A tribute to… Rachael LaJo, my fantabulous sister!
1. She's the only person I know who would be equally as thrilled to see Lil’ Wayne and Eminem in concert as she would Hannah Montana and the Jonas Brothers!! She has extremely varied tastes and introduced me to a lot of rap music I wouldn't otherwise know. lol
2. Loves the same movies and TV shows I do, so we quote them all the time and send each other random texts with fun quotes! =) "A vampire wouldn't tell. A cyborg wouldn't know." "Smart Brova, am I gon' die!?"
7. One day, we were at home playing pool and had the Sister Act 2 soundtrack in, and really got into it -- (not the game of pool, because we both suck, but singing at the top of our lungs and using our pool sticks as fake microphones and such)… till Alan walked in, that is (we hadn’t heard the alarm go off bc we were singing too loud) – so embarrassing! Lol
8. We're both terrified of bees and wasps, and we would almost drown ourselves trying to stay under water when one came near our pool! We also seriously went and stayed at a hotel one night when there was a mouse in the house. :)
9. She’s the biggest "impulse buyer" ever… her quickly regretted purchases include two cars, a really expensive purse, Versace sunglasses, and an adorable little white puppy named Baxter (now adopted by Danielle)!
10. She has a compassionate heart and believes the best in people, and she's great with kids!
11. She actually learned the guy’s part in the Dirty Dancing ending dance just so I could practice the awesome, fun twirly part! Lol (Yes, we taught ourselves by rewinding it a zillion times… and yes, I intend to do some fabulous version of that dance at my wedding!)
12. She's very pretty... (and everyone says we look alike, so cheers to that! lol) ...she's trendy and fashionable and talented with hair and makeup… I get several great ideas from her, so that’s awesome! :)
13. She went to her first class on her first day of college, saw the ultra-long syllabus with all the assignments and projects, came home and immediately dropped all her classes and decided to try hair school! Lol
14. She went through Duncan Brothers, and can cut and style anyone's hair, but decided she didn’t wanna do that because it’s gross to touch dirty hair. Which I’m quite sure it would be. She also finds it really annoying that I still don’t trust her with a curling iron. Lol
15. She has the most irrational, random fears – including being stabbed in the arch of the foot. She’s also terrified of bugs, like me. But the things she actually should be afraid of - like walking to her car alone in a dark alley after midnight -don’t typically scare her... hence, the mugging.
16. She is great working at State Farm, but she would love to be a Special Ed teacher… so I’m hoping she’ll go through the pain of getting a degree so she can do that someday!
17. We send each other long, funny, ranty emails during our boring work days, and hers are always hilarious to read... the latest one was about her extreme love of bread... English muffins, croissants, sourdough bread, etc! lol
18. She highly prefers to communicate through texting and has become skilled at texting without looking while driving and having a conversation with the passenger... yikes! lol
19. Really stubborn, which can be a good thing or a bad thing, depending…
20. We once sat across from each other for a lonnng time, inside the little window seat with the curtain shut around us in our Vegas hotel room, overlooking the city and talking about everything… patiently waiting for Emily to get there so we could jump out and scare her! Lol So fun… yay Vegas!
21. She finds most women too needy and dramatic and generally prefers to hang out with the guys. (She is somehow able to do this on a daily basis without becoming attracted to any of them; I didn’t get that gene.)
22. (This one's long, but funny.) When we went on our fun little San Antonio trip, she put a big fake diamond ring on her wedding finger before we went out shopping. I told her before we left the hotel room that people would think she was engaged, but it fit that finger, and she was certain no one would even pay any attention. The sales clerk at the sunglasses shop saw it and freaked out, asking if she was engaged or already married. Caught off guard, Rach said she was "just engaged." Oh, so many questions followed... "What are your colors going to be? How did he propose? When's the wedding? How long have you two been dating?? What does he do?" By the time Rach bought her glasses, the girl was telling her she wanted to see pictures of the fabulous wedding she'd been describing! Hilarious, and Rach did a pretty great job of making up tons of fake answers. But me, I had to walk away because I seriously couldn't stop laughing. I told Babah about it, and Babah called Rach pretending to be offended that she hadn't gotten an invitation! lol
23. She has road rage and is not afraid to honk or cut people off, and always seems in a rush to get wherever she’s going! Mark and Jason once blocked her off where she couldn’t get around their cars, then went 10 miles an hour down the stretch of Douglas Blvd. It was quite funny for me; she was about to explode!
24. Other than the road rage issues, she's quite carefree and loves to just laze around and relax and watch TV all day!
25. She's been out of the Mustang crowd for over a month now, which makes me really happy, and I hope she stays on that road and finds better friends who sincerely appreciate who she is! I know God has something great in store for her future, and I'm so happy she's getting back on the right path! ❤
2. Loves the same movies and TV shows I do, so we quote them all the time and send each other random texts with fun quotes! =) "A vampire wouldn't tell. A cyborg wouldn't know." "Smart Brova, am I gon' die!?"
3. We argued a lot when we were kids, but we were very close and had several mutual friends throughout high school …and we’re still close now, and I love that!
4. She’s very sarcastic, self-depricating, and hilarious!
5. The queen of small talk… she’s perfect for working at my dad’s office with her friendly, outgoing personality and ability to carry on lengthy conversations with people that I just truly wouldn’t know how to talk to. lol She is good at making people feel comfortable!
6. She never minded me being close friends with her classmates in high school… Me, Rach, Holly, and Megan were always a fun team. And their hilarious guys… Mark, Jason, Jay, Adam, Derek, Aaron, Jordan, Ethan, etc.
4. She’s very sarcastic, self-depricating, and hilarious!
5. The queen of small talk… she’s perfect for working at my dad’s office with her friendly, outgoing personality and ability to carry on lengthy conversations with people that I just truly wouldn’t know how to talk to. lol She is good at making people feel comfortable!
6. She never minded me being close friends with her classmates in high school… Me, Rach, Holly, and Megan were always a fun team. And their hilarious guys… Mark, Jason, Jay, Adam, Derek, Aaron, Jordan, Ethan, etc.
7. One day, we were at home playing pool and had the Sister Act 2 soundtrack in, and really got into it -- (not the game of pool, because we both suck, but singing at the top of our lungs and using our pool sticks as fake microphones and such)… till Alan walked in, that is (we hadn’t heard the alarm go off bc we were singing too loud) – so embarrassing! Lol
8. We're both terrified of bees and wasps, and we would almost drown ourselves trying to stay under water when one came near our pool! We also seriously went and stayed at a hotel one night when there was a mouse in the house. :)
10. She has a compassionate heart and believes the best in people, and she's great with kids!
11. She actually learned the guy’s part in the Dirty Dancing ending dance just so I could practice the awesome, fun twirly part! Lol (Yes, we taught ourselves by rewinding it a zillion times… and yes, I intend to do some fabulous version of that dance at my wedding!)
12. She's very pretty... (and everyone says we look alike, so cheers to that! lol) ...she's trendy and fashionable and talented with hair and makeup… I get several great ideas from her, so that’s awesome! :)
14. She went through Duncan Brothers, and can cut and style anyone's hair, but decided she didn’t wanna do that because it’s gross to touch dirty hair. Which I’m quite sure it would be. She also finds it really annoying that I still don’t trust her with a curling iron. Lol
15. She has the most irrational, random fears – including being stabbed in the arch of the foot. She’s also terrified of bugs, like me. But the things she actually should be afraid of - like walking to her car alone in a dark alley after midnight -don’t typically scare her... hence, the mugging.
16. She is great working at State Farm, but she would love to be a Special Ed teacher… so I’m hoping she’ll go through the pain of getting a degree so she can do that someday!
17. We send each other long, funny, ranty emails during our boring work days, and hers are always hilarious to read... the latest one was about her extreme love of bread... English muffins, croissants, sourdough bread, etc! lol
18. She highly prefers to communicate through texting and has become skilled at texting without looking while driving and having a conversation with the passenger... yikes! lol
19. Really stubborn, which can be a good thing or a bad thing, depending…
20. We once sat across from each other for a lonnng time, inside the little window seat with the curtain shut around us in our Vegas hotel room, overlooking the city and talking about everything… patiently waiting for Emily to get there so we could jump out and scare her! Lol So fun… yay Vegas!
21. She finds most women too needy and dramatic and generally prefers to hang out with the guys. (She is somehow able to do this on a daily basis without becoming attracted to any of them; I didn’t get that gene.)
22. (This one's long, but funny.) When we went on our fun little San Antonio trip, she put a big fake diamond ring on her wedding finger before we went out shopping. I told her before we left the hotel room that people would think she was engaged, but it fit that finger, and she was certain no one would even pay any attention. The sales clerk at the sunglasses shop saw it and freaked out, asking if she was engaged or already married. Caught off guard, Rach said she was "just engaged." Oh, so many questions followed... "What are your colors going to be? How did he propose? When's the wedding? How long have you two been dating?? What does he do?" By the time Rach bought her glasses, the girl was telling her she wanted to see pictures of the fabulous wedding she'd been describing! Hilarious, and Rach did a pretty great job of making up tons of fake answers. But me, I had to walk away because I seriously couldn't stop laughing. I told Babah about it, and Babah called Rach pretending to be offended that she hadn't gotten an invitation! lol
23. She has road rage and is not afraid to honk or cut people off, and always seems in a rush to get wherever she’s going! Mark and Jason once blocked her off where she couldn’t get around their cars, then went 10 miles an hour down the stretch of Douglas Blvd. It was quite funny for me; she was about to explode!
24. Other than the road rage issues, she's quite carefree and loves to just laze around and relax and watch TV all day!
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