1/52 Fondest Memories {Bloomington, Indiana photographer}

I have put significant people in my life “on notice” that I will be including mini-shoots of them in order to complete my 52 project this year.  Until we schedule those I am going to start with a photo I already have.

This is a picture of my sister that I took last Spring.  She was pregnant with her second little girl and we were all anxiously awaiting the newest arrival.  I asked her if I could take some photos–she was the first one who volunteered for a pregnancy session  She started shy and finished, well, she finished in a some what boudoir fashion!  We had a great time.

Sarah and I are very different people.  We have similar features, but our personalities have always been very opposite.  Growing up this often caused us problems and our relationship into adulthood was strained.  Over the last 18 months that has changed.  There were a couple of reasons for that–some that I share and some left best between us, but I will say we became closer as we became mothers.  Every time we get together as a family we sneak off and talk.  As sisters.  As mothers.  As daughters.  I really treasure those times when I can speak to another woman who is facing similar parental concerns, fears, laughs, etc.  We compare notes, not on our childrens’ development, but with the funny things they do.  The things that make us crazy, the things that make us feel like bad moms.   We laugh at the antics of our children and shake our heads at our mother.

We’ve had a lifetime of memories, but as I sit here and think there isn’t one particular memory that stands out as most memorable.  I could tell you about playing Barbies with our dolls spread across the floor of our living room, I could tell you about playing among the apple trees and running barefoot through the grass.  I could tell you about the secrets we have whispered over the years, but even that wouldn’t encapsulate my fondest or most memorable moment with my sister.  It is difficult to reduce a lifetime of memories and emotions to one fond memory.  In this case, each time we see each other we create another fond memory that I store in the vault of my memories.

Sarah, thank you for the memories.  I can’t wait to see how many more we create in 2010!