Growing up I had no idea that the girl I shared a room with for the first 10 years
I remember when she was around 19 and 20 and would talk about her dating life and I always thought she was so lucky to be dating so much and when she met Cory I remember the excitement of knowing they were getting engaged and always wanting to be able to be in her shoes. I wanted to be like her and live the fun life that she had. She taught me things she didn't realize she was teaching me when I was still in high school and she was on the other side of the country.
It was when she was 22 and I was 18 that I finally was able to learn first hand the great person that my sister really was. I'll never forget the day we got stranded in Nebraska and Cory had to come to our rescue. We sat in this giant truck (full of the wrong gas) for seven hours and we listened to the song Brat Pack probably a total of 4 of those hours. I was so excited about the move and the friendship that I had developed with my sister. I had no idea that the friendship was only going to get better.
We have gone through so many separate life changing experiences together. I don't think Meg will ever realize the impact that the last 3 and a half years have had on me and how detrimental the last 2 have been.
When I first moved in with her and Cory my life was a bit of a disaster and over these last two years not only have I learned how to remain calm in all situations and how to be patient in literally any and all situations but I learned a great deal of love. As I have watched their marriage grow and seen the way Megan has so much patience with Luke I can only hope to be half the mother and wife that she is.
Meg-I know that this last month or so I have been off in la la land and completely concentrated on my life and what's next but I hope you know that this is the time that I need you the most even if it doesn't feel like it. I need to know your opinion on things that don't really matter like what colors go well together and in a few months I will really really need your help with knowing how to decorate an apartment. And the days when I am about to have a melt down from feeling stressed out I need you to pick up your phone and tell me what to do. Because you always know what to say.
I am so thankful to have you in my life. You have changed me more than anyone else in the world. You have made me realize how to not sweat the small stuff and that it is ok to cry while watching Oprah. You really are my best friend and the greatest sister on the planet. You will always be the person that I go to in time of crisis and for advice when I feel like life is too much, because you have a way of calming me down and encouraging me to keep my head on straight.
I love you sis and I am going to miss this life so much. Thank you so much for everything from making dinners to doing my laundry to introducing me to Luke. Don't let Jared replace me-please, he totally can't sing or dance the way we can.
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Ok so if you wrote this with the intention of making me lose it, consider this post a success. I am going to miss this life so much too. It makes me so sad to know that things will never be the same again. Thank you for telling me everything I needed to hear, just in time for me to not be bitter when you leave tomorrow. I am so happy for you and the new chapter in your life you are starting. I so grateful for the experiences you have shared in this chapter of mine. Jared will never replace you. Have you met him??? He doesn't stand a chance. I am also so grateful that Luke got so much of your time during the last 2.5 years of his life. You have helped mold him into the stable, social and fun-loving character he is. For that I will always be grateful. And it's something you can hold over him the rest of his life. Which is really great for you.
i wish blogs had a like or happy or i am crying like a child in the middle of my work day button. I need one of those. RIGHT. NOW.
I LOVE you both.
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