As I was driving the other day a thought came into my mind. Being the oldest of two, I always got to experience life's milestones first; getting my ears pierced, going to my first sleepover, prom, driving, buying my first scratch ticket, graduation, college, buying a house, I could go on forever.
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| Coolest kids on the block |
That is, until a few weeks ago when my little sister said "I Do" to the love of her life.
It was a little weird being on the inexperienced side of things, not to be able to tell her what to expect and how to stay relaxed when things get stressful. How could I possibly give good big sister advice if I have no idea what it feels like to be in the bride's shoes? (Speaking of shoes, I am dreading wearing heels at my wedding.) How do I say "So what if the forecast shows rain? It will be ok." when I know that I would be stressing out about the same thing? I realized that the best thing I could do was remain positive for her and to pray for her.
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| Anaya Love 8/23/15 |
As most weddings probably go, everything didn't go perfectly as planned; it rained, the photographer was running late, the best man left the rings in the car and had to run out to get them during the ceremony (thankfully he made it back just in time,) the photo booth that she had reserved never showed up, and that morning at breakfast she wasn't even confident that the JP was going to show up! I'm not going to lie, if this had been my wedding day I probably would have been more stressed out than she was. Kelli handled everything in stride and in doing so taught me a very valuable lesson. Just because everything doesn't go perfectly as planned doesn't mean that it can't still be perfect. I admire her for not letting anything ruin the happiest day of her life. We have little control over most of the things that go on around us but we always have the power to control our attitude. I'm happy that my little sister got to be the first bride (and a beautiful one at that!) I'm thankful that I will have my experienced sister by my side on my wedding day and the days leading up to it when I may need those reminders. Love ya, sis!
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| Sisters by chance, friends by choice <3 |
