I didn't think I could really laugh like I used to....Wendy had a way of saying things that would make me truly laugh! You know the kind? The laugh where your whole body shakes and you get tears running down the corner of your eyes....yep, that's the laugh. This picture is a pure reflection of the way Wendy made us laugh. I look at this picture and it brings joy to my heart because I realize that though Wendy may be gone, the memories - the laughter - is still there waiting to come out. I am thankful that I have so many fun moments with my sisters to reflect back on. All our lives we have been close and we have always had fun with eachother. When we were little, our mom used to dress us a like. She instilled in us a sense of unity, of love. I am grateful for that. Hanging on to those moments helps with the tough times when all I want to do is cry. I miss my sister......but I can still remember her laughter and it brings a smile to my face every time!
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ReplyDeleteI was thinking about her laughter too very recently and just how much I missed laughing so hard. I think that's what I want to hear most sometimes, just her laughing and having fun like she knew how to do best.
ReplyDeleteI remember when she would make chocolate pudding, we'd be eating it and she would say, "do I have something in my teeth?" with a big glob of brown pudding all over her top teeth, making it look like she was missing them. I would crack up every time. I would laugh and laugh uncontrollably, almost to the extent I was lying on the floor from laughing so hard. She'd also do her little cheerleader routines that could always crack me up. Her arms springing up in the air and her toes pointed, moving to her voice. She could always make me laugh. And I would try to make her laugh too. I would be really animated at times, being a real dork looking back at it all now, but it made her smile. And that's all I needed. Her smile. It could cheer me up instantly. I loved seeing her smile. So beautiful. So sincere. Her laughter brought about much smiling.
I remember her retelling her most embarrasing moments, like the one of her walking out with toilet paper on her dress when she came out of the bathroom for a school dance. Or the one in the Bear Lake caves with Hank. She could tell her stories over and over making me laugh harder and harder. Tears rolling down my face.
I loved seeing you and my mom together, Auntie Tracy. You two combined nearly destroyed me from laughing so hard. You guys always played off of one another. Laughing and singing and reminiscing. I loved being around that. I know that's just one of the many reasons why I love spending time with you today. It is because you bring that all back. You bring back the laughter that I miss. My mom shines brightly through your laughter, she laughs alongside your laughing, I can hear it sometimes. I love being around it.
Keep laughing.