In the past, the road trips back home would be... well... a bit more eventful. My sister worked as a bartender all through college, so when I'd go back home to visit, hanging out at the bar would be my main pastime (Hello! Free drinks! Just sayin!). Needless to say, it has been crazy to watch as our little lives have evolved into something that resembles those of grownups.
While in the past, my trips would include countless numbers of beer bottles, my recent trips have been filled with baby bottles and burping and the occasional spit up. Back then, a big Saturday night would be getting dressed up, maybe going to a trendy restaurant, and then bar hopping until at least two in the morning. This past Saturday, we went eat dinner with family, were home by 8:30, in our p.j.'s by 9:00, and then had a contest to see who could stay up to finish the movie that we had selected. Glamorous? Absolutely not. But would I go back to those crazy, hectic party girl days? Hell no (well, maybe some days I think I might want to... and then the thought alone makes me tired... so: Hell no!).
My sister and I have gone through life, hand in hand, facing whatever challenges that come at us as a team. Moving across the country, away from the girl who used to hold my hand at night when we were little bitty, will be one of the hardest things that I have had to do in a really long time. I know that we will be okay and that there is no distance that can break our bond... but, good Lord, I am going to miss my girl.
I have been very blessed in the fact that I have been able to travel back and forth several times over the past ten months to get a few more of those precious moments that I keep locked in my heart. I am grateful for the fact that I was there the day my little godchild was born, looking around at a big, new world with those beautiful gray eyes. I am also grateful for the fact that I have seen him grow into the little chunk that he is today, smiling and teething and such a happy baby! I have loved seeing my sister grow into this amazing woman and mother who will do anything to take care of her baby and her little family and I am so proud of the woman that she is becoming.
This move won't be easy because I am leaving a part of my heart in Louisiana but I know that it will be very well taken care of until I am able to return!
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| I had been dying to take more pictures of my sister and Ira. Unfortunately, Ira was not too happy when Nannie decided to that it was photo time. Even though he is crying in most of them, I feel that these pictures truly capture "Mommyhood". Being a mommy is not always easy and perfect. They simply have to do the best that they can for their little ones, while giving them as much love as possible. For that reason, I absolutely love these pics :) |
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| Ira Bean and the monster hat that I made him :) |
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