You ever have one of those moments that

just pop into your brain and almost instantly your eyes are welling up with tears? Or see a picture that stirs something inside you to the point where you can belly laugh at loud? Ever share an encounter with someone that has you wishing you could actually slow time down right there and have the measure of a minute switch with the measure of an hour? Or have a conversation, one of those conversations you read about in books, the kind that explore the deep dark corners of your brain, of your soul. A moment that feels new and exciting but comfortable and perfectly broken in.

This to me is how I feel when I’m with my family. The people I love with all my might and those people love me and protect me back. It’s like having a secret only you know, but you don’t even want to tell anyone because it’s too good to want to share with anyone else.

I spent the weekend at my brother and sister in law’s house this past weekend and I have some sort of happy hangover where I’m just missing them. And I wonder why I wanted to grow up so bad. And I wonder why children are supposed to move out and move on and move away. Why schedules conflict and events pop up quickly and sometimes pass you right by. Why seeing people you love feels so good inside your heart. How it fills you up and you’re immediately a better person because you had some time with the best humans you know. My people. The people who make me feel understood, and safe, and loved. We talked about our mom and our memories. We laughed. We drank and ate and went to the beach. We were together, and I forget the rest 💙🌊👑

If you’re lucky enough to have at least one person in your life that makes you feel completed and secure, someone that you can be your truest self around, you’re lucky enough. Nourish these relationships, cherish these people, protect them and love them. Take the day off work and make the 4.5 hour drive with two kids and go. Just. Go. Because tomorrow isn’t always promised and these are the feelings that go with you when you leave this place. Just go be with your people, and fill your heart with happy. They are the ones who know me best. They’re the ones who make me laugh, who know why I’m crying. The ones who call me out on my shit and the ones who won’t let me take any shit. We share the exact sense of humor, we laugh the same, sneeze the same, and we’re all night owls. We talk with our hands, we like day drinking on the beach, and we like to eat. They’re my brother and sister and we belong to eachother. I never realized just how special they are to me and how pure our bond really is. How much they’re a piece of me now and always. We all sprang to life inside the same womb. The womb of the greatest woman to ever walk God’s green earth. Thanks for a really great weekend to my two favorites. Mom would have loved our sibling weekend 👑👑👑