Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Growing Older.
In two short weeks my big sister will be graduating college. I literally can't believe she is done already. I can remember going on visits with her and people always asking me, "what are you planning on majoring in?" and then I would have to politely tell them that I was a 7th grader and that the cute (small) girl next to me was the senior. I can remember moving her in to her dorm the first year, and having to leave her all alone with a stranger. This was hard, but what was even harder was thinking about being home alone for the rest of my life. I learned to appreciate my sister more and more the longer she has been gone. Now she is all grown up and is going to find a real job and live in a real home and start her real life. I can't imagine how she is feeling right now! In August she will be leaving on a missions trip to either Malaysia or Jerusalem with the program Young Adults in Global Missions (YAGM) for a year. I am so excited for the new experiences she will have from this! Plus my parents are even talking about going to visit her over Christmas which is an awesome excuse to take a spectacular family vacation! Unfortunately, I am actually quite sad to see her leave! I'm really bummed she won't be around for my senior year! I really wish she could be around to watch my play my last season of volleyball and even to see my graduation! It's crazy to think about how far my sister and mine's relationship has grown throughout the years. I am so grateful for having her in my life and extremely excited to see where life takes her! I can't wait to see what life has in store for the rest of our lives and the cool things we will get to do together!
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This post reminded me of my brother and I. Those two years without him were absolutely dreadful, until he came home to visit. When he moved to Wyoming I almost cried, I couldn't imagine having to drive forever just to see him. Bismarck not so bad, but Wyoming! Then he moved into my basement again and I realized I didn't miss him that much! Hahah!
ReplyDeleteYou kept on topic throughout this post and did a really good job with capturing your emotions. I think it would've been cool if you would've added in some stories. The pictures were also a great touch. (:
I loved this post! It reminded me of my sister and how she will be graduating soon. I can sense how much she really means to you and how hard it will be to let her go away for that long. I loved how personal you made this and you weren't afraid to put emotion into it. I understand this because I went through the exact same thing with Paige. Keep up the good work with your blog!
ReplyDeleteReading your blog actually made me feel emotional. Its great that some people appreciate what they have rather than dont. I am sure it is going to be hard not having her there your senior year or your graduation but trust me you will get through it. Great job!
ReplyDeleteI went through a similar thing when Isaiah went to college. It is really weird to be the only kid in the house. Hopefully you get to visit her next Christmas. I also enjoyed the small part about you seeming older than your sister. P.S. please change your font haha
ReplyDeleteYour exclamation points really confused me because they looked like l's to me. However, that is my fault because I am slowly becoming blind. Your blog really gave me hope for the future. After I leave next year, maybe my brother will slowly begin to like me and appreciate me. Your small stories and examples really added a lot to your writing. Keep up the good work.
ReplyDeleteYou did a good job of talking about all the memories you have with your sister. I thought the story about college visits was really funny. Good job explaining how you're excited and sad that she is going on the missions trip.
ReplyDeleteExpressive piece of writing. I hope you shared this with your sister (as an older sibling, I can say it's nice to hear those things from a younger sibling). Be sure to proofread.
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