The loveliest little mornings...

With my Sister who is visiting me for several days.

I have always loved my sister.

We laugh at the same things and understand one another in a way no one else can.

It's only as you get Older though, that you come to truly appreciate your sister.

You understand what your parents meant when they would say, one day you will thank us and understand why we gave you a sister.

You will have each other for all the ups and downs of life.

There is no one in the world who understands me and knows me like my sister, because we journeyed through life from almost the very beginning, together.

We were so different as children, but somehow, the older we get the more we become alike.

We have grown to respect and admire each other.

To need one another.

And now, we can only thank our parents.

We laugh together like no one I have ever laughed with.

The other evening, we laughed so much I had to lay on the floor and roll on my back, begging her to stop making me laugh.

I will never forget those moments.

I am a little over five years older than my sister.

I was a tween in the late 80's, and everything I loved influenced my sister.

From music, to movies, style and more.

This is a wonderful thing because we both get nostalgic listening to the same music, and we have wonderful college memories because we lived together.

Even though at the time we didn't realize it...

We were forging the most beautiful memory bank and friendship.

Now we have grown to have mutual respect and admiration for one another.

She loves my dogs like they are her own, she asks me gardening questions, we go antiquing and gravitate towards the same treasures where she often allows me to have the best treasure, even if she discovers it first.

We cook and bake and craft together, and we watch movies galore.

We go together with hats on, into the garden with all of our tea accoutrements.

We sit and giggle and chat.

Although we are older, with her I still feel 18, as long as we are together, we are ageless.

It's funny how that can happen.

I am so glad I have a sister and that our relationship has flourished with age.

In the words of Jo March...

I could never love anyone as I love my sister.

We have been having so much fun with our tea parties and midnight movies.

Teddy loves her beyond measure and just wants to sit on her lap.

I flip through books as the comforting sound of her embroidery needle goes through the fabric in her hoop.

Me, my sister and Teddy are having way too much fun together.

I should thank my parents, like they said I would one day.

Clink clink to you on fancy teacups friends!

Do you have a lovely sibling story?

We will continue our delightful shenanigans for a few more days.

The rain is here and rainbows and pink skies are happening every day.

I love monsoon season where the desert meets the forest.

I hope you are more than well.

See you soon!

I must go check on Teddy and my sister now.

Love, 

Vanessa

ps: The most giant rainbow yesterday...