The
past couple of weeks have been difficult for me. Not because of anything bad or
some of the other things that I have previously written about, it has been
difficult because nearly every time I spoke with my sister I had to lie to her.
I usually call my sister once a week, sometimes more if there is something
going on or being planned, and so I didn’t want to change that routine.
However, it was not easy to find things to talk about when I was avoiding
talking about any plans for this weekend… I think I even lied to her on her
birthday.
From
the beginning we knew it would be a challenge but when my brother-in-law said
that he wanted to do this we all, without hesitation, agreed that we would do
our best to pull it off. Given her long history of finding out any and all
plans (or gossip) this was no small talk, especially considering how much my
nephew likes to talk. But it was all worth it when we saw her get out of the
car today completely surprised, and that is not easy, that we had pulled off a
surprise birthday party. Like we would simply let her 40th birthday
come and go without throwing a party.
While
for much of my life I didn’t really spend a lot of time talking and really
getting to know her, as I have gotten older I have learned how great of a
person my sister really is. I admire how much she has accomplished and, in
certain instances, overcome. While there were times that I am certain weren’t
easy she never gave up and always kept moving forward. At the same time, she
was always there if we really needed her for anything. Again, I may have not
been aware of it at the time but it is pretty darn clear in hind sight.
And
it is great to see her turning 40 at this point in her life as the party itself
says a lot not just about my sister but about my brother-in-law as well. The
two of them, while it took a while, were made for one another and even though
my sister is a pain in his butt back, you can tell that he wouldn’t have
it any other way. For how much they both do for everyone else, pulling off this
celebration is the least that we could do and I am happy that we could play
some, albeit very small, role in pulling it off.
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