Are You My Aunt?

I think one of my favorite things about my life is being an aunt…true story :).

You see, my parents pretty much had two sets of children; so two of my brothers are much older than me and have super cool wives and kiddos!! It’s AWESOME!!

So, ever since I was 12 I’ve also been known by “Sha”. Noah, the oldest of my nieces and nephews, decided on that name simply because he couldn’t say my whole name. Smart kid, that fella.

It’s HILARIOUS to me, though, that for forever my oldest brother’s, Kevin’s, kids didn’t realize that I was their aunt. I guess because I was young, they got all confused. When they were real young, they just thought I was their sister! Eventually, we had a conversation with them about how I was their aunt. But they told me I couldn’t be…I wasn’t married. HAHAHA!!

The reality is, that is EXACTLY what makes my heart so happy! I love that they just kinda see me as a big kid, HAHA! I love it when they want me to come and stay with them, play games, and just hang out. They get so excited…and so do :)!!

I just hope and pray that as they grow up, we never lose that closeness and bond that we have. I, selfishly, always want them to see me as the “cool aunt” who they can trust and turn to no matter what they need.

Who knows? Maybe one day I’ll make it official by getting married and throw a cool uncle into the mix.