In case you've noticed my absence (whenever it's been a few days between posts I waver between worrying that people have missed me and thinking that nobody cares anyway. Then I remember Aunt Mary and think "I'd better get blogging") I have an explanation. My little sister, Beth, was home for a few weeks between semesters and came to Boise to visit for a few days. And it was lovely.
Beth is six years younger than me and could be my twin. She, my two brothers, and I are all close to 6 feet tall, and have my Dad's blonde hair and green eyes. We joke that my Mom's genes didn't stand a chance.
Beth and I haven't been able to spend much time together in quite a few years. She was 13 when I moved out and now she's going to school 5 hours away on the other side of the state. We count ourselves lucky when our paths intersect at my parent's house and we get to visit for a little while. And this week I was relieved to discover that things haven't changed between us as much as I'd thought. She arrived Sunday night and Monday morning after Justin had gone to work she was in my bedroom (or more specifically my closet) and we were talking about make-up and dresses, boyfriends and straightening irons like we'd never been apart.
While she was here we also:
went to Ann Taylor to check out their sale racks
(and talked about Justin's new job)
walked around downtown Boise
(and talked about how cute Audrey is)
got lost trying to get to Anthropologie and when we finally found it just walked around looking
(and talked about how everything was so pretty but we couldn't afford any of it)
ate Mandarin Chicken and fortune cookies and watched youtube clips
(and tried not to laugh too loud because Audrey was taking a nap)
walked around the mall and smelled cologne samples
(and talked about her new boyfriend)
picked up Justin and went to dinner
(and talked about our future plans)
stayed up late into the night
(and talked and talked and talked about everything)
It was so much fun to have her here, to reconnect, to remember why she's one of my very best friends. Love you Beth.
5 comments:
Ahhh, sisters. You'll have to pull up the song: "Sisters, sisters, there were never such devoted sisters..."
Families are forever!
Love, Uncle Walt & Aunt Eileen
We know every word to that song from White Christmas and could probably do the actions too! Our Mom raised us on the classics : )
Such a sweet post! Sisters are the best. There is just a special bond there.
(I also struggle with wondering if anyone cares I am gone on my blog, but feel like I better hurry and get back! Ah blogs.)
Great post!
That's funny, I look at your blog all the time, its fun to see a glimpse into other peoples lives. I can't believe how old Beth is!! I think she was like 8 the last time I saw her!
OH! Becky you're so sweet! I LOVE it! It was so fun to spend the weekend with you! I love Little Miss Audrey Mae! It was so fun to see her and laugh at her and see all the things she's learned to do! Sometimes it's still hard to believe that you are married and have a child! I miss the good old days but this weekend, it felt like we were back in the good ol' days. Love you girl!
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