Watch out there now...

Ya know, I have a very close friend who I love dearly. She happens to be my sister.
I have always admired her sense of style and beauty (she isnt the most graceful but ya know...). She is probably the most beautiful person I will ever know (inside & out).

I have always felt the need to protect her from the world, well, I know I cant but I have tried. I have the utmost respect for her as a woman and as a mother.

See, so many people look at us and point out what they think are our differences. We look nothing alike, we dont act alike, and we dont react the same. We are total opposites. I sometimes look at her and see everything I am not. That is not a bad thing, I love her more because we are so different.

My sister is a strong woman, so am I- in different ways. I am an extrovert, she is an introvert. I am a compulsive neat freak (of sorts) and she, well..ummm, she just doesnt have to have vacuum lines... I know that she will be honest with me no matter what and I will do the same for her.

Lately, I feel like a mother that has watched their little one grow up and move on. I have slowly removed my arm from her shoulder (unless we walk through Walmart LOL) and I am proud of the butterfly she has become. For those who have ever doubted her strength, her courage, or her abilities, I say this to you:

WATCH OUT THERE NOW!!!

She is no longer my Kid Sister (kid sister, wherever I go- ur gonna go...kid sister & me), she is a grown woman, a wonderful mother, and my best friend. They say you cant pick your family (thank goodness, I mean really, where would all of those cleptomaniac 'habit-ful' relatives that we all have, call home) but you can pick your friends. I am glad I picked her as my friend, not just my sister.