mwanzo

sisters in grenada. 1992

in canada. 2008

all of us. (ben was somewhere up ahead)

this past weekend my sister meghan got engaged! sometime around 11pm on sunday night i received an excited text from her sharing the news. i managed to call her all the way from tanzania and we squealed together like little girls for a few minutes before my connection cut out. i've been feeling awfully nostalgic since then. and more homesick than ever. i wish that i could be with her to share in the excitement. to dream together about the future and feelings on family and home; being a wife and all of the major changes that are ahead. to look at dresses and choose flowers and decorations. i have mixed feelings about 'losing' my sister. she has been my closest, most reliable and trustworthy friend. and now i am going to have to share her with someone else. i am overwhelmed with excitement and happiness while also feeling somewhat possessive and jealous over my relationship with her. i don't want to be replaced!

i am so proud of my sister. she is one of the most beautiful women i know in every possible way. all i can do is trust that she will be cared for, appreciated and valued by the man who has chosen to spend his life with her. you deserve only the best meghan joy harper. there will be plenty of tears shed on the day of your wedding!

this is just the beginning...