Meemoo

This is my wonderful sister Meriel. Ever since I can remember I have always had fun with her. When we were little I would bug her so much. That was my way of saying I loved her. We fought a ton just like sisters do but we always ended up having fun. I remember on road trips to Utah we would sit in the back seat of our purple van and kick, punch, and pinch each other. haha it was great fun to say the least. Then sometime when I was in middle school we started to become more of friends. When Meems got her license she would drive me everywhere! I remember this one time we took my Dads convertable, put in the Anastasia soundtrack and drove down to Alamo plaza to get ice cream. That was a great day. Both of us young with no worries just singing along to a childrens movie soundtrack with the wind in our hair.

When I was in 8th grade and Meems was a senior in high school we were best friends. That was when our obsession of 24 and CSI started. We used to plop down on the couch Monday nights with bowls full of goldfish and cups filled with ice water and watch the intense first season of 24. Jack Baur was amazing haha! Then on Thursday nights we would watch the first season of CSI: Miami. It ended at 11:00 at night and Meriel would always run up stairs and make me turn off all the lights. I was so scared and she would just laugh as we raced each other up the stairs. When she went off to BYU I was really sad. I did not want to be alone at home without her. Who was going to let me borrow their clothes? Or get mad at me when I wore them without asking? Who was going to do my makeup for school dances? Who was going to help me with my homework? We emailed a ton and I went to visit her at college a few times.

Meriel is so smart. I have always looked up to her amitions in life and wished that I could be more like her. I wished I had her intelligence and was always so proud to say she was my sister. Then after a couple years in college she met Bart. I was so happy for her and Bart when they decided to get married. I couldn't wait to be a bridesmaid again and I knew that I wanted to sing at her wedding. It was my chance to say how much I loved her and thank her for helping me grow up.

Now my freshman year of college is over and we are still best friends. This year it was so fun to have her so close! We hung out so much and we have so much fun together! I don't know what I would do without her and our craziness. We are so much alike that a lot of people call me "Mini Meems".

Here are a few pictures of us: