They Did Everything Together

We were having a Christmas Eve dinner two years ago. In the kitchen they got me talking about my first year at college and how I was doing. Aunt Jo, Uncle Tom, and each Skrable cousin stood there listening, smiling, and nodding. Their smiles were infectious and I remember my heart feeling so full because cousins that I always looked up to, were proud of me. The age gaps didn’t seem as big in that moment, and I felt I had cool or funny things to add to conversations. We were surrounded by the smell of dinner and delicious treats baking. -Sierra