family time

My family is arriving on thursday for a long weekend visit. This means between now and then I will be cleaning, cleaning, and cleaning some more, since they will have to occupy the walk in closet and it's even junkier than usual right now. My family should be OK to have as houseguests though, they're fairly good at entertaining themselves by going off on walks and whatnot. My sister will be the biggest problem - what do you do with a 20 year old with a fake ID while parents are around? Yeah. My sister and I look fairly alike - I was taken aback by how much a recent photo of me resembled her. When you put her and my mom and me together, it's obvious that we're all related. She and I would look even more alike if a) I wore makeup and b) I didn't weigh approximately 50lbs more than her. I don't believe she ever goes anywhere without doing makeup and hair, and I've worn makeup approximately twice in the past 6 months. We're on opposite ends of what passes for a 'normal' weight; she's the pointy hipbones kind of thin, and I'm on the curvy side just shy of overweight. The similarities more or less end with looks. She likes to party and go to bars with friends, I need a compelling reason (read: a good band) to set foot in a bar. She loves to buy clothes and more clothes, I find shopping to be boring. I was an economics major, she's thinking about changing her major because it requires her to take three econ classes and she 'just can't do econ'. Unfortunately we don't live close enough for me to help her with said classes. The differences go on, but regardless of such, she's my sister, I love her, and we do get along really well. Sometimes it's just hard to find a common ground, things to have a meaningful conversation about. Perhaps I'll feed her tequila when my mom isn't looking.