Thursday, May 31, 2012

Carely, my sister . . .

Today is my sister's birthday.  She is really my half-sister (my father's daughter from his first marriage), and there are more than 10 years difference in our ages, but we are very close. 

Even though we grew up separately - she, in Cuba with her mother, and I, with my parents in the U.S. - we are very similar in many ways.  It's uncanny how many personality traits we share.  People who know both of us have stopped being surprised when she and I react the same way to a particular situation, or think the same way about an issue.  I guess our common parentage tells.  I have learned a lot about myself by being confronted with another person that is so very much like me. 

She now lives in Florida and I don't get to see her often enough to suit me, even though we talk regularly on the phone and exchange lots of e-mails.  But she will be visiting me this summer and I'm very excited about that.


Here's a picture of the two of us together from a very long time ago . . . I'm the cute two-year-old . . .

Happy birthday, Carely!  I miss you!

7 comments:

Nicki said...

That is pretty incredible the bond in spite of the 10 year difference and the continued closeness in spite of the miles. Adorable picture.

(I hope this posts - the word recognition is especially challenging today).

Lauren Hartman said...

Sisters are the best, aren't they?!?

Esther said...

How sweet! Happy Birthday to your sis. I'm glad you guys will get some bonding time this summer. What a great photo of you two...will wait to see the updated photo taken this summer! :)

Esther said...

Love the pic! I'll be looking forward to an updated pic taken this summer when you two visit. Sisters are really special, happy birthday to yours!

Reds said...

Happy birthday to your sister! How great that you get to spend some time together this Summer!

Barb said...

Happy Belated Birthday to Carley. I love the picture. You both looked so sweet.
And, I would love to have been the recipient of that lemon blueberry bread. Yum!

Linda (More Fun Less Laundry) said...

I am the big sister in my family and as a result of that I think, I have found my best friends to be some women who can be my big sister. Everyone needs a big sister and it seems that you have a wonderful one.