New memory time!

March 10, 2011

                The wedding is getting nearer and it’s about all I can think about!  Tonight we’ll be packing and getting loose ends tied up so we can hit the road at 8 a.m. tomorrow morning!  Not only am I excited for the wedding festivities themselves, but I’m also so excited to see my family!  Even though we’re very close in our relationships, we’re spread out pretty far in distance.  Garett’s older sisters Randi, Carly, and Kimi are like sisters to Brianna, Ronnie, and I, so we always have a good time when we get together.

                Thinking about my “half- sisters” brings me to amazing childhood memories, many of them out at my family’s farm.  When I was about 1, my mom and dad bought a “hobby farm” which was a nice house situated in the country on 15 acres with a shop, barn, greenhouse, swingset and BIG slide, and treehouse on the property.  The girls loved to spend the night at the farm with us, especially in the summer, because there was so much to do.  Kimi, who was closest in age to us, spent the most time with Brianna and I.  One summer, we spent an entire day cleaning, scrubbing, and tidying the tree house.  We made it our little home, setting up a “kitchen” and a sleeping area.  For some reason, we fell in love with the board game Clue that same summer.  We’d get our sleeping bags, board games, and of course, plenty of snacks, and head up to the treehouse for the night.  It would be 2 am, and Dad would just be returning from his night shift at work, yelling up at us to go to sleep already!

                Another fond memory is the above-ground pool and trampoline we got one summer.  I know now the pool wasn’t very big, but we spend hours in it, playing, swimming, and SINGING at the top of our lungs!  We also would study musical sing along videos, memorize the songs and dances, and perform them for my mom, or whoever could stand to watch.

                When we sold the farm so that Dad could build us the new house in town, it was a VERY sad time.   We’d spent our summers and all of our Christmases out there and we didn’t know how we’d live without it.  Of course, we soon had a beautiful big house to make new memories in, but at the time, we were heartbroken.  However, since our family is so close, and probably because of all of those fun times at the farm, we can make every opportunity we spend together enjoyable.

                So, Saturday night, we might not be playing Clue or swimming in a pool, but with a glass of wine, our favorite songs, and a dance floor, I know we won’t be disappointed!  Can’t wait!