You don't get to choose your family. This is very apparent at times, like at Thanksgiving when you're standing on the table screaming back at creepy old Uncle Al that he is wrong about Trump and building the wall is the dumbest idea.

However, sometimes we are lucky enough to grow up with someone that you actually like. For me, that is my sister, who doubles as my best friend.

1. She is one of your best friends on Snapchat.

It just seems like a shame to delete really ugly photos of yourself so you send them to her instead.

2. You spend time together outside of the home without your parents telling you to.

Trips to Trader Joe's and Target just aren't the same without your #1 girl.

3. You have developed a language using only looks, fragments and mysterious noises.

How else would communicate when your family is around?

4. Your parents constantly ask what you are laughing about.

The answer most of the time is absolutely nothing.

5. You text each other updates of your exact coordinates throughout the day.

I need to know her life on an hourly basis.

6. You don't have to worry about who your Maid-of-Honor will be.

Being her MOH was pretty rad.

7. When something bad, good, or embarrassing happens, she is the first person you tell.

For example, when you slipped on a leaf and fell in the middle of campus.

8. You feel no guilt stealing her clothes.

Her closet is cute and absolutely free.

9. But you hate her for stealing your clothes.

This is the last photo I have of this shirt before it ended up in her closet. It's just so rude. Where is the respect?

10. You FaceTime on the daily.

I am actually FaceTiming her as I write this.

11. You find yourself twinning without planning on it.

I'll be honest, though, sometimes I twin on purpose because it makes her mad.

12. You are willing to spend twenty minutes capturing the perfect pic for her Instagram on your family vacations.

You have no idea how long it took to get this picture.

13. She is the only person you can punch and then say "I love you" to within 10 minutes.

I use 'punch' in a metaphorical sense.

14. Your inside jokes are cringeworthy.

They do not make sense and your mom gets embarrassed when you make them in public.

15. You know the key phrase that will piss them off in 0.2 seconds.

"Cake."

16. You crawl in her bed, especially after scary movie marathons or a breakup.

Chances are you probably used to get in trouble for staying up too late as kids.

17. There is no one else that you would rather have by your side.

My sis and I always talk about how our parents have been there for us forever, but one day they will pass and our spouses don't come into our lives right away. Your siblings are the only people who will be around for you for your entire life.

I love you, sis!!!