haha old picture! too cute!!
So lately I have been thinking about how blessed I am to have the family that I do. we may fight, bicker, belittle, ignore each other at times but with that comes the laughter, jokes (uh hum not always great ones..dad..;] ), love, and good times that we will always remember. ya know when you were little and you just wished you could have had a different family or what it would be like to be the only child.. well I used to think that sometimes but now its totally different! how boring would that life have been!! others may look at us and be like wow disfunctional but I look at us and see, yes disfunctional, but happy and nothing but love. as we have grown older, and lives have all started to head in different directions, I see my family totally different then what I used to. I sometimes wish we can turn back time and have us all together again and have less time arguing or hating each other and more time being together and just having a good time all the time. but life is life and as we live and grow, we learn whats most important and are able to see a little clearer. growing up me and my sister did not get along and thats somewhat of an understatement. I dont think she ever realized how much I looked up to her even though she was a brat most of the time. hey when there is only two sisters among a group of boys, you wanna stick together, right?!?! but as we both are growing up, I look up to her even more. ya we still fight but I know that she loves me and I love her. She is my guiding light at times and its pretty reassuring. we even get pimples in the same spots! weird!! ha ha and now I get three other awesome people in my life. each one brings something different to our family and its makes it that much more awesome! we all bring different things to the table and there is never a dull moment. I just hope they all know how much they mean to me and how I wouldnt want it anyother way. besides we get to be together for all eternity, so we better start liking each other or else eternity will seem that much longer! =] ha ha.
Ricky- I love you! thanks for being an awesome person inside and out and never giving up. you showed me how to be brave and think outside the box.
Christina- my dearest sister.. I love you! thanks for always being there and helping me get through my challenges. thanks for all the laughs and the thrills. hey remember the lazy man light switch?!?!
Matt- I love you! thanks for showing me how to just keep going and being an example of how to just be you no matter what.
Kevin- I love you!! thanks for being my buddy and always being there to count on. you have always been there to lean on and I dont think you even know it! thanks for being the one I can laugh with and just be goofy with!
Mom- words cant explain how much I love you! you are my rock and my foundation. you have always always been there for me and for all the kids! you truly are an example to me in many ways! you show me how much a mothers love can extend and grow and how a mother should be. sometimes you might feel like you havent been such a great mom, but your lieing to yourself. you are a strong woman and I love that!
Daddy- you come off to other people as intimidating but I know your just a soft cuddly teddy bear! I love you!! you are truly an example to me and that even if love isnt always expressed it doesnt mean its not there. you are the cornerstone to this family, a key component, and I wouldnt want it any other way! you taught me how to be goofy and fun loving but also how to be firm and be able to say when enough is enough. you are an amazing person!
I could go on and on but im sure ya'll dont want to have me keep going. anyway this may seem sappy or just weird to some but its nice to finally have it all out and to have it recorded. just remember that family is important and they will always be here for you. when all the world steps out or away, thats when your family moves in even closer to you! if you havent told them that you love them then maybe its time. they dont always know that you do, and a reminder is nice every once in awhile.
So lately I have been thinking about how blessed I am to have the family that I do. we may fight, bicker, belittle, ignore each other at times but with that comes the laughter, jokes (uh hum not always great ones..dad..;] ), love, and good times that we will always remember. ya know when you were little and you just wished you could have had a different family or what it would be like to be the only child.. well I used to think that sometimes but now its totally different! how boring would that life have been!! others may look at us and be like wow disfunctional but I look at us and see, yes disfunctional, but happy and nothing but love. as we have grown older, and lives have all started to head in different directions, I see my family totally different then what I used to. I sometimes wish we can turn back time and have us all together again and have less time arguing or hating each other and more time being together and just having a good time all the time. but life is life and as we live and grow, we learn whats most important and are able to see a little clearer. growing up me and my sister did not get along and thats somewhat of an understatement. I dont think she ever realized how much I looked up to her even though she was a brat most of the time. hey when there is only two sisters among a group of boys, you wanna stick together, right?!?! but as we both are growing up, I look up to her even more. ya we still fight but I know that she loves me and I love her. She is my guiding light at times and its pretty reassuring. we even get pimples in the same spots! weird!! ha ha and now I get three other awesome people in my life. each one brings something different to our family and its makes it that much more awesome! we all bring different things to the table and there is never a dull moment. I just hope they all know how much they mean to me and how I wouldnt want it anyother way. besides we get to be together for all eternity, so we better start liking each other or else eternity will seem that much longer! =] ha ha.
Ricky- I love you! thanks for being an awesome person inside and out and never giving up. you showed me how to be brave and think outside the box.
Christina- my dearest sister.. I love you! thanks for always being there and helping me get through my challenges. thanks for all the laughs and the thrills. hey remember the lazy man light switch?!?!
Matt- I love you! thanks for showing me how to just keep going and being an example of how to just be you no matter what.
Kevin- I love you!! thanks for being my buddy and always being there to count on. you have always been there to lean on and I dont think you even know it! thanks for being the one I can laugh with and just be goofy with!
Mom- words cant explain how much I love you! you are my rock and my foundation. you have always always been there for me and for all the kids! you truly are an example to me in many ways! you show me how much a mothers love can extend and grow and how a mother should be. sometimes you might feel like you havent been such a great mom, but your lieing to yourself. you are a strong woman and I love that!
Daddy- you come off to other people as intimidating but I know your just a soft cuddly teddy bear! I love you!! you are truly an example to me and that even if love isnt always expressed it doesnt mean its not there. you are the cornerstone to this family, a key component, and I wouldnt want it any other way! you taught me how to be goofy and fun loving but also how to be firm and be able to say when enough is enough. you are an amazing person!
I could go on and on but im sure ya'll dont want to have me keep going. anyway this may seem sappy or just weird to some but its nice to finally have it all out and to have it recorded. just remember that family is important and they will always be here for you. when all the world steps out or away, thats when your family moves in even closer to you! if you havent told them that you love them then maybe its time. they dont always know that you do, and a reminder is nice every once in awhile.
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