My Boy'sterous Reflections

Woke up Sunday morning to this comment from my sister and that sort of got me smiling and thinking.. I particularly got stuck with this one word in particular -"reacquainted".. to reacquaint oneself means to familiarize oneself anew ..

Strange isn't it ? My sister is someone who's known me all my life.. why use the word reacquaint then ?? but in a weird way what she wrote made absolute sense.. b'coz its true... As long as you're living with your sibling under one roof ..there's time for everything except talking ..and I mean talking , not "Why have you worn my sweater ?" , "I want my earrings back !!" , "I hate you !!" , "Mom , its her turn to do the dishes" etc.. Back then, even sharing a bedroom doesn't seem to make things any easier, coz each sibling is more worried about the fact that the other has access, easy access to her stuff.. Whispering/ Giggling after being forced to turn the lights off may be one of the few joys that you cherish and the fact that you've managed to collect a whole

repertoire of funny stories , family jokes on the way to growing up too..but then marriage , work , studies take you on different paths ..and life moves on in different directions ..

And thats when relationships begin to change ..because even though you may not have let go off each other but you let loose ..Amy E Dean says,

And that perhaps , is true for all kinds of relationships too , not just between siblings ..because every relationship needs to be nurtured from time to time ..and quite often , stuck in the rut of daily chores and busy lives , one forgets to do exactly that .." make time " !!

Being a good spouse , parent , sibling , friend everything takes work so make that time today and promise to make time for every relationship that matters as often as you can.. a phone call , a message , a letter , snail mail ..anything ..

After all , its the thought " that you thought " that matters :)

Its been a month since I updated anything at all here ..I did not even get to post the pictures I promised for Day 2 and even though I feel a tad bit guilty, I also shamelessly accept I din't seem to mind 'not' blogging at all coz if you've been following , well you know my sister had come to visit me for a month and naturally so, life for me has been busy and good this past month ..or should i say its been better ..

But like all good things come to an end , the joy ride ended and my sister finally went back this Monday ..and boy have i been down in the dumps ever since.. Infact I dont think I've ever missed my sibling so much but the truth also is that I dont think we've ever enjoyed each other's company more than we did now ..and noooo that in no way indicates we're the'perfect' sisters or that it was all happy go lucky all the time ..It was more like this quote of Pam Brown ..she says " Sisters annoy, interfere, criticize. Indulge in monumental sulks, in huffs, in snide remarks.Borrow. Break. Monopolize the bathroom.Are always underfoot .." and we were all that and more ...chatting endlessly , watching back to back movies , sipping on cocktails in the middle of the day ,snacking at midnight , doing chores together , laughing hysterically , trading wardrobes , shopping like maniacs ..add to this fighting and arguing , even sulking a while but thats what sisterhood is all about ..

Aptly worded by Amy Li , " Having a sister is like having a best friend you can't get rid of. You know whatever you do, they'll still be there ;) "

So this one's especially for you my sistah .. Thank you , for being there , for being a special part of my life and for giving me special memories, we both shall treasure .. I miss you and till we meet again !!

xoxo

So I haven't written for a while ..a lot happenened in this past month ..one of the reasons also for not writing but not an excuse ..coz after a while there is really no excuse for not writing .. while I agree there are days when you're blank but if you, like me, end up not writing for a while then even on days you have plenty to write you dont seem to be heading anywhere ..

This whole time I haven't written I've begun to understand that writing/ blogging daily involves discipline and to really enjoy it every single day its imperative to devote time to it ..not to mention the fact that I sincerely do appreciate all those people who really can write day in and day out and keep their readers involved and entertained at the same time .. and that also means I've to work on it harder !!

Now for the question where have I been ? Well ..June kicked off with me and hubs moving to a new apartment ..and with that came plenty of work / chores to be done ..Packing , unpacking , decorating , buying new stuff , settling down and blah blah blah ..you get the idea but that's not it ..infact that was just the beginning of an exciting phase ..Hardly had i settled down when plans of my sister's impending visit came to fruition and its been almost two weeks since she's been with me and I'm having the time of my life ..we've been chatting , watching tv/ movies together , playing cards , going shoppin, hitting the beach , chattin some more , cooking , laughing , fighting.. And then there was the trip to Vegas and Grand Canyon over the long weekend :)) ..details for which will be in the next post .. and hopefully there'll be plenty more good times ahead coz lucky for me she's here all this month ..Yipeee !!

So since I'm feeling all so "sisterly" I'll sign off by sharing this quote about sisters by Clara Ortega and dedicate it to my sweet seeeeesters :P