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When I watch her and my daughter together I am shocked with how similar they are. They only get to see each other two or three times a year but it is as if they are together every day. Thankfully she has the patience of a saint because my kids drive her crazy.
The last time she was up, she said, "I feel like we are related more than through marriage!" Those words along with so many other things she has said over the years will always ring in my ears. I love and adore her.
Here are some of my favorites from her last visit.
My niece has an older sister who spent a lot of time with us this summer. Whenever she left, I would feel so sad. The relationship I have with her is much different. I feel like a mother to her but I also feel we have a beautiful friendship. She is sooo smart and ridiculously profound but down to earth that listening to her hold her own in a debate with my "wickedly smart" (her term for him) husband makes me smile. Their relationship is very special to me too. He always carried a photo of her in his wallet as she lived with him and his family while he was in high school making him love her even more as he helped raise her.
My love for my nieces and the return I feel from them, is one of my life's great joys. One of the best things about being married into my husband's family. They are my girls as much as if I had birthed them myself.
I need to take more photos of her because while spending the last 25 minutes searching I came up with nothing. She will have no choice!
Beautiful girl.
ReplyDeleteYou are blessed to have such a wonderful niece. A lot of too is your personality, you are loved because you love them back!
ReplyDeleteNostalgic, is one of my ABC entries. Come by any time you get a chance. Have a great day!
Wonderful tribute to you and your nieces!
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ABC Wednesday Team
Lovely niece, lovely post for N!
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I have five nieces, from 32 to 10, all lovely in her own way.
ReplyDeleteROG, ABC Wednesday team
What a beautiful post Maria! I am pretty sure the same way you feel about your neices is how they feel about you.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE the picture of your niece swinging...what a cool shot!
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http://healthysexyyou.blogspot.com/2011/10/healthy-sexy-photo-challenge-thankful.html
Great shots. She looks so happy! You can't help but smile with her.
ReplyDeleteit is wonderful how completely they have taken your heart and become part of it.
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