Sisters....

Miami, Florida

Listening to: Pharrell

I normally write blogs about guys and dating, and the struggles that I go through. I want to change it up to something that is close to my heart.

I have realized with some time alone and not going out so much. I have realized that I miss spending time with my sisters.  One lives here in Miami and the other one lives in Michigan. I haven’t always been close to them; I do have one that I can relate to a little more than the other.

They are both older than me. One is 20 years older than me, and the other one is about 8 years older than me.

I feel like as you get older you appreciate so much more time with family, more than anything else. My oldest sister the one that lives here and that is 20 years older than me, I feel like we may see eye to eye with more things, i.e. beliefs, religion, politics and in life. The other one who is in Michigan we probably don’t agree with so much of those things, her beliefs are very different than mine. One thing I have realized with age is that it doesn’t matter what she believes in, we won’t agree with everything in life and especially not with everyone, as long as there is love, communication and support and as well acceptance that is all that matters

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My Michigan sister probably doesn’t even know how much I admire her, I always talk about her to everyone I meet. She is very inspiring with all her accomplishments that she has done in her life, and now she expecting her second child and to be able to witness this special moment with her is so amazing.

 You don’t have to always agree with your family and sometimes you may not even like them, you may argue, and fight until you are blue in the face, but you have to look at their life and see what they have accomplished and be proud of the things that they have done.

My Michigan sister and I are complete opposites in so many ways, I am more emotional she is not, I am dramatic, she is not so much, I am more outspoken and communicate and express my feelings, she doesn’t, but she shows you that she loves you in so many other ways. My Michigan sister is smart, creative and beautiful, and makes the cutest babies too. Hahaha. She is an amazing writer, singer, artist, and extremely motivated and inspiring for others, she is dedicated to her faith in God. She is an incredible mother, wife, daughter and sister. I am so proud to say I have such an amazingly beautiful and kind sister, who yes can be a pain in the butt to me sometimes, but so can I to her. We love each other in so many ways.

My Miami sister, even though we are so far apart in age, she has a young soul, we click in such a different way. We can talk for hours about so many things.  She is the oldest sibling in the family, but to be honest just the way she carries herself, you would never think she was the oldest. She is extremely wise and smart as well, such an amazing mother, wife, daughter and sister. I also look up to her; she always tries to see the positive and the beauty in others. I believe that pretty much most of my family is like that, I feel like that is the way we were all raised to be kind and caring.

 Miami sister has been married I think around 34 years and let me tell you, I look up to that relationship, they have seen it all, being broke, having some money, moving, raising their children, loss, love, but they have worked through everything that has come their way. My sister is funny, creative, beautiful, and smart, loves babies, and has a heart of gold. I admire her strength and courage with everything that she has done in her life, she as well has made some cute kids, which now they are adults, who are so kind and smart she raised them right.  

The older I am the more I see who my family is and how much I love them. I can hold on to all the old mean things they said and did to me, I keep carrying that with me, for what though? What is the point?

This is my only family that God has blessed me with and I am so truly honored and feel like the luckiest girl to have been given this amazingly beautiful family.

I love my sisters so much, and I am going to start making more of an effort to spend time with them. That is not just with the sisters that are with my whole family.  

Spend time with your loved one’s even if you may not relate to them in some ways or in many, they are your only family, and take something that you admire of them and be proud of the family you came from, no matter what.

Thanks for reading

Love

Catalina