Over break I spent a lot of time with my two nieces, Madesyn and Kyla. It's funny that they (whoever they are) say time changes everything. I like to believe there are still some things so pure they are unbreakable by time. Like the bond I have with these two girls. I was twelve when Madesyn was born. She was my first niece, and our families little miracle. Joining us at just over one pound. At first I loved her because I got to dress her up in my american girl clothes. Then I loved her because "Sa" was one of her first words. She followed me around and wrapped me around her finger. Kyla came a couple of years later. I swear that girl was born with the world's biggest personality. Although I'm sure having an aunt that made silly faces with her and taught her how to pose didn't help. She is full of attitude, but she makes me laugh. Madesyn helped me decide whether or not I should date Kyle, and helped me clean off the "be my girlfriend?" on my car. She was five. The biggest concern she had was whether or not Kyle would share me. She saw me almost every day for five years...her whole life. We had both The Lion King and Beauty and the Beast memorized. Every word. She was my little in so many ways. She looked like me, and had so many of my characteristics. You can ask anyone in our family and they will tell you Madesyn and I have a very close bond. We always have, and I'm not really sure there is any one good reason for it. The hardest thing about moving away was leaving them. Trying to explain they wouldn't see me for a while. Explain why I couldn't come to everything like I always had. I knew I was going to miss out on so much. I did, and I didn't. Time couldn't change how close we are. It couldn't change how much I love being an aunt, or any of the million memories we had together. I think if love is a pure and true love, love like you have for family and closest friends, time knows better then to even try...
