Family of a Different Kind

Family!

How appropriate this blog is, today being one year since my sorority chapter closed.

I'm sentimental/weird and I remember dates. It's a blessing and a curse.

Phi Mu meant everything to me in undergrad. All of my friends from college are people I met through the sorority. My RA my freshman year was in my sorority (she recruited me, actually). My entire experience at Ashland was based around being a member of my chapter. And for that, I am thankful.

On Friday, in addition to visiting Ashland, I got to visit with my sorority "family." Well, part of it at least...missing some key people. But still. A visit is a visit, and I hadn't seen Tashay in FAR too long, so that was awesome.

This picture more accurately describes us

I am constantly astonished that Tashay and Laina love me as much as they do. Whatever did I do to get such awesome Littles? Littles who care and love me for me...quirky, weird, ME.

I am so lucky to have them in my life. We have gone through so much as a family...people leaving us, tears, crying...anger. But so much good has come from it. We're closer than ever and I couldn't imagine my life without them.

We might not be related by blood, but they're a family to me. My Littles and my Grandlittles. They are all amazing and I love them all dearly.