Arrival Day

For a long time, Valentine's day hasn't really meant anything to me - whether I've been with someone or not.  It's just another day.  I'm a romantic by nature, I don't need a special day on the calendar to remind me to hold someone's hand and tell them I love them.

For 27 years though, Feb 15th has been a very special day in my family.  It's the day we celebrate my sister entering our lives.  She's my sister, and I regularly forget that she's adopted, but today always reminds me.  Not because we think of her any differently because she's adopted, but because we celebrate how much we wanted her in our lives.  My mom and dad really wanted a little girl.  They got sorta close with me, way off base with my brother, and figured, why take a chance and adopted my sister.

My sister and I have always been really close, and she's taught me so much about inner strength and fortitude, and just having the courage to be yourself.  I love her so much...so today it's about her!  Happy Arrival Day Bean!