The Weird Sisters

I know I’ve blogged about my (maternal) sisters in the past, however; this is simply a continuation of that blog and our ever changing lifestyles, personalities, and futures. In order from youngest to oldest, I will begin with my sister Hannah (whom we all adore):

Hannah (is):
Ten-years-old and conquering the world
A voracious reader (which I must admit I take much pride in as an avid reader myself)
Extremely insightful, intuitive, and intelligent
Has a best friend (who in my opinion she seems more on the “outs” with than friends with most of the time, but I guess that's pretty typical of most ten-year-old best friends)
A budding, talented writer (again, so proud…well because…ahem, so am I)
Has a great singing voice (lucky….because the rest of us absolutely, unequivocally do not)
Loves and has a special bond with animals
Constantly in some sort of collecting competition with Caleb-first with “Webkinz”, followed by “Silly Bandz”, and currently “Japanese puzzle erasers”
Kind, gentle, friendly, very funny, loves to laugh, and has a great sense of humor
Has eyes and lashes any girl would die for
Looks more and more like me every day (lucky her ;)

Erica (is):
Twenty-six years old and taking the world by storm
Moving to Louisville due to a great job opportunity and will be missed dearly by me (but hey, at least it’s still KY and not NY)
Has proved beyond a shadow of a doubt that blonds do not have more fun and is even more gorgeous with dark hair than blond
Fiercely loyal-mess with her family and you may die
Sensitive (though I bet many would never guess it)
Intuitive, intelligent, creative, and practical
A procrastinator!!!! Guarantee she will not be packed to move until the day of
One of the most hard working people I know- trust me, she will be a very successful and wealthy person some day
A natural leader
Stubborn as the day is long
Often takes on the role of “do the right thing” ESPECIALLY whenever she, Amanda and I get together as Amanda and I have a tendency to be selfish and do what we want and say f*ck doing the right thing- in other words, Erica makes us do the right thing even when we don't want too


Amanda (is):
Fiercely private (which has taken me a long time to truly “get” simply because I am not)
Eccentric, fun loving, and has an infectious laugh
Has a great sense of personal style
Has, despite the odds many newcomers face when moving to the city (AKA not a born New Yorker), officially made it
Makes friends easily and has a magnetic energy about her that’s difficult to explain unless you’re in her presence
Has gorgeous, long black hair (again, she also shattered the illusion blonds have more fun whenever she ventured to the dark side years ago)
Can be very direct to the point it can be offensive (case in point, “what are you staring at?” to a weirdo on the subway)-upside-she tells it how it really is which we all need a little of at times
Introduced me to the world of the necessity of demanding nothing less than luxury linens, bedding, etc. to sleep on-in all sincerity we all deserve this
Has bottomless energy I wish I could bottle and save for myself
FINALLY convinced me that utilizing “matchy-matchy” accessories is out- mix it up-you can wear brown and black together (and actually probably always should)
Extremely creative-case in point, the videos she's made of friends and family
Probably shares the most similar spiritual and political beliefs with me out of any of my sisters and I

Shanna (is):
Very opinionated (be it politics, spirituality, etc.) but still tries to respect the opinions/views of others
Loves to write (kind of obvious)
An avid reader
Loves to laugh (sometimes in inappropriate situations-ummm...especially in inappropriate situations)
Has a zoo in her house- I mean seriously, a pig??
Will be changing jobs in February and is both nervous and super excited
Sensitive (more than people realize)
Turning 33 this year...wow
A perfectionist and at times a control freak (it's a work in progress to change)
A Decorator and loves to organize and rearrange
Loves costume and unique jewelry-flea markets hold a very strong pull for me
Working on her LCSW (hopefully beginning in Feb.- come on Frankfort-send the final approval already!)
Liberal Democrat
Only wears dark nail polish (generally black)
Has a penchant for all things vintage-furniture, jackets, jewelry, purses, etc.
Loves wearing hats (floppy, page boy knit, fedora's, etc.)
Selfish and also self-motivated-basically a walking case of contradictions

With all of the above mentioned:
All of us love to dance (especially to "Come on Eileen")
All of us think Oprah rocks it out (as does Bill Maher)
All of us are very family oriented despite being spread out geographically