family additions..

i just wanted to send out a big CONGRATULATIONS to my brother, jason and his new fiance, anna. wow, it's a crazy year for the kiggins family! they got engaged last weekend during midnight star gazing. very romantic if you ask me. and i have to confess (to jason) that i was wrong in not believing that you could be spontaneous. ;) a proposal that will be remembered forever, mostly for the spontaneity. good job!
jas and anna went to middle school in north carolina together back when we lived there for a few years. they lost touch after we moved, but reconnected a couple years ago. they dated long distance for almost a year, then moved to phoenix together. talk about 'taking a chance'...
and now comes the really crazy part...they're getting married in 3 weeks!! i thought luke and i were nuts with a 5 month engagement. there are circumstances though..jason leaves for korea on a solo tour (with the air force) this summer. very sad, but the year will fly by, i'm sure. so they're exchanging their vows in an intimate ceremony in las vegas in march, then having a big wedding celebration when he returns from overseas next year.
so i have to admit this transition hasn't been the easiest for me. i mean, my brothers are two of my best friends and i've been the center of attention for 20 something years. now i have to share and in all honesty, i've actually pouted a few times. after remembering that lesson we all learned in kindergarten (you know, the one about sharing) and gaining reassurance that no one would ever take my place as "favorite sister", i decided that i would give the women in their lives a chance. please forgive my "sister jealousy"...
anna, you are an amazing woman. i don't think i've met anyone quite like you...you are passionate, creative, spontaneous, funny (particularly when there's bowling ally beer and 'in-n-out' burgers involved), outgoing, caring, perhaps the best goodwill shopper ever, brave (not many people would move halfway across the country for a boy), caring..i could keep going, but you get my point.
i know we haven't known each other long (really known each other), but i look forward to your addition to my family. we're a crazy bunch, but we love unconditionally. after all these years, i'll finally be able to say i have a sister....congrats again and i can't wait for vegas..