Reunions are sweet! This is the first of many more to come...
Whenever my sisters and I want to talk about something über secretive, we say “sisters pact”. Well, recently we’ve made another kind — one that involves making time to be together in one city once a year. Our most recent reunion took place during Mom’s wake in July. Prior to that, the last time all seven of us were together was 12 years ago, during Michi’s wedding.
It was Mom’s wish for all of us to reunite — one we all wish for but had been too busy to do until she reminded us. We’d been living in four different parts of the world, keeping the flames of the sisterhood burning through email, Skype, calls and visits by whomever could make a trip. This post is a reminder to live up to our sisters’ pact to see each other once a year — for me, the location is irrelevant for as long as the attendance is complete. Mom reiterated this wish to my nephew, Mari, a few days before she passed away.
How about you? Is there someone you’ve you been planning to see but have put off for one reason or another? Make that call today.
I’m sorry to hear about your mom’s passing, Maya. No matter what age you lose a parent, it still hurts.
I more or less made the same pact with my 4 older siblings – three of whom are my older sisters. We decided that we don’t want to keep seeing each other at sad occasions such as wakes and funerals. We’re divided by oceans too, as well as time, family obligations and other concerns but we promised each other we’d try.
I love being a sister and having sisters. You have friends for life – and they can’t back out of it!
PS. I’ve never seen a picture of you and your six sisters together before.
I’m glad you’ve started blogging again. 
Hello Sung Empress, we share the blessing of sisters. I agree about the meeting up for sad occasions… there should be joy!