Last September I met my oldest sister for the first time ever. Although I had known about her existence for about 10 years, it was not til September 21, 2009 that I actually came face to face with her. My post of the next day said it all-"To say that yesterday was a 'life altering day' for me would not be close to an overstatement. Mom always told me that certain events in life are 'worth the wait', and I'd readily agree with that. It's not often that one gets to mid-life with a close, loving family and suddenly have it grow by one. Lucky us! Throughout the day, the most frequently asked question of me was "Are you nervous?" My reply was always "No, I'm excited." I really was and still am. I thought it was especially poignant, that after meeting at a local hotel, we proceeded to the Fort Allen Park for photos at the bandstand. My 'new' sister, D-, grew up in a home nearby, actually where the Portland House now stands on Eastern Promenade. A wonderful family of four is now five, with lots more nieces and nephews in the wings. How can you beat a last day of summer that brought such an marvelous occurrence."
My thoughts are with you this morning D-! Happy Birthday!
Yes, indeed, Happy Birthday to YOU!!
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What a great story. I was not following you regularly when you posted this so it is new to me. I am an only child and so was my father. I have often wondered what it would be like to discover a sibling later in life. It might have been neat when I was a young man. Who knows?
ReplyDeleteShe is just as beautiful today as she looked that day with that whimsical smile...
ReplyDeleteTo my big sister...much love and peace
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I remember this extraordinary post so well. Best wishes to all, but particularly D on this day of her birth.
ReplyDeleteWaht a great story, and I'm so happy that you reposted part if it since I missed it the first time around. Warm wishes to all of you!
ReplyDeleteT his is my second attempt to post--I tried to thank you for the memory of that day skating on the flooded hockey field at Waynflete in my brand-new too-big figure skates! Thank you Birdman!
ReplyDeletesebago, is there irony here? Today's post is of the building next to the WS campus. I was there yesterday.
ReplyDeleteThis is nice. I like this.
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