I find myself to be so emotional lately, like one of those hormonal pregnant women you see on TV. Maybe it's knowing that I'll be leaving all that is familiar and comfortable soon. I don't know. Last Sunday morning, at church, after the service, when my cousins Nathan and Neil were getting baptized, I teared up. I guess it's because I can't imagine how much time has passed since they were little babies, and how proud I was/am of them, that they've grown to become such God-fearing young gentlemen. I kept hugging them so much after they got changed, I think it started to bug them. ;)
I love my cousins all like crazy, and we're more like siblings than cousins really. But these two are especially like my own brothers. Maybe coz we're more alike. And the fact that they didn't have yayas growing up, thus no 'barriers' to bonding, since we would babysit them without fussing yayas looking over our shoulders. And now that they've become older, and seemingly closer to our age, we've become even closer. We look forward to weekends, coz that's when we get to hang with them most. Saturdays are never complete without them coming over for family dinner night. We sit by each other in church Sunday mornings, and Sunday afternoons are always started off with phone calls to or from them, asking where we'll be spending the evening. And we just super enjoy each other's company, even when doing nothing at home. Me and the boys, we love to lie on the beds and just talk about random stuff, and laughing about the stupidest things.
Oh, they're so grown-up now. Physically, at least. Neil's just barely 13 years old, and he's THAT tall already. I always go, "I wish I were taller," and Neil and Nathan will be like, "There, there," and pat me on the head. Sigh.
I'm gonna miss you boys. SO MUCH.
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