My first friends, my best friends, my last friends, my forever friends.
This is a letter to my sisters. It can be a challenge growing up with sisters, especially being pretty close in age. When the oldest sets the standard and you have to live up to her reputation and having to be a role model for the younger one. All of the teachers mistaking you for your older sibling or even the younger one. Although that can be annoying, I always felt a sense of pride knowing that I was related to you two.
I never believed mom and dad when they told us that one day we would be all that each other has and that we would be best friends. I honestly thought they were lying, I know you did too. Even though I complain about being the middle, being born in between you two was the best gift I could have ever been given. It may have taken me 20 years, endless arguments, tears and many broken Polly Pockets to realize just how grateful I am. I am so thankful that I'm stuck in between you two and there's no one I’d rather be with.
You guys drive me crazy. And I know I drive you even more crazy. Even though we sometimes get annoyed with each other and bicker, I wouldn't trade either of you for the world.
You are my best friends, my number one fans and I'm so thankful for you both. There's nothing I love more than spending time with you two, whether it be watching SVU marathons on the couch or driving (dancing) in the car.
Everything we do together is special to me. Because you are special to me. All of those times we had sleepovers, played polly pockets, and computer games like Pajama Sam and Putt Putt. I truly think there was a time in our lives where we only spoke in our special language to each other, obviously I still remember it and I know you do too. All of the time we spent the entire day outside rollerblading, playing lacrosse and baseball (remember when Dad hit you both in the face with a baseball).
I wish I had the words to express how much I love you both and how much you mean to me. I don't think I do but I can try.
I love you more than I love cheesecake, "Game of Thrones," coffee, Lulu Lemon and reading. Yeah I love you more than reading. That's a lot.
That may seem like a short list and full of material items. But only you guys would understand the significance of those items especially books, to me. Which makes me love you all the more.
Nothing makes me happier than seeing your name pop up on my phone. No one makes me laugh harder at texts on the silent floor of the library. No one understands me like you do. No one is as weird as I am except you two.
Without you two I would be incomplete. Yeah, it's cliché to say that you two complete me, but it's kinda true. Without you, I'm really not sure who I would be.
Who would I call crying at random hours in the day? Who would I call when I was laughing so hard no one else would understand? Who would steal my clothes and me theirs? Who would make me cry laughing by saying a single word? Where would I get my advice, dumb jokes and craziness from if not you two clowns?
They say they that we choose our friends and sisters are the friends were born with. Well looks like your stuck with me and I couldn't be happier about it.
Xoxo, your womb-mate,
Gigi
