"Siblings by Chance ~ Sisters on Purpose”
Our Story, or how we get here, feels almost accidental to us and sometimes hard to describe. It's the culmination of countless moments in our shared history. The thing is, our background, like so many others of a certain age, has millions of little branches along the way making it difficult to describe the exact route but here’s our attempt.
We’re 3 sisters, with 2 different mothers and 1 mutual father. Debbie lived down the street from Sylvia and Katy in the small town of Price, UT. We went to the same schools, the same church and even had mostly the same teachers. We loved each other as siblings but we had very different lives, different interests and different friends. We weren’t what you would call super close but something gradually changed as we neared adulthood. It’s not easy to explain, and wasn’t conscious at the time. Looking back now, we were intrinsically drawn to each other.
Our sisterhood took a turn in February 1985 when through a series of “branches”, Debbie, married with 3 children, moved her family to Scottsdale, AZ.. Sylvia simultaneously took a new job and moved to Scottsdale also to become roommates with Debbie, and her family. Katy, attending Weber State University, decided to spend Spring Break in Scottsdale with her sisters. We truly enjoyed each others’ company and, while it would take a few years for us to officially name it, Sisters’ Weekend was born. Each year, around Spring Break, we would plan to be somewhere together even for only a couple of days.
At first these trips were primarily about seeing each other, escaping from our own current lives and blowing off steam. Oh, it wasn’t always perfect. There were arguments, missed flights, tears, apologies, and hugs. Most of all there was growth, both as individuals and as sisters. We came to love each other, not just as siblings, as friends, as confidants, as inspirations, and as pieces of ourselves.
The years brought new marriages, babies, divorces, health scares, personal struggles, deaths, new careers, and grandbabies. They also brought a desire to share this experience of closeness, growth and nourishment. We wanted to spread the joy we discovered in and through each other. Our target audience naturally became other women, who pour so much of their time and energy into their children, families and work and many times spread themselves so thin they no longer have the time or energy to refuel. We believe the key factors which make Sisters’ Weekend so valuable and we want to mimic are:
Travel
Discussions
Solitude
Wonderful food
Beautiful surroundings
Our goal is to combine these factors into a travel experience, we hope, will allow you, to get out of your physical element/distractions, creating an opportunity to regroup; be inspired by the stories and insights of other like minded women; have moments of alone time; all the while enjoying wonderful food in beautiful surroundings sprinkled with understanding, compassion, acceptance, passion and motivation that can nourish our souls.
Who/where we are :
Sylvia Lamb Katy Montrone
sylvia@sistersonpurpose.com katy@sistersonpurpose.com
Oakland, CA Bountiful, UT
We’re 3 sisters, with 2 different mothers and 1 mutual father. Debbie lived down the street from Sylvia and Katy in the small town of Price, UT. We went to the same schools, the same church and even had mostly the same teachers. We loved each other as siblings but we had very different lives, different interests and different friends. We weren’t what you would call super close but something gradually changed as we neared adulthood. It’s not easy to explain, and wasn’t conscious at the time. Looking back now, we were intrinsically drawn to each other.
Our sisterhood took a turn in February 1985 when through a series of “branches”, Debbie, married with 3 children, moved her family to Scottsdale, AZ.. Sylvia simultaneously took a new job and moved to Scottsdale also to become roommates with Debbie, and her family. Katy, attending Weber State University, decided to spend Spring Break in Scottsdale with her sisters. We truly enjoyed each others’ company and, while it would take a few years for us to officially name it, Sisters’ Weekend was born. Each year, around Spring Break, we would plan to be somewhere together even for only a couple of days.
At first these trips were primarily about seeing each other, escaping from our own current lives and blowing off steam. Oh, it wasn’t always perfect. There were arguments, missed flights, tears, apologies, and hugs. Most of all there was growth, both as individuals and as sisters. We came to love each other, not just as siblings, as friends, as confidants, as inspirations, and as pieces of ourselves.
The years brought new marriages, babies, divorces, health scares, personal struggles, deaths, new careers, and grandbabies. They also brought a desire to share this experience of closeness, growth and nourishment. We wanted to spread the joy we discovered in and through each other. Our target audience naturally became other women, who pour so much of their time and energy into their children, families and work and many times spread themselves so thin they no longer have the time or energy to refuel. We believe the key factors which make Sisters’ Weekend so valuable and we want to mimic are:
Travel
Discussions
Solitude
Wonderful food
Beautiful surroundings
Our goal is to combine these factors into a travel experience, we hope, will allow you, to get out of your physical element/distractions, creating an opportunity to regroup; be inspired by the stories and insights of other like minded women; have moments of alone time; all the while enjoying wonderful food in beautiful surroundings sprinkled with understanding, compassion, acceptance, passion and motivation that can nourish our souls.
Who/where we are :
Sylvia Lamb Katy Montrone
sylvia@sistersonpurpose.com katy@sistersonpurpose.com
Oakland, CA Bountiful, UT