My Cuz

Today was a good day. I had my cousin Jane and her family over. It was great having them around me. The kids have grown and the youngest is cute as a bug. We played gammon (Jane is a gammon freak), swam, and had dinner. Of course, the best part was catching up.

I can talk to Jane about everything and anything. It's rare that I can't do that. Although we had always gotten along just fine, we were never particularly close until just about four years ago. Jane is my best friend. She never criticizes or judges me - she is just there willing to listen and give advice when I ask for it. In the last four years, we have been through thick and thin together and now we are just going through life together, period.

Tonight I couldn't help but think how old we are getting. We now sit around talking about how best to raise plants and not kill fishes. Our conversations are always laced with laughter and sarcasm shot from the hip with love. The mutual respect for each other is strong and so is our love for one another.

Jane is my hero.

Also, to add to my glorious day, I was able to sign up for one of the journals at 1000 Journals! Yay! I've signed up for journal #801.