sister

i stayed up last night past 3am talking with my sister. those are the silly things i'm going to miss. i am moving out next week and i told her last night, it's like having to break up all over again. we had a hard time when i went to college, because it was the first time since she was born that we had been separated. we got over it, and got accustomed to living in different places with different lives. living with her while her husband has been gone in Iraq has been so fun, and there's a part of me that is really sad about leaving her. she is seriously, my most favorite person in the whole world. we never run out of things to talk about, i trust her with my life, and i would give mine to save her. i wish every person had this type of relationship with their siblings. we are so alike in some ways, and on opposite ends of the spectrum in other ways. we look a lot alike, have the same sense of humor.... like the same types of most everything. she is a lot like my mom, looks like her, too! and although my mom and i are pretty close..... we think very differently about most things. we have we have always been close, and there's no doubt that we always will be. *sigh* i feel so selfish for being sad, when i know she's so excited about her Marine coming home.... but i can't help it. she'll be stuck to him like glue for a long time, and won't want to spend time with me anymore. no more late night talks. no more shopping sprees on a whim. no more giggles after bedtime. BOO HOO. but i really am thankful to have had so much quality time with her again. most siblings don't get a chance to go back and live together again for a while. and especially with the move coming up in a few months, i'll be glad to have had so much QT. i didn't plan on this being all about her, but hey.... when i start talking about this gal i have to tell people about how much i love her. sweet, huh? :-) happy wednesday (and happy birthday dr seuss!!)