My Family

My family is made up of the best people I know

Each of them by themselves could make even the meanest of people smile

My family is far from the Noble Gases

But they are kind, humble, and loyal

Just let me warn you

Arbaugh may not be Latin for wolves but when Thanksgiving rolls around you don't want to be caught with a bone

We are loving and loud

My grandmother's small house somehow manages to expand to fit in all the people

But it cannot make itself hold everything together like it used to

My family is a quilt that has been woven together throughout time

Carefully and delicately

One single thread removed could alter the whole fabric

Each of my family members are polar opposites but somehow are always the same

For instance, my cousin is the biggest sci-fi nerd I know

And my brother-in-law would rather spend his time reading a gun magazine than watching a show about some doctor in a call box

But they both will look at you with love in their eyes and tell you how big of an idiot you are because one time you forgot to take the pie out of the oven

My family, who laughs, cries, smiles, frowns, jokes, looks funny most of the time, and is always just a little to loud

Is the most beautiful thing I've ever had the blessing of witnessing

I am apart of this family

With arms wide open

Smiles from ear to ear

And love in their hearts to Pluto and back

This is my family

And they are wild.