Happy Birthday to my favorite sister ever! I don't even know how old you are turning, and I don't really feel like doing the math, I could do 23+8, but even that is hard cuz it's almost midnight, so, Happy 3_ birthday! Since we grew up so far apart in age, I don't have a ton of memories together until about....well, after you got married =) Here are a few though....
- Riding in the Omni....in particular my feet getting wet from the air conditioner when you would make a sharp turn.
- Having to share a bed everytime we were in a hotel, and always kicking you in my sleep. You still refuse to sleep with me =)
-Going to ALL of your band performances, soccer games, marching band performances.....you owe me! I think that's why I never joined soccer or band....too much trauma of suffering through it as a young child =)
- A trail of kleenex's from wherever you last were. Oh wait, that still happens =)
- Me trying to be cool in like 5th grade and listen to Z 104 (the popular non Christian radio station) and you telling me I was too young to be listening to that kind of music. I thought you were so lame. But now I know you were so right ;)
-Having to live up to your score of "5" on your AP tests. Ha...that didn't happen!
-You and Tim looking through my PRIVATE diaries as a little girl, and writing things like "monkey snot" about my grade school crushes.
-Trying to invade any of your hang out sessions with your friends in high school....I can still remember eaves dropping on your phone conversations with your high school prom date, being really annoying whenever your high school friends were over, reading over your shoulder when you would write emails to Naaaaate when you were home from college.... gosh, I really was the annoying little sister!
-Stealing $13 dollars from you after you got so much money from your 8th grade graduation. If only I wasn't so stupid to have asked dad "How much is my eight dollars plus thirteen dollars?" I probably could have gotten away with it if it wasn't for that ;)
-I have a vivid memory of you crying on the patio to mom and dad because it wasn't fair that you had to "cart your little sister around everywhere and always give her rides" now that you had a car. Sorry again.
-You refusing to go tubing with me because "I'm a mother of two and almost 30 years old!"
-Calling you every Sunday afternoon when you were at college. I knew that number by heart!
-Feeling SO cool when you asked me to be a bridesmaid in your wedding. I was so torn apart when you and Nate drove off to New York that I cried for a day, and couldn't even make it through my freshman year volleyball try outs. That's embarassing.
-Getting to fly out to New York all by myself when Caleb was born. I won't mention how Nate totally dropped me off late to the airport and I almost missed my flight ;)
-Dancing on speaker boxes at my birthday party. My friends still talk about that =)
-Crying to you over the phone over all my girl drama.....high school boys, my back surgery, my friends ditching me, mom and dad totally being unfair, anytime I had good gossip on Tim, having to move to Michigan.....
-You moving back to Michigan and me getting to hang out with you in South Haven all the time!
-Our trip to Denver....our hotel without a hot tub, the strange restaurants we went to, almost peeing my pants when you called a round off a roundabout.
There are obviously paaahhhlleenty more, but those were just a few of my faves. I hope I didn't embarrass you ;) But seriously, Stace, you are the best sister a girl could ask for! I am so incredibly blessed to have a sister that shows me every day what it means to follow Christ in all relationships, and to follow Him, even when others don't understand. I love your heart for hurting children, in Michigan and around the world. I love the love you have for your kids and that you give everything for them. I love the respect and submission you show to your husband. I love that you are a peacemaker and are kind to everyone you meet. I love that you listen to my issues and give me advice and pray for me. I love that you are calm and non dramatic =) I love that the years make us closer, and the distance doesn't change our relationship. Thank you for being you! I love you!
5 comments:
For the record I am 32 today. I don't think I'm going to get older anymore after this birthday. :) Thanks for the awesome post. I was laughing and got tears in my eyes. And I don't have any memory of crying to Mom and Dad about having to drive you everywhere, I think you made that up. ;) Thanks for being an awesome little sister, love you!
Aww, that was so fun to read! I love the way you write, Steph. It's exactly the way you talk, and I love the way you talk. haha
Fiddlesticks brought back some memories!
ditto what alison said, steph! you're so cute. and i would like to take credit for the pictures that i contributed to this blog post :)
haha Nicole, you took the most memorable picture of the whole night. And one that will be used for many years to come =)
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