on recent times...

Just last Sunday Bobby woke me up around 7am telling me to please get up and get ready we have somewhere to go...Whaaaat! Where. When. WHY?? All he kept saying to me was that it's a surprise. Me being half asleep did what he said and got in the car while he drove. Eventually I found myself at 30th street train station and boy was I confused. I just kept thinking, why are we here? Are we going somewhere? But wait, we didn't pack anything! I couldn't help wonder and rack my brain over who in the world could be arriving by train to come visit us. I don't know anyone that can just take a train to come see us. 

As I am trying to figure this whole puzzle my little sister, Michelle comes up the escalator and walks towards me!

 Surprise doesn't even cut it. I was first very confused and then just in awe. How did she get here? She then went into a tale about how she flew from Seattle to Newark, New Jersey and then took the Amtrak train to the Philly station. She was on Spring break and my dad treated her to spend the week with me :D 

Sebastian was very excited to see his aunt and I was thrilled to get the chance to re-connect with my sister that I haven't seen for close to two years now. 

She slept on our couch pull out bed. Sebastian woke up every morning and would run into the living room to get under the covers and snuggle with Michelle.

They were attached from the hip!

 Annnnnd took lots of goofy pictures when I wasn't looking :)

 She spent the days hanging out with me at work and evenings cooking dinner and relaxing. We took Sebastian to the playground on the bright and sunny days  and Bobby and I even had a little date night in between. Which was amazing because we found a few more wedding goodies (will share soon!). 

The week went by quick but was so much fun and soon on Saturday we both were waking up at 2:30am to drive out to Philly airport for her to head home. Usually it would be a very emotional event for me but not this time since in just 20 days I'd be seeing her yet again. We said our good byes and see you soon's :D Even so I might be seeing more of her in the near future but that will be a detail to share for another time! 

♥A.

on some things I miss...

I miss my sisters. They were here for only the summer but It felt like so much longer. I loved having their company all the time, next to me whenever I need an extra hand or a shoulder. I still sometimes sit on the couch and look over to where their air mattress rested & sulk. Since I'm out numberd by boys at my place it was so nice to have some female presence in the atmosphere. I miss Michelle's messy self (can't believe I'm actually saying this), but I do. I miss doing her hair before we go out. Or her extremely funny impressions, she can do the best impressions of people & I usually laugh my butt off!
I miss Krisztina's long brown beautiful hair (that sometimes I just wanted to cut off & paste on to my head. I know. creepy). I miss her natural ablility of neatness & helpfullness. Never had to ask her to do anything. I would just look over and she would be cleaning that or orginizing this...it was like she read my mind at times (scary).
But most of all I miss how they interacted with Sebastian, with such love.
Even though I am looking forward to summer I know I won't be blessed with having them for the whole summer because they are teenagers now (::sigh::) and they do want to 'chill' with friends on summer break. So, I won't make them spend their summer being my slaves (::wink::). 


I miss the everyday things. The things that I, for the longest time, didn't think would ever leave me. Things that in my tender age never thought would end up altering.
Like on weekends, getting up early to go to a job site & working with my dad. He might not know this but those days that he took me out with him were like nothing else. Working & building & creating with him is one of my most valued memories. The hard work, the lessons really shaped me as a person. It's great because I know Sebastian will have the chance at these kind of memories. Bobby is already talking about bringing Sebastian out & showing him the science on automobiles, just like how Bobby's father did for him. Makes my heart swell with joy at the thought.
I miss my dear dirtbike. There was nothing better than coming home from school & throwing down my backpack on the porch, grabbing all my gear and taking a nice ride to relieve all the stress. The rush you get with the speed of the bike, the wind racing by you yet the world ahead moves in a blur that you have no sense of time. It was like my own natural high. I remember at times that it was one of the things that got me through my day. Oh how I miss you. 


I miss Glen Cunningham. If you're reading this Glen, I miss you! After my dad, Glen is the most influential man in my life. I really can't explain how much he taught me. I miss his powerful voice saying 'SUG'! (short for sugar, his nickname for me), or his bear hugs, or making him lunch made up of his favorite chicken salad sandwhich with cheese, bag of chips & a big oatmeal chip cookie. He was always one to believe in me & push me to my fullest potential. No questions asked. No matter what, Glen was always his cheerful self, most the time being a goofball even though he wasn't even trying to be. It comes natural for him (::giggle::). I miss Glen.


I miss all these familiar things. Yet, in a few years I just might miss the familiar things going on now, presently. We grow up. I will always remember.

♥A.