Memory Lane

Jana and Me


Me, 'holding' my baby sister in Feb. 1985 Jana, right, and Rachel, left, Disney World, 1991... ... Rachel, right, and Jana, left, Disney World, 2002

The idea for how to illustrate my timeless relationship with my sister came quickly. I'd have to show us in "stages"- as infants, little girls, and finally, teenagers. Then, I thought about "connecting" the pictures in another way. I already knew I wanted to find a picture of me "holding" my baby sister (picture #1) but what of the later us?

Well, on the last leg of my senior year of high school, the musical group of which Jana and I were both a part, went to Disney World. I was in heaven; I fell in love with the magic created there when my parents took us in the summer of 1991; I spent the entire time boring other girls by saying "wow, things have changed in 12 years" and "the magic is still here, even after 12 years," and "12 years this" and "12 years that" only to realize when I got home that it hadn't even been a full 11 years. Gasp! Well, the growth spurt from little girl to young woman was complete anyhow, so I thought I'd show you our progression. (Jana was nice enough to take a picture with me in 2002, even with all my whining!)

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