My sister, her husband, my brother, and his wife are all on vacation in the Outer Banks right now. They left last Saturday and will be staying the rest of the week. The start of my new job prevented me from being able to go (at least for an amount of time worth the drive down there).
We went there pretty much every summer when I was little. Each year we would go to a restaurant called The Dunes and get hush puppies. I think I put The Dunes as my favorite restaurant on every “All About Me” poster I did in elementary school.
Being the ever-thoughtful lady that she is, my sister sent me this:
I hope she knows how much I appreciated it. Actually, I know she knows because she would have appreciated it, too. That is why she is my sister.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SISTER!!!!!!
When my sister and I used to take baths, she would always make me sit in the part of the bathtub that was more shallow while she lounged in the deeper part that held more warm water.
Also, my sister used to have to blow dry my hair when we were little. If I screamed because of any tangles, she would hit me in the back with the brush.
I used to never want to listen to the “Nightmare on My Street” by Will Smith because it scared the crap out of me. Yeah, that’s right.
When Roger Rabbit came out on video, my parents let us stay up until midnight to watch it. It was crazy and awesome.
One snowday, my mom made sausage biscuits and we ate them while watching Gone With the Wind. One of my most favorite memories in life, hands down.
My brother ate English muffins all of the time. Like, if I were to draw a picture of the brother of my childhood, he would be holding an English muffin.
My mom had this beaded purse that I coveted. I have no clue what it looked like, but I remember exactly how it felt when I held it in my hands.
We were only allowed to have three Oreos at a time when we were little. One time I ate six. I felt so bad I went and told my mother immediately.
*AMENDMENT*
Some people who are exceptionally lame and have problems understanding tone when they read things (and who claim to “know” me, but obviously not very well considering what I’m about to say) think that I posted those memories about my sister to portray her in a negative light. Someone who “knows” me knows that I love my sister (and brother and family) more than anything in the world. She is one of my most favorite people in the world and anyone who suggest any different is just not fortunate enough to know her as well as I do. Forgive me for sharing something that came to *my* mind on *my* blog and made *me* laugh. If you don’t like it, don’t read it.
Last night Ross and I were in Kroger buying the ingredients for the delicious French Onion soup when we passed by their $9.99 DVD kiosk. AND GUESS WHAT THEY HAD!!!!!!!! This:
My brother (don’t click that link because he NEVER updates his blog. Ahem.) and sister will be the only ones who understand how exciting this is. ALMOST as exicting as getting Follow That Bird! for Christmas when I was 22 years old.
