does she function on such weird hours could she be part vampire? That would actually explain alot... I loved going to find the "Purse alley" in downtown L.A. with her....she was ready to kill me by the time we left, and still I am laying awake planning our next trip to that trippy, slightly life endangering spot ( why die alone when you can take a little sister with you?). Her birthday is Wednesday, not one person from "her" family will be with her, that hurts, she won't have Thanksgiving or Christmas with any of us either, that hurts too. But she can be secure in the knowledge that we will talk about her, think of her, toast to her and her family and she will most likely spend the whole day with dry pants--always a silver lining Brennie, always!! I love all my crazy sisters, my life is more fun, more secure ( you can tell your sisters anything and they will still be your best friend forever), and I miss you. Courtney is the only sister who hasn't deserted me for dumb towns with stoplights and ridiculous frills like that! More time with my sisters that would be great, but just knowing them and loving them is pretty good too.
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What a great post..and Brenda will be missed this Holiday season! But hopefully we will all party together in Jan. in Utah at Tyson's baptism! Can't wait!
Excuse me as I wipe the tears away. You suck sister! I'm already homesick and you're right, it won't be the same, not having my sister's with me. But Nellis is right, I'll be there with bells on in January. And we'll be there for more than 2 days this time! Bring a mop sisters...we're going shopping!
What a sweet post! You are too funny. I've been following those blogs as well, so sad, and what a great family to pull together like that.
And thanks for the sweet post. Call me when one of the twins loses bladder control. I'll be waiting for the call:)
I am sure you will be getting the call--you probably won't have to wait long either!
Becky, what a great post. Sisters are a gift. I have been sad knowing that Staci isn't coming home for Thanksgiving or Christmas this year and its just not the same. I have to put a plug in for brothers too :) Nothing like family love!
Oh Becky what a great post. I knew you'd make Brenda cry, I almost did! I've always wanted sisters and since I don't have 4 like you, I tag along. Thanks for that, it's meant a lot.
Some year soon you need to ditch Ensign so that we can hit the early sales again. That was fun! Especially the pants peeing in Old Navy....Heather...Holly. Good times.
Oh I so wish I had sisters (a sister would be nice). My hopes for Maddie someday.... it's so fun to hear about your sisters and the closeness you all share.
I love the way cjane and nienie cause us all to reflect on our lives - and be better. And I love your sisters too!
I'm with you Melanie and Katie. I had 4 brothers, no sisters. I was lucky though, I got 5 great daughters and Matt got 4 great brothers in law. Great post Becky, I enjoyed reading it.
Finally back to my computer! Sisters are the best. Can't imagine my life without all of my sisters. Thanksgiving was great, but definately a little hole without Bren. Can't wait for our next "Girls" trip!
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