Second, you have to imagine the title of this post sung by Rosemary Clooney and Vera Ellen in "White Christmas," very pertinent if you know the ringtone I have on my phone for my own sister.
Now, down to business. I will be the first to admit that it has been a LONG time since I have blogged anything. Most of my online posts are via Facebook and twitter and most of them are pics of the girls or funny things, well things I find amusing even if no one else does. But it is now 2013 and I have told myself that this year will be different. I have a number of new year's resolutions, one of which is to blog more. I even found a way to track events in my life and keep them organized in the hopes of compiling a weekly list of things to blog about (thank you Pinterest, my latest addiction).
Now I know setting a goal to blog at least once a week might be pretty lofty but I am going to try and this post is the first step in that attempt. The "other" little voice in my head is saying "yeah right, we'll see," as I'm typing this. Life may happen and I may end up blogging once a month or once every couple of months but my ultimate goal is to blog throughout the year.
Many of you know that we have a new addition to our family this year, Elliet Harper Cook, was born on June 13th at 2:16pm in Newport, Oregon. Now I could detail her birth in a time line manner as I did when Paytan was born but that was 6 months ago and so many fun and wonderful things have happened since then that I thought I would focus on more recent events.
One of the best things that I have recently experienced is being able to watch both girls, Paytan (2 years) and Elliet (6 months), not only interact but also play with one another. It has been a joy to watch Paytan show Elliet toys and books and games and everything else fantastical in her world. Additionally, it has been great to see Elliet grow and progress in her first year with another "tiny human" around, something that I wasn't privy to when Paytan was this age. I am over the moon at knowing that I will get to watch this relationship develop over the years come.
Those of you who know me know that I also, like Pay and Bug, have a sister of my own. Katelyn and I are almost exactly the same age apart as Pay and Bug. Like any set of sisters, Kate and I have had our ups and downs in our relationship as we have grown up. Stories and pics of us demonstrate as the best of friends when we were younger. Then middle/high school came for us and groups of friends, sports and interests overlapped and our relationship took a "bumpy, rough" turn. You can infer what the "" mean in the last sentence, but those closest to our family know the details. Just when I thought I couldn't stand to be around Katelyn, I went to college and got some space and freedom. It was nice to have a new set of friends, hobbies and interests without having to worry about having a shadow close by. In finding this new way of life I was happy at first but then things started to feel empty. I was excited to go home for weekends, breaks and the summer knowing that I would have someone to hang out with. Once Katelyn went to college, things just got better and better between us. Our relationship grew as we both did. She eventually made it down to Corvallis with me and I was so lucky to have her there for me at a time when my world was at it's darkest. Recently Kate and I have gotten even closer with the birth of my two girls and with her marrying a super great guy. I can't wait for her to start their family and have our kids grow up together.
In seeing the relationship grow between Paytan and Elliet, I can help but think back and reflect on my own sisterly relationship. I know that for Pay and Bug it won't always be smooth and steady and quite possibly will be "bumpy, rough" like my own relationship with my own sister. However, I just hope that they are able to see that not only do they have a sister in their life that they are extremely luck to have, but that they also have someone who will end up being one of the best friends they could ever have.
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