Peter Pan & Loving my Sister

I am absolutely thrilled with this new treasure I have! I had looked high and low for weeks trying to find this Peter Pan plaque with no avail. Luckily I have the most thoughtful, generous, beautiful human being to call my sister. She surprised me with it at work last night, I nearly cried! We both have shared a love of Peter Pan for years, first it was the animated version, then Hook, then Peter Pan with that cutie Jeremy Sumpter. Oy, our family just loves us some PP. But aside from the plaque, I realized my sister has turned into an outstanding young woman. She is 22 now and not the little pain in the A she once was, she is so giving and incredibly kind to everyone around her. Lately, we haven't spent as much time with each other as I would like and I felt like we lost some of the connection we had when we were both home. I have a full time job and live in my own house, she works at a restaurant and lives with her boyfriend in another town. We were only seeing each other once a week, sometimes every other week; but I decided with all of the free time I had and the need for some extra cash, I would apply at her work. She got me right in the door and was by my side through all my training, helping me every chance she got, guiding me through the process. She was so gracious and professional, I couldn't believe my eyes. My little baby sister was an adult now, and this was her job and she is on her own! Maybe I was ignoring it before but it really hit me that she wasn't a baby anymore and the 5 years between us felt so much smaller. In two years working at this

"Think of the happiest things, It's the same as having wings"

restaurant she went from hostess, to waitress, to bartender and now has aspirations to become a manager. For years I have given her a hard time about going to school and finding direction and all the while she had been doing it right under my nose. My heart swelled every time a coworker praised her and complimented her, to say I was proud is too weak a word. I was over the moon for her and a bit ashamed of myself for thinking she was stalling in life. She has made a name for herself at this job, impressed all of her coworkers and more importantly her managers. I can't wait to see where she goes from here, she is so driven and focused and dedicated she could own the place by next year. I will forever be grateful she helped me out the way she has, I am so proud of her and so proud to call her my sister. She is always amazing me with how wonderful a person she is. I love you Hailey Anne!


xx- Linds