If God would have given me another sister it would have been her. (in fact we are blood) we are cousins. 3 months apart. She is older as I like to tell her. Constantly.
I think she is one of the first persons I loved in my life when I knew what love is.
We lived together for awhile with our families. Her mom and mine were sisters. Maybe that is where the bond started. I had this big mop of curly hair while she had the typical two year old strands. But her mom dressed dressed her cuter. When she walked at 8 months then I walked at 8 months (I must have worked real hard the month of March to catch up) when she talked, I talked.
Early on about 5, My family moved to Ecorse and hers to Southgate. I lived across the street from our other aunt. One day they were coming to visit, I was so excited. Only thing, she was visiting the other aunt. So there we were, looking at each other from different sides of the street. So me, naturally, came up with a plan. Come on over, cross, it will be alright. So she did. She got hit by a car. Thankfully no injuries and all was fine. But I never forgot it.
She and I were gigglers when we were young, drove my aunt crazy. When I spent the night she would say, If you two girls do not stop it.....she did not have to say more.
We would meet with both of our brothers up at the dairy queen have ice cream and go home. The dairy queen was middle ground.
She had a small swimming pool we would fill up in the summer, run from the back of the street, jump in, all the water would come out; we would fill it back up and jump in. We did this over and over again.
She had the Huge and I mean huge blackboard in the basement, we had so much fun playing school and drawing on it. One time, after getting bored with that we were exploring in the basement. Came upon an old rake. I stepped on the prongs and it hit me in the head. I said, did you see that? then we laughed. I did it AGAIN and she looked at me. She did not have to say anything.
Once we made a birthday cake for her Mom. We went to the penny candy store and loaded it with penny candy. That cake weighed at least 10 lbs. My aunt ate it though.
When we were 8 or 9 our grandma got sick. We both loved her so much. She could not eat, so we told her when she got better we would make her a huge turkey dinner. Of course we did not realize how sick she was.
When my grandma died, she and her brother spent the night at our house, she insists I gave her pajamas with holes in them while I wore pretty baby dolls!
She always wanted to learn Highland Dancing so I taught her some steps and she tried to teach me the mash potatoes. I still cannot do the mash potatoes but I bet she knows the first step to the Highland Fling.!!!!
We shared ice skates, we shared everything. I had two mohair sweaters,one red one green. Every Friday we would switch colors, her red me green or vice versa. This was high school.
I was maid of honor at her wedding
She tried to fix me up once with some dude, but it did not work out (I had a broken engagement) and she though she should help.)
Laughter has always been a great thing between the two of us. I almost talked to her every day after we both were married and we always end of laughing. Still do.
When my marriage ended, she was there, putting up with me. Did I mention she is a very good listener.
I always wanted to be like her and she recently told me that she always wanted to be like me. Mutual admiration society.
When I got married, she was a bridesmaid, I introduced her with her maiden name. She was pregnant!
Very recently, we were sitting in the living room. Now mind you, she has had her TV on the wall for a couple of years. I looked around and looked her and said, Where did your TV go. We both looked at each other she had a funny look on her face, then we both burst out laughing!
Once when we spent the night at a uncles house together, we were taking a bath together (we were young) and my aunt came in and said.Now we don't pee in the tub. She left and I looked at her and said "do you pee in the tub" she said "no" we still laugh about that.
When something funny happens with her she tells me, when something funny happens with me I tell her. And we laugh, oh how we laugh.
So family, alot of laughter and good times are in our lives. They sure have been with me. Some of the best of them with her, my cousin, my "sister" my friend.
She told me it is much better to laugh than cry. She lives by that.
"There are times that I remember, in my life, I still recall" "There are times that I remember, I love them all" The Beatles.
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