I don't know why I decided to come back. I can't really explain this sort of thing. Maybe it's a slow day at work. Maybe it's the overwhelming need I feel to write something. But here I am.
In the year that has elapsed since I have written, a great deal has happened in my life. Some of it has been good and some of it has been bad.
In the vein of the bad, my favorite sister, (Annie B. as I call her) moved away. It was actually less devastating at the time than I thought it would be. I of course cried a little, but that's because I cry about everything. Sissy.
Most of the time, I don't think about it. I catch myself occasionally. If I see a car like hers, I wonder if maybe it's hers. Or, when I drive by the place she used to work I think about her. It's just sad thinking that we'll never have lunch together like we used to or hang out on a Sunday and watch Pride & Prejudice. I suppose that's sadness about growing up and moving on both.
The reason I'm thinking about her a lot now, even though she left about six months ago, is that she is coming home tomorrow for the first time since she left, and she will be here for three weeks. I cannot tell you how excited I am.
She insisted we keep this whole thing secret from my parents, which I was only too willing to do. So, tomorrow, Vieve and I will go the airport and pick her up and take her back to my house and surprise my parents. My mom will cry, then I'll cry, then we'll all laugh because we're crying. Awesome!
And like usually happens when something is occupying my mind, I have been dreaming about it. First, I dreamt that mom had found out and knew Annie was coming. I was so disappointed the surprise had been ruined. (I'm actually still worried that somehow mom knows, even though I don't know how she would know.) Next I dreamed that Annie decided she was going to surprise everyone by coming home and didn't bother to tell me not to go to the airport. I went and she wasn't there. I was super ticked. Last I dreamed that she didn't even make it to the airport. I don't know if she missed her flight or what, but she was not there! (I have crazy and annoying dreams.)
So far, everything seems ready. Annie is still planning on coming. The weather is supposed to be fantastic for tomorrow. Vieve and I still have our secret plan. I just can't wait for the whole thing to go down and to see my sister again. It's going to be a terrific three weeks, even though I'll still be at work through most of it.
