The Graduates

19 years ago, 2 sisters found out they are each expecting a baby.  The due dates for the babies were one day apart. The 2 sisters spend the next 8 months sharing pregnancy woes and joys.  Their husbands just shake their heads at the silliness and sometimes weepy moments the sisters experience in the 8 months.

One baby makes her appearance 3 weeks early, small, but healthy.  The other baby arrives 5 days past her due date, also healthy.  The early baby at 3 weeks and 4 days old is smaller than her newborn cousin! 

The sisters and their families spend many happy times together over the next years, raising their daughters and reveling in the babies' delight in the many discoveries the 2 make as they grow and develop.  Then one family moves 1200 miles away.  Distance keeps the girls apart, but visits home and phone calls keep the cousins close (ever listen in on a phone conversation between 3 year olds?  It's a hoot!).  Eventually, technology advances and Facebook comes along.  The cousins keep up with each other just about daily and share many common interests.  When face-to-face visits happen, it is almost as if the 1200 miles and the time between visits doesn't exist.

Now, here they are, 18 years old, high school graduates.  Time for the 2 cousins to move on to the next act.  What will happen next?  Whatever is in store for them, the 2 sisters hope the 2 cousins will stay just as close as ever.  Watch out world, here they come!