The
oldest, KateSpade, is an ambitious, high-maintenance lawyer living in Florida.
She is the only one of my siblings that has ever really left “the nest” (as the
rest of us have preferred to stay closer to home). She knows what she wants,
when she wants it and basically demands that it be done that way. She is a
girly-girl by nature, loves being spoiled and pampered, and is always dressed
to impress- completing every outfit unlike anyone I’ve ever seen. She is
probably my most favorite person to make laugh. She finds me to be completely
ridiculous- which I probably am when I am around her simply because I do love
listen to her laugh at me. KateSpade is someone that will argue with you about
anything simply because she knows she can beat you. And I mean that in the very
best way, as I probably share this trait. She is sharp and quick. Yet, at the
same time she is outrageously ditsy and even sometimes outlandish in terms of
her overall expectations. I don’t get to see her or even know her as well as I’d
like, but hope she will someday move home- maybe one day even open a law firm
with me, if I’m lucky.
Next,
is Lil’ J who is probably my best friend and is the most devoted, hard-working
person I know. It’s really hard for me to really put J into words because she
is probably the most influential person in my life. She owns her own company
and is a ball-buster if I have ever seen one. She’s very different from
KateSpade- low maintenance, independent, and a definite guy’s girl. At work, she
is a woman in a man’s world and earns every bit of the respect that she
deserves. Outside of work, she is an animal lover at the very core. She rides
her horse, what seems like every day of the week. And her dog, Oliver, who is
the best dog on the planet, is like her child. She is a woman they write
country songs about- she will pick up a stray dog off the street no questions
asked. It may be this same instinct which caused her to take me in and allow me to live with her for
the past three years. I have no idea where I would be without Lil’ J. She has
been like a mother to me. She knows me better than anyone and of all the people
in my life, she is probably the one person I am afraid of disappointing the
most. Like I said, I do things on my own terms in my own time, and she has
always respected that, just supporting me and encouraging me along the way.
When I have struggled, she is the one person I have been able to depend on to
lift me up. I can be the most honest with her because I know that she will
always give me honest and loving advice.
My
brother, Brosopher , is actually my twin brother. Our birthday, however, might
be the only thing we share in common. We are complete and total opposites. Brosopher
is the president of his fraternity, an accounting major, and can sweet talk you
into believing anything. Growing up, I always liked to call him Eddy Haskell. Things
just seem to come easy for him. I think some people would call him a little
self-absorbed, as he never misses an opportunity to flex his muscles in the
mirror; and well I guess I might too if I had 0% body fat. He can eat whatever
he wants and never gain a pound. Brosopher is a lady’s man and a charmer but
always a little sly too. He can walk into a room and people just seem to notice
him; it doesn’t take much effort for him to grab the attention in a room. As competitive as my family is, I think that’s
the one thing I have always resented about him. While I can grab the attention
of an audience, it usually requires me to do somewhat of a juggling act, where
for him, he just has to smile and wink at you. He will be successful simply
because he has this aura about him. As he always say, “he can sell a popsicle
to a woman in white gloves.” We’ve have our differences, but I found that when
I need someone to turn to he’s there for me. One similarity of ours is that we
love our family.
Lastly,
is my “little” brother T-bone who is by far one of the most impressive people I
know. He has a level of discipline that is unsurpassed by most. We used to
tease him growing up because once the guy had his mind set on something, he
never let it go. If he wanted something, he didn’t stop until he got it. I used
to think it was spoiled, baby-of-the-family syndrome until he grew up and had
the same mindset when it came to life. Like me, he finds passion in a few
things and is able to completely give himself over to those passions. T-bone’s
biggest passion is football. About seven years ago, he decided that he wanted
to be the best football player he could be. Since that day, the man hasn’t
touched a piece of sugar; he toned up and became a boss-man on the field and in
the classroom. I don’t know what else to say except that he is just impressive.
He has this somewhat quiet way about him if you don't take the time to get to know him. Normally I am the one that likes to be the jokester and the center
of the comedic circle, but T-bone is the one person that can get me to just
totally shut up and laugh. I’ll admit he makes me pee my pants. I have this
special relationship with him where we just kind of understand each other. He
is similar to me in a lot of ways. He does things on his own terms, in his own
time and I think that’s where we have a deeper respect for each other.
I
wanted to write this post about my siblings because I think that they have a
huge impact on who I am. It’s funny but as I wrote this, I could see a little
bit of myself in each of their descriptions.
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