I am sorry that I am super slacking on getting these post out when they should be! I didn’t realize how long and intense my yard work was going to be! I know that some people are not really into the random National days that will float throughout our calendar each year. BUT, I am one of the people that are into some of these days. Therefore, your will be seeing some of them as blog post through out the months to come. Yesterday was a day that when younger I probably wouldn’t think too much of.
It was National Sibling day, who knew there was such a thing right? I am personally excited to do discover this one because I was blessed with an older sibling. ( Thanks Mom and Dad) Now, when we were younger my brother and my relationship was brutal. That happens in most families I feel. Kevin is my older brother and he is a little over 4 years older. When we were kids it was just an age gap that made it kind of hard to be around each other without the fights.
Growing up, I was often jealous of my brother. He was better at sports than me and was a better student than me. He behaved a lot better than me and that got him a lot of praises that I wanted from my parents. I was a trouble maker and for a while it was my goal to get my brother in trouble for doing absolutely nothing. For the most part it did not work, but for the couple times its did… I am saying sorry now Kevin…. my bad.
It wasn’t until Kevin went away to college that a light bulb in my head went off in my head saying wow I miss him! I guess it took him going away and being 3 1/2 hours away at Penn State for me to miss him being around. I used to be excited to keep my mom or dad company for the drive whenever they had to go pick him up for breaks.
When I was 20 my brother was living in New Jersey and I got to fly to him and spend the week with him. I was so happy when he had let us know that he was coming back to Pittsburgh.
When my mom passed away a little over 5 years ago, the bond between my brother grew even more. We have always been there before but during that time specifically we knew that we had to come together even more. Kevin and I knew that we needed to always be there for each other and to be there for my dad as well.
I love hanging out around Kevin and we are often laughing and joking around. Of course we still butt heads, that is completely normal in a sibling relationship! But, at the end of the day I have his back and will always support him in whatever way that he needs from me.
I hope that you all have amazing memories you have created with your siblings. Give that a call if you haven’t talked to them for awhile for some reason. They are your blood and will be your number one fan for life. Have an amazing week and I am excited for you to see what is on the agenda to be posted later on.