We Were Sisters
How could two people be so alike
And yet so different!
We shared the same bloodline but, I swear,
Sometimes I thought we came from different planets.
But when you boiled it all down,
None of that mattered.
We were sisters...
Connected by an eternal, unbreakable bond.
The fact was,
You could always count on me
And I could always count on you.
Despite our differences,
We shared each other's joy and sorrow
Within a sibling intimacy that is beyond definition...
A relationship I will cherish forever...
That's what being sisters was all about.
It took me eight months to sit down and write this to you, not because i don't love and miss you, its just this is so hard for me not being able to talk to you on the phone or seeing you on the weekends. I honestly didn't think i was going to make it that night i got that news, i had just talked to you and you were telling me that i was going to have my baby early because of all the pain i was going through. I still remember the lil things you would say that would make me laugh(especially those quotes from "whats love got to do with it"). I remember the last time i was over your house that day after the church BBQ at cooper creek me you and charlotte went back to your house and watched movies and ate icecream. I'll never forget you were the first one who told me i was pregnant before i even knew, and that night i left the hospital you were the first to know( you just laughed and said i told you and that it was bout time).We've done alot together and for one another you've been there for me when i've been in the hospital through out my years. I think about you constantly how it would be if you were here i know my baby would be spoiled rotten. I cry alot cause theres alot i don't know and i really needed you to be here with me your god-son, i really looked up to you ever since i was a lil girl following you around, even though we are just 2 years apart you were so much more mature. I ADMIRE you! I'm not going to say you should see the baby because i know your the one who's looking down and watching over us. But i do wish you were here when he was born but your mother came in your place while i was in the operating room. Born on my moms b-day 10/20/2006Santrevious Jeremiah Crawford/Richerson (tre) 7 lbs 14.2 oz 19 1/2 in. 7:41 pm on a fri. I use to question why you were taken from us then i use to think you weren't ok and i had a dream that you were still here with us i could hear you i just couldn't get to you, mom says that was just you letting me know your ok. I was listening to old messages i have on my house phone answering machine from last year cause for some reason i never deleated them and when i got to the last message it was you i don't know why i never deleated it but i'm glad i didn't thats the one thing i have with you on it. When tre gets old enough i'm gonna make sure he knows his god-mother and what a real ginuine person she was. I love you Lisa you'll always be in my heart.
Your god-neice, Sharika & baby Tre
Well your birthday was Sunday and I really wish you could have been here to celebrate your day. Just know you will always live on through us (your family). We wore t-shirts with your beautiful picture on it to show our love for you. Also my daughter's dedication ceremony was on your birthday what a coincidence your birthday fell on a Sunday but afterwards we had a small family gathering and it turned out really nice. Once again I wish you were here but I know you're here in spirit. Love you and I truly miss you.
Tam-Tam
Where do I begin I've been wanting to say something for so long but never had enough time to do so. Lisa I miss you so much that I can't explain the pain that I sometimes feel. Everytime I think of you I always think of your beautiful smile and that "pretty dance" you did at Tina's wedding. I also think about the time we were at Kita's daughter birthday party in the park and you got onto me about not inviting you to my College graduation. I apologized and you quickly forgave me by hugging me and telling me to make sure I invited you to my baby shower so you could help spoil my little girl : > ) So as soon as I started making my list for my babyshower you were at the top of the list because I had to make sure you received an invitation. Then I saw you on the 4th of July. I remember hugging you and we talked about what we were going to do later on that night. I told you that I would meet you downtown for the fireworks. We agreed we would hang out, then I started to take pictures of the family and for some reason you were not in one of them. All I remember is the next day at work at 10:21 pm Boop called and told me you had passed. I couldn't believe what I was hearing and sometimes I still can't. I've never cried as much as I cried that night, the next day and I'm crying right now because I can't believe I'm typing this knowing I can't just call you or just stop by to see you. But you don't know how bad my heart and soul was bruised after hearing that news. There are so many things I regret. We grew up together but the older we got we kind of grew apart. I would visit you with Tiffany or I would see you at Deb or BI house but just because we grew apart doesn't mean my love for you grew any less. One day I was trying to decide on a middle name for my daughter then your picture popped up on my screen saver at work. So I texted Tiffany and asked her what she thought of the name I chose. She liked it so in your memory I decided to give my daughter your middle name (Michelle). At my baby shower I had to keep myself from being sad because I know that you would've been there sitting right besides Tina and Charlotte. I miss you so much and I wish that you were here to meet my beautiful daughter. I named her Tamiyah Michelle Ransom she was born October 31, 2006 at 2:44 pm. She weighed 7 lbs. 11.1 oz and 21 inches long. She is so beautiful Lisa and everytime she smiles in her sleep I think to myself that you're the angel that's making her smile. I hope she grows up to be loving and sweet just like you. Lisa just know that you'll forever be in my heart and I will always love you. I'm still having a hard time dealing with the fact you're not here it just seems like a bad dream that I wish I could wake up from. You're not here physically but know that I love you and you'll always be in my heart.
Tam
