Dear Sister,

My very first memory I have of my time here on this planet is of the morning you were born. Mom and Dad had gone up to Durango the evening before, and Granny Jo and I stayed the night at home. I remember being woken up by her the next day. She asked me, "Are you ready to go meet your little sister?" Of course I was out of bed immediately with such pure joy and excitement. My little sister was finally here.

We drove the 45 minutes to the hospital and made it to the room our family, and you were in. It's like I remember everything in slow motion. I sat down on the recliner in the room. Someone placed a pillow on my lap. The next thing I knew, you were slowly being lowered onto my lap. This tiny human on my lap was my sister, my new partner in crime, my new best friend.

I think the fact that my first memory is of your birthday and entry into my life is the most undeniable proof of how important you are to me. Not only are you involved in my first memory, but all of my childhood memories include you. All of afternoons spent playing with our Polly Pockets or Bratz dolls. All of the evenings spent jumping on the trampoline in the backyard. All of our ridiculous jokes and laughing fits. Most of my best, my favorite, and my happiest moments in life include you.

In the TV show "Lost" a character ends up time traveling between the present and the past. In order to tell which time he is in, he finds someone to be his constant. His go-to person that will always be there and will always support him. You are my constant. You are my go-to person, in fact you are my person all around. I know that I can come to you with anything and you will always listen. There's no one else I could choose in my life to be my constant.

I have so many things to thank you for in life, my sister. Thank you for being by my side through everything. Thank you for your unwavering support and unconditional love. Thank you for showing me what love and family are all about. Thank you for teaching me what it means to love someone more than your own self.

My love and appreciation for you only grow each time we share something together. Being away from home and away from you has been one of the hardest things to do, but our relationship has only grown since. You are the one person who can make me laugh my hardest. You accept me as I am, including my love for Disney and show choir. I could not have lucked out with a better person to be my sister.

We may not have it all together, but together we have it all. There are an unlimited amount of uncertains in this world. But one thing is for certain, I know that I will always have you.