Blog #34 - We Are Family

So, this weekend was Labor Day Weekend. My Aunt Tonia invited me to a block party that her block was throwing in Brooklyn. She told me that my little brother was going to be there and you guys know that when someone tells me my little brother is going to be somewhere, I'm in there like a wedgie. So, I met up with her at her job and then we headed down. Apparently, in his heart he knew I wasn't coming so...SURPRISE!!! Lol...no one else knew I was coming, either so I'm a pretty awesome surprise, I must say. My brother brought his girlfriend with him and I wasn't feeling her attitude and some of the things she was saying, but that's neither here nor there (although she almost caught a beat down). The end result of her being there was that she left at some point. During the day, my brother and I took a walk and just talked about a lot of things - we talked about what's going on with him, what's going on in the BX with his mom, we talked about work and we talked about Daddy. But most importantly, we talked about US and our relationship and we both agreed that we can't blame our parents for mistakes they made keeping us apart and that now we're both older, we can move that to the back and move forward and love each other and develop that sister/brother relationship that we've been needing to do. It was awesome and wonderful. Of course I cried like a punk, but I couldn't help it. That's my little brother, you know? So what if he is over a foot taller than me...lol. We're supposed to hang out on Saturday and I can't wait. I really want him to come visit me in Jersey. And my mother should accept it...but that's another topic that I really don't want to put out on front street. I got to see my cousins Dominique and her man Chris, my cousin Devona and my new cousin Jasmine. My Aunt Tonia told me to stop being bourgeois because I didn't want to walk down the street with a plate of mac and cheese...lol. We had SUCH a good time that I didn't want to leave and my brother and cousins didn't want me to leave either, but I had to. I had to make sure they didn't tow my car from where I parked because that fine is a beyotch. Came home and saw that they didn't, so know I know that I can leave it there overnight. But the absolute end result of the weekend is...

I love my family. No matter what goes on, and what happens, my family will always be there and love me, regardless of my faults.