Well...our family has certainly grown! It is no longer just the 5 of us. My oldest brother is married, and they had their first child in August. My youngest brother (no he is not married!!!) but is dating Chrissy, and has been for a couple of years! It can be real awkward at times...when we are all here and go to eat or something, there is my mom and dad, Devin and Kelli, Dustin and Chrissy, and then me. Even the waiter at El Pueblito (a restaurant here in Chanute) made a comment about "where is your significant other?" as if I wasn't already aware that every other person in my family has one! haha And I'm not throwing myself a pity party, I am very happy for my brothers. It's just weird, that's all! :)
My extended family has grown. My cousins are all getting married and having kids. It's pretty exciting. For a while there seemed to not be many young ones, but now on both my mom and dad's side, they are everywhere! It's fun!
But back to my immediate family...my mom, dad, brothers, sister in-law, and nephew...well, I will say one thing....they are the best! We get along really well and always have a lot of fun together. They are always making me laugh!
My little brother and I used to fight on a daily basis. He drove me crazy and I drove him crazy. I always had to stay and watch Dustin and take him places once I was old enough to drive so we spent a lot of time together. Let's just say there were a lot of phone calls made to my mom when he wouldn't listen to me (or the weather man pretending I was calling my mom! It usually worked...until he caught on). We wrestled a lot too...believe it or not, I used to be able to take him down! :)
I can't really say Devin and I ever really fought....I mean we did every now and again...but what sibling doesn't? It wasn't quite to the extent of Dustin and I, that's for sure. But I wasn't around him quite as much either so maybe that helped!
But now that we are all grown up, I can honestly say that they are my friends! :) We definitely like to joke around with each other and push each other's buttons...but I suppose it's our way of saying, I love you. When it comes down to it, I
My relationship with my parents...well I have already answered that in a previous blog post towards the beginning of the "30 Days". They are fantastic parents though! They are still happily married which, too, is becoming not too common these days. Breaks my heart.
I am forever grateful for my family!
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