a picture of something that means a lot to you.
i have a pretty big extended family. my dad is 1 child of 3, and my mom is 1 of 6. between both sides, i have 2 grandfathers, 4 grandmothers, 6 aunts, 5 uncles, 21 cousins (1st cousins), a mom, a dad, 2 brothers, and a dog.
i'm extremely close with the majority of my aunts and uncles, and very very close with a handful of my cousins. my family is the only group that lives in indiana, though. we rely a lot on facebook and texting to stay in touch, but for the most part we're pretty good about it.
when i was little, i wanted nothing more than to be best friends with my cousin malachi. he's 2 years older, and when you're young that seems like a lot. but through the years our relationship has evolved from me annoying the crap out of him, him tying me to the swing set on thanksgiving, and him making fun of every little thing i do to actually enjoying each other's company, making our own action movies with all our brothers and sisters, and him taking a major detour all the way to indiana during his drive home to virginia from texas just so he could attend my high school graduation. and that meant the world to me.
during that week he spent with us, we grew even closer than we already were, and had the best time staying up until 6am talking about anything and everything.
i hate to break out into a chorus of "wind beneath my wings" here, but he probably has no idea that he's always been my hero.
he's more like an older brother than a cousin, but either way i'm so lucky to have him in my family.
(ages 18 & 20 when that picture was taken)
i have a pretty big extended family. my dad is 1 child of 3, and my mom is 1 of 6. between both sides, i have 2 grandfathers, 4 grandmothers, 6 aunts, 5 uncles, 21 cousins (1st cousins), a mom, a dad, 2 brothers, and a dog.
i'm extremely close with the majority of my aunts and uncles, and very very close with a handful of my cousins. my family is the only group that lives in indiana, though. we rely a lot on facebook and texting to stay in touch, but for the most part we're pretty good about it.
when i was little, i wanted nothing more than to be best friends with my cousin malachi. he's 2 years older, and when you're young that seems like a lot. but through the years our relationship has evolved from me annoying the crap out of him, him tying me to the swing set on thanksgiving, and him making fun of every little thing i do to actually enjoying each other's company, making our own action movies with all our brothers and sisters, and him taking a major detour all the way to indiana during his drive home to virginia from texas just so he could attend my high school graduation. and that meant the world to me.
during that week he spent with us, we grew even closer than we already were, and had the best time staying up until 6am talking about anything and everything.
i hate to break out into a chorus of "wind beneath my wings" here, but he probably has no idea that he's always been my hero.
he's more like an older brother than a cousin, but either way i'm so lucky to have him in my family.
(ages 18 & 20 when that picture was taken)
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