sisterly-in-law LOVE

We are sooooo lucky!!
Only weeks after Tiana leaving we were graced with Ariana's (Micks younger sister) presence. Being over a year since they had seen each other he was counting down the days until she was here.

We didn't have much planned, we just hung out, took the scenic tour. It was so lovely. Even though it had only been a year you can feel subtle changes in her personality. Ariana has grown into a beautiful women.. She left a lovely spirt that could be felt weeks after see left. You take for granted having family close at hand.. its not until you are away from them that you realise how much you need them. A phone call just doesn't compare to a face to face conversation and warm cuddle. I guess skype dates will have to do until we see each other again. xxx

 

sisterly LOVE.

It has been so long since our last post.. pretty crazy in the halls household, Ive taken on more work and plus we moved house.

We had been looking for a house to rent for a while but nothing that we could both agree on. The cost of living in the Pilbara is a bit steep. We have grown accustomed to living by ourselves, as much as I loved living with our parents I think it’s worth the money to have our own space. After a month or so a house became available and it was perfect.  It ticks all the boxes.. including a huge shed out back for micks man cave. As much as packing sucks, it doesn't outweigh how good it feels to start anew. 

Micks mum and dad left to go back home, we moved house not long after and Tiana (my younger sister ) came to visit. It was just the thing I needed. Seeing her was like a breathe of fresh air.

Tiana turned 21 and came up from Perth to celebrate her birthday. I think  it was more like an early Christmas for the family, having her here. She leaves a lovely spirit wherever she goes.

When we were younger we would fight like no bodies business.  We shared a room majority of our adolescent life and hated it most of the time.. other times (not often) we got on like a house on fire.. We can joke about it now but the fights we would have were disgusting, the things we would say and do to each other I am ashamed of.. Dad would try and be the peace keeper. I always remember him saying “when you get older, you are going to be the best of friends” .. each of us rolling our eyes and giving each other dirty looks. I Finished high school and   6 months before I left Karratha to move to Sydney I don’t know what happened.. we became so close and since then we haven’t drifted apart.. I think it had something to do with moving houses. We left the house that we lived in for most of our lives and left behind all of the bad memories. We were able to start a clean slate, begin our new relationship from scratch and that’s the reason we are able to laugh about how bad we would treat each other. We have forgiven each other.   I think I felt so much remorse for the things I did when I was living in Sydney I would be constantly saying sorry for the way I treated her, sending her messages and reminding her how much I love her in our Sunday phone calls. There are moments when Ill just be thinking and a whole new memory that I completely forgot about or suppressed comes to mind. I feel  like the forgiveness process needs to begin all over again.. I feel that a general ‘im sorry for all the bad stuff ive done to you’ doesn’t quite suffice. Its all water under the bridge now.

Her visit was short lived, but it was just enough.. we had some laughs, danced a bit, ate food, took photos and then she was gone. I miss my sisters so much. It hurts sometimes. I don’t know how people live without sisters