Sisters

Today, I feel grateful for sisters. I have one sister on a mission in Brazil (well, right now she is serving in Washington state waiting for her visa to clear - but she will be in Brazil). Her name is Malyssa. She is my best friend, really the only person (outside of my husband and probably my parents) that knows everything there is to know about me. She is funny and smart and seriously one of the nicest people I've ever met. I have so many fun memories with her - like I could write several posts just about those. You just can't be around her without laughing. One time this summer, we went to Pizza Hut for dinner, but we ended up staying for 4 or 5 hours just talking. And taking tons of selfies. She just left from the Provo MTC to head into the mission field in Washington, which was really weird for me. Even though she might as well have been in Washington the whole time because we couldn't see each other or talk or text or anything, I guess it was really comforting for me to live so close to each other (my apartment is about a quarter mile from the MTC). Probably a little weird. Anyway, I miss her and cannot wait for her to get back from her mission. Only 17 months to go :)

My other sister is a freshman in high school. This is Rae, and she is just SO cute! We like to face time a lot, mostly while she is supposed to be going to bed or doing homework. It has been so fun for me to grow closer to her. We have always had a good relationship, but now that she is a little older, and I've learned to appreciate my family far better, our relationship has grown to another level. She is something else, haha! She loves to tease, and if I ever try and dish it back, she always has something smart (and hilarious) waiting. I love her quick wit! She is probably the best athlete out of the three of us (but never the best basketball player :) ), and seriously can run like you wouldn't believe. I just face timed her last night, and I had to leave to go to an intramural basketball game, so I texted her after and told her I loved her and it was fun talking. We got into a little friendly texting competition about who is the better athlete, and when I told her I had to go for real, she said Adios, see you next time I lap you! Ha! Little stink. But I love her, and I especially love our phone calls and texts.

Sometimes I get a little homesick being all the way across the country from my family; I will be forever grateful for my patient and supportive husband. He's a stud. But, I'm also extremely grateful for my two sisters I gained through marriage. They are endlessly sweet and caring, and are always ready to help. Aside from being beautiful, they are smart and kind, and so fun to be around. Nicole is so talented in many ways, but especially musically. She wrote Scott and I a song as part of a wedding gift, and it is still one of my favorites. It's beautiful. Whitney is selfless, and always the first to ask me how I'm doing and how things are going. I am grateful for her strong testimony and the example she is to me. I am so glad for their friendship and love, and the support they've given to me. I've seriously felt welcomed into their family from the beginning. I know not everybody gets that blessing, and I am so glad that I did. I love them both to pieces and I'm excited for all the fun things we get to do together in the future. 

[ Rae ... Malyssa ... Me ... Nicole ... Whitney ]