Day 8 - Sister-in-law L.O.V.E.

The people in my life are pretty incredible - my husband, my friends, my family.  They all have a great impact on many of the things I do (or don't do).  I think the person, though, that provides me with the best advice without even knowing it, is my sister-in-law.  I have known her now for 10 years, and she is one of my best friends.  We talk every day... literally every day.  And if we don't talk every day then, when we do finally catch up, we are usually telling each other how much we missed each other.  We don't always talk about things of importance.  In fact, I would say, we rarely talk about things of importance, but I look forward to our chats every time.

We have a lot in common.  We both have an unhealthy obsession with shoes.  Zappos, DSW, Macy's, Nordstrom - you name it, we have shopped there, bought there, returned there.  We both love dressing up - but not too dressy of course.  We own several of the same outfits, so we have to make sure that we are not copying one another when we attend family events.  I think thats cute.  We love big, comfy scarves from GAP; well, who doesn't??  We prefer wedges over stilettos.  We like cute socks - socks are part of the outfit, people!  We are Bachelor/Bachelorette junkies - despite the fact that our friends may think we are spending time watching mindless TV.  We are not label obsessed - but we recognize good quality when we see it.

Cait is wise beyond her years.  I have said, for a long time, she has an old soul.  She speaks her mind, which is something I admire like crazy.  I am a people-pleaser.  I will say and do anything to make the people around me happy (then I complain about it behind closed doors).  Not Cait.  If she doesn't like something, she will be honest about it.  She says it in a tactful way, but you better believe that if she is unhappy, she is not going to do/say/wear/watch anything that she doesn't love.  I wish I could do that.  She is passionate and emotional (like me), but she is level-headed, and clear-thinking (not like me).

Even when she is going through the most difficult thing in her life, she manages to say or do something that brings positivity to my life.  I am so freaking lucky to have her as a sister-in-law, and as a best friend.