Sunday, March 6, 2011

A Letter to My Sister, Robin

I know you love where you live, and I know it suits you guys perfectly. 

I just want you to know that I will always regret a bit that we don't live near each other.  I wish that we could work out together when others are still sleeping.  I wish we could go to movies together when both our husbands are actually home.  I wish I could have your girls over for a weekend now and then.  I wish we could hang out when our husbands aren't around.  I wish I could cheer on my nieces when they dominate the soccer field and volleyball court and that our same-age girls could rock the same sports teams.  I wish I could pick up your girls from school when you had an extra busy day.  I wish you could invite me over for your fancy parties (nice, huh?). 

Most of all, I wish our family events always included our WHOLE family. 

Now that I live just a bit farther away from the others, I miss the very regular contact I had with the rest of our family.  Missing that makes me miss doing those things with you, too.

1 comment:

Robin said...

Aww, thanks, Mel! That made me cry, but in a good way. We do love where we're at, but there have been more than a few days where being close to family would trump all the other things we think we love about our town. All those things you mentioned us doing together or you doing for me made me homesick in a way I haven't been in a long time. We simply must make the most of the time we do have together since there's not nearly enough of it! Love you lots, and thanks for making me feel special!

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