Getting older, am i getting wiser 2

Well tomorrow is my 25th birthday. Yesturday was mom's birthday and it went very well. I cooked dinner and my sisters came home. Mom had a very good day and everything turned out smoothly. Jen and Chad barley spoke, I guess that, thats what happeneds when your break lasts for almost a year. Why do couples take breaks? Take the two of them, they love each other and they are going to end up together, there is no doubt, but its been a year and they are still "not together". Heather, looked so good. She got in around 3 and helped me with dinner and decorations. She is 2.5 hours away trying to get a college education and make something of her self. She is dating a young man who she met at her job and they ended up growing very close to one another. Heather is very goal oriented and works herself silly. It works for her and she is so driven that it only can pay off for her. its bound to be the perfect way to make something better for your self. My parent had a house full of children, friends, family, love and enjoyment. There is a sense of peace and enduring that we each receive when we turn down the road and we see the house. Though its out side is tattered and worn, the memories that we each see when our eyes fall upon the house are the strengths that each of us carry through the world, and the power behind the love we share and the lives we live. Each of us are different and though we know that it is a powerful feeling it also brings with it the realization that we are on our own and that our well being is in our hands, not our parents.