Shout out to the sisters!

I felt the need to give a big ole shout out to my sisters who also happen to be my very best friends in the whole entire universe!  I have no idea what I would do without them.  I can't even almost imagine life without these two fools.
First of all, my big sister Emily Jo.  She is THE big sister.  I feel bad for people like her who don't have big sisters like her.  She is the first born and couldn't be a better example to ALL of her siblings.  She is happy, spontaneous, very loving, super smart, driven, sarcastic, and hilarious!  I have very few memories of her ever being rude to me (besides when I did weird things in my sleep and she would laugh and me and make me furious).  She always took me under her wing, let me hang out with her and her friends, and taught me a lot.  I used to not like being the kid after her because she did everything so well.  But really, being the kid after her taught me how to be my own person and that everyone is good at different things and everyone has different strengths and weaknesses.  We are a lot a like and a lot different at the same time.  I couldn't ask for a better person to look to as an example throughout my whole life. 

Then there is the little sister of all little sisters!  Holly Rebecca!  For those of you who know her, know how amazingly creative and hilarious she is.  Although she is my little sister I still look up to her in so many ways.  She, also has taught me how to be your own person. She really doesn't care what people think and is so comfortable with who she is.  She is always laughing and having the time of her life no matter what she is doing.  When we were younger I was easily annoyed by her (probably how Emily felt about me but she was WAY more patient than I was).  She acted like a normal, annoying little sister but I wasn't as tolerant as I should have been.   The summer of 2007 I moved to Alaska for 5 months and when I got back I had a different sister.  I don't know what in the world happened over those 5 months but when I got home we became best friends.  She is 5 years younger than me but if you saw us together you would never know. 

I have learned so much from these two.  We have cried til we laughed and laughed til we cried (and peed a little).  They are the best friends I could ask for and I feel sad for anyone who hasn't had the opportunity to meet them because everyone who knows them, loves them.  I think moving away from them was one of the hardest things I've done but it has made me realize how much I love and appreciate them.  I am certain that no matter where life takes us and what life throws at us, we will be there for each other through anything and everything.