So I've been wanting to write this post for along time but finally got the time to sit down and do it today. I have written about my kids, my family, and more kids but have left out a VERY important part of my life... Hello my two best friends which just HAPPEN to be my two sisters! For those that don't know my sisters (I know who wouldn't ) but maybe someone actually out there in cyber space reads this blog besides my 8 followers ;) My sisters are Kristin Dawn Hamilton (twin sister) and my little Sister Andrea Colby Nyhus (Ani!) and yes Colby is named after Ani ;) the three amigos or as people have always called us "The Nyhus Sisters"
We have been together a long long time! I don't have a lot of younger pictures on my computer but I do have this beauty and it happens to be one of my favs. Kristin and I in our matching (but different colour of course) outfits and then Ani gotta be different because she was always one step ahead of us for fashion and coolness wise sporting the Hawaiin hat and the "I'm the coolest cause I lean against the tree" pose. These are my peeps, my best friends for life, the ones I was forced to hangout with even if we hated each other. We got along fairly well growing up, when we fought we teamed up and fought full force on the other one. It was either Kris and I against Ani or Ani and me against Kristin. It was never them against me , not because I was nicest one probably but because I was the best fighter, I had no problem hurling hair brushes at my sisters or making them fall out of the back of the truck box and get stitches (sorry Kiki).
Growing up was full of baseball, baseball and sister time. We didn't play like most teenagers, no no we still played "Tile Rummy house", believed in Santa until Ani spoiled that for us at the age of 16 and because Kristin and I were so immature Ani was actually the older acting one. She so cooly told us about makeup (at the time Ani sported the coolest black lipstick), puberty and like I had previously mentioned shattered our life of rainbows and unicorns by letting us know Santa Clause, the Easter Bunny and Valentine Cupid were not real. (Like harsh all at one time hey?) Ani thought since we were old enough to drive it was time. And while I look back and find this hilarious it will be noted that Ani until 3 months ago did in fact think unicorns existed in real life. Love this.
My sisters were the sports Allstars of the family both sporting scholarships out of high school. Kris for Volleyball (which she nailed I should note) and Ani for softball. This was the first time we were all apart, it had started, my life without my besties. Sure there was times we all floated in and out of town. When they both were back I was away traveling. When I was done and knocked up and moved home Ani was living the full time American life and I knew then we had lost her for good. Kristin was back home then and we were settling down (well kinda, I mean we were still young and having fun duh) Kristin met Kelly and left for Kelowna and me moved out to Chilliwack. So here we were all apart and Kristin popped in a little more frequent (not in winter though of course) and Ani would come home twice a year every year and those weeks were some of my favorite parts of the whole year with us together again!!!!
Growing up did I EVER think the three of us would live apart? Hell no wasn't even a thought, but hey to be fair I grew up always thinking I'd be a mom to a girl?? Things don't always work out apparently. Lol
My sister Kristin is an incredible person. She is hilarious, hard working, loyal and 100% the most wittiest person I know. She is super smart and of course works with numbers (even in high school she was the math one ) I am so proud of her and I can't even begin to describe the many many hours of phone calls we have had (literally times ALL day) Kristin is exactly like me and the most fun person to fantasize about funny life situations with. She is my twin and sometimes when you can say you swam in a womb together there isn't much we haven't experienced together and that is the truth. Kristin and I used to scheme on how we could get her to move home and I was elated one year a couple years ago to have them move back to pursue Kelly's school. JACKPOT!! Not only were they home now they brought along their two adorable new kids! Charlie and Dylan! The coolest kids in the world and no I'm not biased. I now had my three kids. Kristin and I got to even be pregnant at the same time. She got pregnant and what else to do (because it made obvious sense) was to have another baby myself! One month later I hoped on the pregnant train with her and even though we were in different cities at the time we did get to go through it together which was once in a lifetime experience.
Now had we been in the same city I would have got to go to the birth but sadly I didn't and got to experience all 44 hours of it through text messaging and constant harassing of kelly;) So I have yet to experience my sisterly birth duties leaving it all up to Ani. .... No pressure Ani.
Ok so where was I. Ok so I now had Kristin home and her family but Miss Ani was still out there... Lets discuss Ani now....
Miss Ani (An-i-bigal) has lived a pretty awesome early adult life! Life in the US has been pretty successful for my little sister. After graduating with her degree and nailing every award possible for her college pitching career (yay Ani you are the bomb!!) Ani's career really took off. Oh first I forgot that my wicked pitcher sister that used to teach ME pitching got to represent Canada at the Olympics in Greece with team Canada !! Olympian for my sister???? Pretty wicked pants! Even though she never talks about it I PROUdLY embarrass her and tell people ever so often. Ani got a great job as pitching coach for Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo and she had an experience of a lifetime. So very proud of her and we all sat envious as she travelled all over and got to hangout at the ball field most days. Unfortunately after doing this for 7 years the United States of America decided that they didn't love her anymore and her visa was now done. This was something that Kris and I can't even begin to imagine how this felt and we know something that changed Ani's life forever. So 2 months ago Ani packed up her house, rented that uhaul with we best friend Kerri and headed North where Canada welcome her back with open arms!! (See how Canada is so forgiving) what does that mean..... It means the three of us are back together again???????? WHHHhAaaatttt!!!!!!!!!!!! After 15 years it finally happened !!!!!!!! Holy cow I'm freaking out and so happy!!! These passed two months have been some of my happiest times and we have spent so much time together already. I mean having both my sisters come watch Logan's baseball game after we all hit the YMCA for a workout together?? What?? Insane awesome or what!! Ani is exactly like Kristin and I but also 100% different in a lot of ways! While Kristin and I hide thing Ani is an open book! Telling you exactly how it is! Love that about her! And just as we were kids , Kristin and I still can act and talk like immature teenagers. ani is the mature one once again that tells us to stop and that we are embarrassing her. Ahhh never changes ;)
So I preparing for this blog I got a BUNCH of pics of us, so que some Air Supply or Journey cause we know how much we love them and Ani has never heard of them and look through some pics.....
Love this pic as Ani fakes the fact she loves her new cookware and thinking the whole time "how the F$&?k am I supposed to get this back to America??"
Why I love my sisters
Many pictures and memories (and a reminder why I never will dye my hair blonde again). The memories with my sisters include some of the best of my life. Vegas trips, okanagan trips, christmas's, hanging out with the nieces and nephews, drinking many many glasses of wine, to this day my all time favorite thing to do with my sisters is cuddling on the couch under a blanket and giggling and chatting (especially after a night of too many glassss of wine) and I know my sisters would both agree. Here we are all grown up , Ani turns 30 next month , all adults living our lives, raising children, career paths that honestly couldn't have fit us better. I am SO proud of my sisters, they have become the most beautiful ladies inside and out, radiate happiness, laughter and confidence, make me laugh more then anyone can and now that we are all together again I can only imagine what we experience next.
I know my sisters will think this is a secret way to get my sisters to never leave me again ( and maybe secretly it is) I don't know what the future holds and despite rumors we may be split up again I want them to know this is the happiest I've ever been and I hope no matter where we end up we can continue to grow our strong bonds, being part of our children's life's, be there for each other and to never feel as apart as we have in the past. I saved my all time favorite picture of us for the end, this picture makes me feel ridiculously happy
I searched online to end this blog post with a sister quote but realized I already had one...
"I love no one like I love my sisters"
Xoxox always,
The oldest sister
