Ten years after our last “sister weekend” my sister and I were finally able to escape life and have a weekend together on Gabriola to celebrate my 50th. It was a good time which I must say made even better by the fact that I was able to win every game of cards except the very last one. Luck was certainly on my side. My sister gave me beautiful “sister” rings for a gift which I truly love and will treasure. Our birthstones side by side, well I shall wear hers a little above mine but only out of respect as she is the oldest.
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| Our birthstones |
We spent the
weekend just being together, hiking the trails, checking out the beaches,
sometimes in sunshine and sometimes in wind and rain storms. We went to some of my favourite places and others that I had never been to before and we were awed by nature's beauty.
Mostly though we hung out at my friends’ cabin and stayed warm with a nice fire in the woodstove. Meals were simple, chatter constant and laughter often. We slept side by side just like in the old days when we would be out camping except this time there was only laughter and no arguing what so ever. Now we just tease each other and thankfully laugh. It is amazing how the years have changed us in many different ways and yet who we are inside remains the same. The things I did that annoyed her years ago, still do and the things I purposely do to annoy her remain the same. It is one of the many joys that come with knowing someone for a lifetime. She knows to let me always lead the way down the trails, it is futile for her to even try and even get in front really. I know to let her have at least 10 minutes at each new "find" to get the right photo although I can’t say I have become any more patient in waiting over the years.
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| A new view from my favourite park in the sunshine |
Mostly though we hung out at my friends’ cabin and stayed warm with a nice fire in the woodstove. Meals were simple, chatter constant and laughter often. We slept side by side just like in the old days when we would be out camping except this time there was only laughter and no arguing what so ever. Now we just tease each other and thankfully laugh. It is amazing how the years have changed us in many different ways and yet who we are inside remains the same. The things I did that annoyed her years ago, still do and the things I purposely do to annoy her remain the same. It is one of the many joys that come with knowing someone for a lifetime. She knows to let me always lead the way down the trails, it is futile for her to even try and even get in front really. I know to let her have at least 10 minutes at each new "find" to get the right photo although I can’t say I have become any more patient in waiting over the years.
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| Getting the "perfect" shot in amongst the wind and rain |
Of course
there are always new things to learn about each other, new things that make us
laugh and new fears that we face. Our life styles are different in some ways, we are at different places in our lives and yet as we
grow older together we have an understanding of each other that goes back to our
birth. Well I guess my birth because as I said .... she is older.
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| My sister and friend, Dar |
Thank you for
being a wonderful sister and for a great weekend Dar, we'll do it again soon ... I love you.
L
It was a wonderful weekend and I am truly grateful to have you as my sister, and to have had the time together, both past and present. I love you too little sis ~ you are a very special person to all of us. Thank you for being you.
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What a wonderful relationship you clearly have with one another...expressed with words that reflect love and warmth. I'm glad you had that special time and place together. D.
ReplyDeleteThank you for stopping by D and special thanks to both you and Joan for sharing your home with us so that we could have the weekend together.
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