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I think I've mentioned it here (but I'm too lazy to go back and find proof) that my sister Bri is going off to the Peace Corps. She's heading to Kenya, leaving Portland this coming Sunday morning, for 27 months of a holy-crap-adventure-of-a-lifetime-and-probably-find-a-cure-for-AIDS-at-the-same-time-because-that's-how-she-do experience. I cannot accurately express how proud of her I am, but know that it is a hella heap. She has a gigantic heart, a really big brain, and more compassion than nearly anyone I know. And she's cute, too!
Bri's been staying with us for the last week and I've thoroughly enjoyed having her around. Most importantly, Belly and the Bug have been able to spend a lot of great quality time with her. They quite simply adore her. They ask about her as soon as they wake up both in the morning and after nap. If we go somewhere, they demand to know exactly where she is when we return home. They want to spend every waking minute with her. It's very sweet. We'll have to fire up the ol' Skype to be sure everyone sees everyone else while she's overseas.
Bri is not the only do-gooder in this family, though. Oh no! Far from it! My other little sister, the one I call Sissy, has accepted a position in Bozeman, MT via the AmeriCorps VISTA program and she's leaving us, too! WHAH! Sissy leaves in mid-July for a year and I will certainly write more about that then as I can only handle feeling down in the dumps about one sisterly desertion at a time and Bri gets dibs because of her timing.
But oh sigh, people. We moved to Portland largely to be closer to family and now they're all moving away. The only positives I can find for myself in Bri going to Kenya? I've inherited her hipster tall green boots, her cutie-cute sundress and her new custom-made Fuji bike! I mean, I'm "taking care" of these items until she returns. And all I know is this: Kenya better freaking take care of Bri or I will personally kick its ass. I'm not messing around here. This is my little sister. I take no prisoners.
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