Sisters...

Well, we all know when it comes to sisters it can be complicated, but wonderful. I'm fortunate enough to have 4 sisters. This is the order by age that we are; Me, Dawn, Paige, Amanda, & Stacy. We have our little pet names we call each other like all sisters do. Paige is Paigie, Dawn is Dawnie, Amanda is Mana, and Stacy is Bratola. They just call me the princess... Now they may disagree, but secretly I know they think of me as the princess. Usually they just call me Celno (which was my grandmother's name). We are separated by miles, but not in heart. Paige and Amanda are in NC, Dawn is in TN, I am in AR, and Stacy is in OK. We tried to plan a sisters annual trip for this year and I can just tell you trying to get 4 girls together and work around schedules and find locations that everyone was happy with was, well, let me just say, we've decided to start now planning to have our trip next year. Some of us talk every day either by email, phone, or text. Some of us talk at least once a month and sometimes some of us go months without actually talking to each other, but one thing is always certain, we are there when the other needs us. We were all together for Chad and Katie's wedding with the exception of Amanda and we had a ball. I was (of course) an emotional mess with all that was going on, but they were right there to fill my wine glass and make me laugh when things got too serious. I will be there for Paige when her youngest daughter graduates high school in June and I am sure I will need to fill her wine glass and make her laugh. That's just what sisters do. We took pictures while we were together for the wedding and had so much fun. We've shared so much in life together as sisters (good times and bad) and through it all we stand strong. Of course like all siblings can be we get upset with each other or get hurt and hold on to hurt at times, but without fail when we are together or need each other we are always there. Those are things that will never change over the years and I truly believe that over the years and as we get older and wiser we will only be closer and eventually we will manage to have our first annual sisters weekend. Got that girls?