Cousins

My father only had one sibling, my Aunt Sara, and she had three sons then a daughter, Susie.  I'm almost eleven years older than Susie, and with her family living so far away in Hendersonville, NC, we've never been close.  We'd see each other at large family events every few years but that was about it.

Not too long ago we became Facebook friends, and I started seeing pictures of her and her family and things going on in her life, and we started communicating back and forth a little bit. When she messaged me last week, asking if she could drive over for the day for a visit, I was thrilled.  Her home in Lake Lure NC is only a few hours from Highlands, and I had entertained the same thoughts.

She got here in time for us to go to lunch, and I had persuaded her to stay and spend the night, so we have had an absolutely lovely time.  It has been a revelation.  She is so much like her mother, whom I adored, and she is such a kindred spirit that I feel like I have known her forever.

Daddy and Aunt Sara  ("Bubba' and "Sister") loved each other dearly, and I know they're smiling down from Heaven, saying, "What on Earth took them so long?"