Cousin's

Having not seen my cousin's for 15 - 20 years, I was a little nervous. Nervous? How silly. Our's was not a fairytale childhood, these few girls, now women, were the only link I had at normalcy. D was a second mom to me, L was the big sister that I idolized, and R was my knight in shining armor. Odd, maybe, but with them I was able to tolerate an icky childhood.

Now having spent an evening with them and able to renew family relations, how grateful I am to have them in my life again. What amazing women they are, what amazing lives that they have carved for themselves. I'm so proud of them. Bonds have reformed and I'm grateful for that.