It’s taken me a bit to muster up the courage and focus on this post, but I think it is super important to Anthony’s life history.
As siblings and twins we were just innately close, but as Anthony and my lives got busier and busier and we lived in different towns, we definitely saw less of each other than we likeed. Nonetheless, we would still make it a consistent effort (except one or two times) to travel to each other over the holidays.
This was a special time for us because when we were kids and before we moved back in with our Dad in 6th grade, we didn’t really get to celebrate holidays much. Our family was pretty poor, and celebrations in general were rare—for a couple of years, we were a “Christmas Angel” tree family. When we lived in Pasadena, we were one of the families on the tree at church, and I was convinced when the sweet blonde lady wearing a white sweater who brought gifts to our house that day was actually an angel. I was in awe. I remember to this day, I got a miniature little kid-style pottery wheel and a stuffed koala bear momma and baby bear set--from the ANGEL.
After moving back in with our Dad when we got older, Christmas was a pretty big deal for the Meehan family. Not because they were rich with money by any means but because they were rich with family bonds (held together by our Grandma and Grandpa Meehan, it seemed cuz Dad was more of a Scrooge about Christmas lol). And it was a time for our family to spend time together. Although Anthony and I didn’t verbalize it, I know we both really, really enjoyed that, as we hadn’t experienced it much in years past.
I think that is why me, Jess, and Anthony kept it going as much as we could. It was really at the holidays, between Thanksgiving and Christmas, that we would drop all other things that mattered and focus on each other more than any other time. It was also a time that we could cook together, too, which was always special.
The holidays are definitely a time to spend with family, but it shouldn’t be the only time. If there’s one thing I wish, it would be that we would have spent the same quality and longer time together even beyond the holidays.
These are just a few photos in the several that I am so grateful to have with Anthony during the holidays. There is definitely a hole in the holiday season without him here in person, but I can for sure feel his upbeat and silly spirit around.
Miss you and love you like crazy, brother <3
Megan
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