Happy Belated Birthday to My Brother!!

December was kind of a crazy month, so I am behind in my Brithday posts. So Happy Birthday, Jason! My brother's birthday was December 11th. And he turned 28. Let me tell you a story about my little brother.

When I was about 16 I decided I wanted to take up rollerblading. Which, if you know me, is funny for many reasons. I am not a naturally athletic person, so I asked my then 13 year old brother to take me out and give me some pointers. So we are skating around our block and I am trying to learn to stop without running into a tree. Suddenly a big, angry, barking German shepard comes running out of our neighbor's yard. So this dog is running around and chasing us and barking and I of course am freaking out. And my brother yells at my to stand in the neighbor's yard and hold still. So I do. And my brother takes off down the street. With the angry, mean dog chasing him. On purpose. My brother skated away to lure the dog away from me.
A couple minutes later my brother comes skating back around the block and the dog is gone. But there is blood dripping down his calf becasue the horrible dog bit my brother!! There were four fang holes in the back of his knee. But he didn't care. We skated back home and once my brother made sure I was safely inside he skated off down the block, to his friend's house.

I should have known then. I should have known that any 13 year old boy that would so selflessly save his big sister would turn out to be an amazing man. I didn't know then. But I know now. And so does everyone that knows him.
My brother is the guy that everyone counts on. He is a volunteer firefighter. He helps countless people with their computer problems. He changes the brakes on my car. He can build stuff, like beds and garage doors. He makes a mean pulled pork bbq.

I could not be prouder of him, for everything that he is. Happy Birthday, EP!

Love,
LL