The Inseparable Trio

"To the outside world, we all grow old. But not to brothers and sisters. We know each other as we always were. We know each other's hearts. We share private family jokes. We remember family feuds and secrets, family griefs and joys. We live outside the touch of time." -- Clara Ortega

      I am finding this blog post incredibly difficult to write because I desperately want to find the best words to show my love and appreciation for my two best friends, my brother and sister. The relationship between Amy, David, and I is something I treasure deeply. We are all relatively close in age, which granted us with great times growing up together. Looking back at my childhood I am greeted with the warmest memories; Christmases, bobble-head days at Twins games, trips to grandma's house in Wisconsin, biking up and down Maple Street, the backyard swing set, baseball in the backyard, American Girl and Boy dolls (the boy part didn't last long), and many more great memories.

       Something that I have noticed more since going to college is how quirky the three of us are together. Seriously, get us together and you don't know what will happen… I can’t even share what happens because it can't be put into words. You have to witness it yourself. What I can put into words is that we are usually laughing at each other, at an inside joke, and anything and everything else. It is a rare thing to have the three of us together without a laugh.  Amy and David are the two people that make me laugh and smile the most.

      As the three of us are growing into young adulthood, our relationship has grown stronger and deeper, especially within the past month. With the recent tragedy in Sleepy Eye, I have found a deeper appreciation for my siblings that I never thought was possible. I have always been thankful for them, but now that I have been painfully reminded that someone can be gone at anytime I cherish every hug, conversation, or time spent with either of them more than ever.  I am thankful for everyday that I have had with them and I look forward to many more laughs, and years with these two incredible people.

This picture sums up our
relationship really well. 

We are David's biggest fans not only in football,
but in everything he does. He is such a talented young man. 

We like to ride escalators for fun. Can
you say, "Small town kids?!"