after new years, my hubby, my sister and i headed back to london.
poor J went straight to work ... and we continued to play!
my sister is 8 years younger than me. she just turned 21 and is seriously enjoying life in college at the UofA in Tucson, AZ. even with that big age gap, we are literally like twins (ok, maybe fraternal twins, but twins nonetheless).
(adri & me in the middle)
we have the EXACT same mannerisms, sense of humor, speech patterns, handwriting, love of cheese, ability to cry at the drop of a hat, long & lanky legs, funky E.T. fingers ... the list goes on and on.
it was just so, so, so wonderful to hang out together 24/7 for like 19 days straight. we stayed up talking late so many evenings, that i ended sleeping with her in the living room (my sweet J was so understanding and only complained a couple of times that the room and bed were cold without me). everything was so much more fun with her around. trudging around museums, hopping on the dirty #49 bus, inhaling strawberry dream crepes and lattes. even shopping at all the cutesy high street shops was fun because the clothes fit her size 2 frame perfectly (on the other hand, i'm lucky to squeeze into a size 14 or XL).
every day she was here, we had a proper vacation lie in. and just laughed and giggled our way around town.
when she left on jan. 9 -- i was absoluted devastated. i felt empty, lonely, and cried more times than i can count.
when J would see tears welling up, he's just nod and say, "you guys are simpatico" --funny little saying, but true.
we never had the chance to really live together as siblings. she was born when i was 8, and i promptly assumed a mommy role with her. i can't remember fighting with her. if anything, i was probably a bit too over-protective. and, i was definitely the annoying older sister who was too good for her own good. i got straight A's, was a cheerleader, played in the band, acted in all the school plays and was even yearbook editor for two years in high school (think lisa simpson). i was the ULTIMATE dork (yes, i had glasses, braces and bad hair) and a parent's dream. that must have sucked to grow up with that as your model. fortunately for adri, i went out of state for college when she was 10 and never moved back. i eventually grew out of my angel wings and we developed a more grown-up relationship. now, i would say she is my most favorite person on the earth (well, tied with my hubby).
she left so many little things behind when she left -- a sweatshirt, a book, mascara, toothpaste -- and everytime i found an item, i'd start to cry again.
i'm back into the swing of things here, my normal routine. but, man, i wish we lived in the same town, the same state. shite - the same country.
adri's back in school -- back in the exciting madness of design classes, roomates and yummy boys.
our relationship is back to quick IMs, blogs and random phone calls.
lover you.
more later ... i'm 99.9% parched.
2 comments:
seriously, i shouldn't have read that. The first thing i wanted to do is call Andy. :(
you two are both awesome. I don't know how your parents could have asked for more.
Have a great day! :)
How sweet. I dont have a sister (very close to my one brother who's 2 and half yrs younger than me) I was so happy when after my son I had 2 girls. It may be a bummer for Tom but I was so pleased for Ruby and Sylvie that they had a sister. Now Im knid of hoping that baby#4 is a boy just to even things out and give Tom a brother (the age gap will be 8 years though, not sure if Tom will play mummy to it??)
You are blessed to have such a loving family and close relationship with your sis.
x
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