Baby Steps... :)~

A couple of weeks ago my cousin Jenny, on the Italian side, sent out an invitation to all the female first cousins for a get together. Since our family is soooo big, and sadly there are many conflicts within, it is rare that we all are invited, or can make family events. In fact there were some cousins that didn't show because others were invited......Sad I know..... Only 6 of the 17 of us made it....Hopefully next time w/a better time and day more will show!!!!

My sister Lisa has stayed away from this side of our family for almost 27 years. Jenny and I were trying to figure out when the last time anyone really saw her.....It turns out it was at our Grandparents funerals.......27 years ago......That's 27 years of me having to answer the question.....WHERE IS YOUR SISTER.....form EVERY family member at EVERY gathering....

Lisa, Vicki, Jenny,Annmarie, Laurie,

But Monday night she came with me to the dinner!!!!....I couldn't believe it!!!...She said she was going to come last week....She even called Jenny and replied for the both of us.......Now, I know how hard, and nerve racking this was for her.....So I thought she would bail on me at the last minute like she has many times before.....But she didn't!!!....WooooHoooo!!!!...I am soooo proud of her!!!...Hopefully this is the first of her "Baby Steps" towards getting to know, and letting her extended family in!....I hope she gets that they truly are worth investing the time and energy in..... as well as knowing that she is worth the investment too!!!...
Luv ya Lis