My Family

This is a picture of my extended family, my mother's side. The cool thing about this picture is that almost every member of that side of my family is in the picture, something that doesn't happen that often.

My mom is one of eight children adn they're not all in the same place very often, same with their kids. So to get all eight siblings and seven of the cousins (eight if you count the fact that my Aunt Marilyn was pregnant with my cousin Miranda at the time) in the same picture is pretty cool.

This was taken at my cousin Lisa's wedding, of which I was a part of. I was a junior bridesmaid and I'm the blonde kneeling in the front, in the blue and white flowered dress.

I just like this picture. I might not be the most attractive picture of me. But it's a picture of some of the most important people in my life and it was taken on a special day.

Weddings are special becasue they bridge the past and the future. The past you share with your family and the future that you'll make with the person who's just become your family.

Family is the backbone. They're who we are, who we were. They're the people that love us no matter what and who have been for us from day one.

And that's what this picture has captured: my family. Those people who've been there for me for as long as I can remember and who've loved me unconditionally, together all in the same place for a wonderful, happy occasion.

What a wonderful photo.