Family.

I've been doing a lot of thinking lately about family. Being apart of a family, creating a family, family. According to dictionary.com, the most common known defenition of family is this " a basic social unit consisting of parents and their children, considered as a group, whether dwelling together or not: the traditional family. " However, I have found one defenition via dictionary.com of family, that I agree with the most. 1) a group of people who are generally not blood relations but who share common attitudes, interests, or goals and, frequently, live together.".

I've been spending a lot more time with my Freeman family lately, Chris Alyssa Elijah and Tommy, and i've always been considered a part of thier family as a sister and sister in law, but i don't know lately things have been closer with us. I first went over there, sometime in September with Tommy and Kristie, and then I recently went over there this past Monday and spent the day with them. And I also saw them today (Christmas Eve), at Heather's birthday. I will then also be going to thier house on sunday and staying till monday with Tommy.

I first met Chris when I was in the 5th going into 6th grade at our church youth group, and at first I was the dorky little girl who wanted to fit in with the big kids, but then in about the 7th grade, Chris shared his testimony at our youth group and I wrote on his Myspace wall that day and he began to help me work out my family problems that were going on then, and from there we became really close. When Tommy started coming to church with Chris, I tried to become his friend too, thought things would work out just like Chris and I had, but he didn't really take to me, thinking I was just another dorky little kid. But after he got to know me a little better we became friends, and until like the summer 2009 we were just friends, and then we became best friends once we really discovered each other's lives and how alike we were.Fast forward. Chris starts dating Alyssa, Chris goes into the Navy and marrys Alyssa, I have a sister in law now, Chris and Alyssa get pregnant, Chris and Alyssa move to San Diego, Elijah Caelan Freeman is born, I am an auntie.

The first time I went over to Chris's house, his friend came over that night, and I was introduced as his *adopted* sister, and my face lit up like it was Christmas morning and I was just soo stoked to be called his adopted sister, and not just a close friend. I felt at home like we were really related. Being with their whole family, now my legitamate family, was just like being home. The peacefullness, the love, the acceptance was just like indescribable. I can't explain the feeling I had, but it was just perfect. Today, we went out to lunch after Heather's party, and had BJ's at Del Amo Mall. It was Chris, Alyssa, Elijah, Tommy, two of Chris's Navy friends, and I, and again I was introduced as the sister. It just made me feel like this is where I want to be forever, where things are good, and when they aren't. we work through them, but we are still a family.

Even though we may not be a family by blood, we are family. God has made us a family. I am so blessed to be apart of this family, and they mean the world to me I love them so much.

If your not included in the above section, but I call you a family member, you are still family. This is just the most legitmate family family that I have next to my blood relationed family.

Tim, your my father figure you know that, thank you, you have saved my life, and you mean the world to me. Kyle, your my brother, and you always brighten my day, we will always be family. Shanon, you are my sister and I love you so much, words can't explain how much I love you babe <3. Danielle. your my mommy, I love you mamamamamamamamaaaaaa <3 Jay, your the love of my life, and so much more, I would use other wording, but most people don't know about that yet, so i wont. I love you <3


Merry Christmas mi Familia, I love you <3
-Beach Blondie