Ecclesiastes 9:9
Enjoy life with your wife, whom you love, all the days of this meaningless life that God has given you under the sun—all your meaningless days. For this is your lot in life and in your toilsome labor under the sun.
I spent yesterday amongst family (not just immediate) and it got me thinking, how much do I truly appreciate them?? and how much will I miss them when they're gone??
The answer is... I'll miss them to no end especially if I realise that I could have spent more time with them before they passed. But this blog isn't all about the sad I'll miss you, I love you stuff... it's sorta like a mini profile for them... My Family.
Mummy: The spiritual Guru
Unlike many Mother - Daughter relationships that I know of, I am particularly close to my mother. It's always been this way and i wouldn't want it to change it for a second. My mother is my rock, my soul, my sister, my friend, my teacher, my counsellor she's the presence in my life. Growing up i shared all my secrets with her and could talk for hours about nothing at all, to this day i tell her nearly everything about me- including the details of my love life that she'd rather not know. A few years ago we had a scare when mum got really sick for the first time ever, she was honestly hours from her death bed and to this day the doctors cannot explain why she didn't die. She always refers to me as possum her 'little angel' but I'd have she's my angel. I'm so grateful to have her in my life and I'm not ready to let go of her yet, so for now i'll just say 'I love you Mum'.
Daddy: The Funny Nut
LuluB'elle' is the name i answer to when he's around. He claims my first word was butterfly and so whenever we're hanging out at home he utters that word in a little girly voice. I'm a lot like my father or so people say, I inherited his sense of humour, his bright lovable hug-able personality, his sociableness and his expressions. We crack each other up, especially when we sit at the dinner table, throwing jokes off each other and then taking it too far. In public we are much the same... doing the 'ministry of silly walks' in the city, staring at locked doors to confuse passersby, tripping each other over in the shops and ticking me till I can't breathe. Sometimes I feel like I don't say I love you enough to him or that we don't see each other enough but the truth is he's the first person I always want to run to when something is wrong. He's my strong man, he protects me from monsters, makes me smile when I'm down and teaches me when I'm clueless.
Nathaniel: The Oldest Coolest Bro
Aka Random, he's the older brother that all my friends think is totally cool,he's the smooth guy who picks up girls everywhere and anywhere and always has to be right. Even though we are very different and pretty distant every time we get together I can't help but prove myself to him or to show him all the neat things I've been doing and I think secretly he's proud of me and I'm thankful for that. I love him a lot which he probably doesn't know but if I lost him I'd cry for a long while... I even cried one time after he died in my dream.
Nicklebutt: The 2nd Child
Aka Fartass or Dickless, he's a complete crack up... even when he's trying to be serious. Always forgets to close the toilet door when I'm home, walks out of the bathroom (which is directly across from my bedroom) without a towel. He's always so proud of me and all my achievements but he still encourages me to push myself further, to reach my ultimate potential. His theory is that, he couldn't reach what i can so it'd be a waste if I didn't push myself. Even though I get very short with him all the time, I truly do love him and if I was to lose him tomorrow I'd be missing a part of my life.
Catpoo: The little man with BIG potential
Aka Poo, Catty, Nickmatt, he's my little bro, completely obsessed with Anime and pretty much anything to do with Japan. He spends his days and nights on the computer or sketching in his room oh and at school. Honestly he's a super smart kid with awesome skills he just needs to give a crap sometimes. I practically raised him as my kid growing up and we use to be so tight, playing random games together all the time like 'ATM's' or 'restaurants' or just spinning in circles in the lounge room. Anyhow nowadays I don't give him a second to speak or I shut down his talking topic before he gets to say anything but if I could stop his death from occurring I'd jump in-front of a train for him I honestly love him to pieces.
Grandma & Granddad: The dancers
My mums parents are very different... Granddad is very quiet and likes to listen to and play his music especially piano and Grandma is very loud and joyous, loves to be creative and artistic. These two would have to be one of the coolest sets of grandparents ever... and everyone says so too. They love to get out and about and are always interested to know what the latest gadgets are and how they work. I'm lucky to still have them both at this point of my life and i don't plan of losing them anytime soon because I know I'd be crushed if either one of them wasn't around to talk to. I pray that they live forever or at least until their 90's-100's.
Nana and Pa: The spend thrifts
Dads parents, getting older now- both in their 80's, what I love about them is that I can drop by anytime, with any friends and they will welcome me in and offer food & drink and a good old chat. Some of the best times are had talking about old memories and my dad and uncles growing up and all the trouble they got themselves into. I love them so much that I can't picture life without them at present and I hope i don't have to for quite some time.
So that's my not to short spiel on the family and there are still many more members that are not mentioned, however i don't have all night and i am almost asleep.
Grandmas Family Photo Wheel
GodBless
Elleness
xxx
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