It’s Saturday night at my parent’s house and we’re having a pulled pork Packers party, cheering for our beloved team in the playoffs. I plop down right next to my sister on the couch. “Owwww!” she cries grabbing her arm and glaring at me, “That hurt, your jeans scratched me!” She swats me. It’s my turn, “Ow!” How old are we? Some things never change. We turn our attention to football and stay happily squished together in the corner of the couch. We cheer, we laugh, we eat pulled pork, we drink wine. Fighting one minute, two happy squished little sister bugs the next. Our team loses, but it’s ok. I roll onto the family room floor and whine to Nicole about how sore I am from our first run of the year the other night. With that, she joins me on the floor and begins to stretch and massage my legs. My sister is in school for massage therapy, and let me tell you, this girl is going to be one kickass RMT. I listen to her intricately explain about the muscles and tendons and all the science as she works on me. Frankly, it sounds like gibberish and I wish I understood half of it. Her knowledge is astounding, and in that moment, I am so freakin’ proud of my little sister. I love how she lights up when she talks about all things massage therapy, health and naturopathy. She has found her gig. She is rockin’ it out in a very intense program because she loves it, and is working her butt off.
Today my little sister turns 26 years old. Seems like just yesterday she was learning how to walk on the trampoline (true story). This girl can make me laugh harder than anyone I know and she rocks a mullet like nobody’s business. She is intelligent, wacky, creative, and has one of the biggest, most generous, sensitive hearts I’ve ever known. You might hear her freestyle rap if you’re lucky. She is on board for the messy, thrilling journey and knows the ups and downs are what make it full and rich with color. She finds joy in the little things and knows how to laugh at herself. She is a true lover of life, and really just one of my favorite people in the whole world.
Happy Birthday Nicoley-Bowley, I am grateful for beautiful YOU and I love you so much!
xoxo
i will never be able to express my feelings as you do , but suffice it to say that i agree with you and feel the same ay about you both. we love you . the both of you .
Thanks Grandpa, we love you too! And thank you Roz for such a lovely gift of your ever so amazing words. This gave me the biggest smile of the day. I’m so lucky to have such a wonderful supporting family. Xoxoxo.