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| We were a package deal. When he married me he got a sister. |
My husband and I were talking
about how friends sometimes become your family, and how they are special
because they are the people you choose as your family. I started thinking of my best friend Alicia. I was thinking about how I know I can rely on
her if I need to. I was thinking about
how her entire family has embraced me and now they embrace my family. I wanted to give them a proper Facebook shout
out, and as I began typing it I realized I had so much to say that it was more
than a status update, it was blog worthy.
Thank you BFF for letting me
into your heart over 20 years ago. Thank
you for picking me as your best friend instead of kicking my ass (a real
possibility if you know her). There weren’t very many girls in our neighborhood,
but from the get go, we were close. It was us two ready to take on the hood. You
introduced me to your beautiful family.
You shared your precious mom with me.
She was so worried about me living in Washington, DC after September 11
she sent me a baby Jesus bracelet to watch over me. I wore it through most of my pregnancy and
even through labor. I refused to take it off. I let a nurse switch it from one wrist to the
other, but I had to wear it. I
needed the protection then more than ever, but more than anything, I needed her
close to me. Thank you for mourning her
with me, for sharing your experience with me so that when I lost my mom I had
someone who got it. I know they are in
heaven both proud and shocked by our behavior (it depends on the day). I know they are wondering if maybe they each
got the wrong daughter, and I know they wouldn’t trade either of us for
anything in the world!
Thank you for sharing the men
in your life with me. Thank you for your
dad that can do some serious Sam’s club damage when shopping. Thanks for sharing the big things of popcorn
and mayo with me. Thank you for your husband who long ago set the example of
what a good man is and who has welcomed my husband as family too. Thank you for your brothers. Nothing makes me smile more than when they introduce
me to someone as their “other sister.” Thank you Armando for being protective
of me when I was young and for having fun at my wedding. I know it is tough raising a teenage
daughter, but I hope she considers me an aunt and as always, you know I’m here. Thank
you to Juan for being such a wonderful father to his kids. I have always admired him, and I hope I can be
such a genuine loving person as he is.
Also, he raised Samantha who has been my lifesaver as I’m reentering
the workforce. I can think of no one I
would feel more comfortable leaving my baby with.
Thanks for all your nieces
and your nephews, because I have watched them grow up and blossom. Thank you for giving me my only Godson who is
truly amazing.
Thank you for your daughter
who took forever coming into this world, but when she got here, she immediately
changed it with a smile. Thank you for
your cousins, who are my cousins, they watched over me, guided me, and believed
in me. They made me laugh and like you,
they even got me into a little trouble sometimes. I was too good, I needed a little trouble in
my life. Thanks for Erik T. too, because
like me he’s been adopted into the family and shares those wonderful
memories.
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| She was having a baby & still looked great! |
I love that my daughter will grow up with all of these people as family. I love that she will learn the true value of
There is no way I can thank
you, for being my sister and friend.
Thank you for your love and support. Thank you for the laughter. Thank you for standing next to me in the
happiest days of my life and for holding me up during the worst days of my
life.
I love you hermana!
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| My Matron of Honor in Life |
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