I come from a family of five. Three of us girls, and two boys. My parents were together until the day my sweet mommy passed away. That's the kind of family i come from. My oldest brother was 15 when i was born-- needless to say, they were pretty much out of the house before i was old enough to fully enjoy all that growing up with brothers has to offer. The closest sister to me in age is still 9 years older. Much of growing up, i was like an only child. They grew up with mom and dad and family in MInnesota, and i (luckily) with just my parents in beautiful La Jolla.
I like it that way, though. my sisters and brothers have so much wisdom and advise. i listen to all of it-- and utilize a good percentage as far as family advice goes. you know what i mean.

this is a condensed little blurb. i've decided that what i want to do is post a picture-- and then tell a story. of whatever value. of whatever nature. maybe even completely unrelated to the posted photo. who knows. i'm just gonna set it off, and see how it flies.
okay-- back to my story--
This is my sister Julie. Her eye always closes like that when you take her picture with flash photography. she can't help it.
Julie and i are a lot alike. She's my older sister... and a free spirit like myself. she's a bit insane-- and that's why i love her so much.
When i was 5 years old, my sister decided to get married to this loser Mexican guy and move to Mexico. She was 18. And, like i said, a bit insane. (by the way, i don't mean anything negative about Mexicans when i refer to Angel {that's the loser's name}. as a matter of fact, i LOVE mexico, and the people. i really do.)
i was pissed. i said a lot of mean things to him on their wedding day. things like "you belong in the kitchen washing dishes" (my dad is a restauranteur, and i grew up in the food biz), "you can sleep under the bed", "you're ugly"... shit like that.
many many many lifetimes later, my sister finally left that bastard. and, she was left with four wonderful little boys. my nephews-- and one of them my godson. (hi chris). They are pretty grown up now-- in their late teens and early twenties. Luckily, they got most of my sisters good looks, and pretty brown skin. good kids now-- HORRIBLE kids when they were little. and, i mean horrible. pains in the asses. PAINS. but, i love um to pieces.
my sister still lives in Mexico-- now english being her second language. and, on that, i'm not kidding. like i said, she's insane. The following two photos contain my sister, and my nephew Joseph George. He is the second little monster of the four. He wants to be an architect. he's a snazzy dresser (label whore), and has great taste in music. He is so good to his mother-- and probably always will be. we are all lucky to have him in our life.
he's pretty funny, too.
k-- i'm out. chat soon. be good and take care.
.j