Hey Soul Sister

I never had the chance to meet my sister, Pamela. Today, April 14th would have been her 40th birthday.  We share the same birth month, and our baby photos are almost identical.  (If I do say so myself, we were pretty gorgeous!). A full head of dark hair and my Dad's dark eyes, mouth slightly open ready to shout!  (So, my Mom's mouth! :)

I must admit, sometimes telling people I had a sister seems silly since she was born 6 years ahead of me and passed away only 8 weeks later from spinal meningitis.  Sometimes I feel obligated to say "I never met her, but I had a sister!"  But, there is something in me that has a connection, that every once in a while makes me wonder "hmm, I wonder what it would have been like..."  

Would Pamela have been sarcastic?  Of course!  That's in our Dlouhy DNA.  Would she have gone into teaching like my two older brothers?  I like to think she would have been a "crazy one" like me, and perhaps chased an artistic endeavor as a career.  Would she have been tall?  Bah.  Probably.  White wine or red?  Who would she have married?  Would she have done Arbonne with me?  (Duh, of course!)  Would she have lived in London?  Would she have kids?  Would she have the same size feet so I could steal her shoes?  Would she have played the piano and sang like all of us? 

I may not know the answers to these questions, but I'll find out all this stuff one day.  She left me in the hands of 2 more than capable brothers who love me and I love them right back.  I honestly think there was no chance they could have handled both of us, so she really made sure I was a handful for them at times, while being that balance between them.  I know she would have been just like the 3 of us, laughing until we cried, and fighting until we laughed.  Passionate and caring, goofy and giddy.

So, as a little something every year I bring my Mom flowers to remember Pamela on her birthday, this April 14th.  It's just a small gesture to remind my Mom she raised two strong and confident ladies, and that there is a connection between us.  We may not have met and formed that "sisterly bond", but we share a lot. We share a middle name, sweet peas, diamonds, hair & eye colour and spinal issues...we are truly soul sisters.

Happy Birthday, Pamela.  I know you're celebrating!  I'm sure you don't look a day over 21, cause lord knows there's Arbonne in heaven!  ;)