I woke up to the sound of Happy Birthday after sleep walking to class this morning. Hearing the words of that song always put a smile on my face. As the words filtered through my ears I asked myself, who’s celebrating a birthday? I started to mutter the lullaby, but woke from my sleep walk when I realize the whole class had their eyes on me. Was my fly down again? Nope, it was my birthday! My face turned red, I became completely awake, and a smile grew out of my bearded face. It must’ve looked like a slightly embarrassed smiling caveman who’d been in the cave for one too many days. Maybe Geico needs another actor?
Letters from Grandma Lais, Jinette, Mom, Dad, my immediate family, and Emmy, and Lise and Joel (Jinette’s parents) made me laugh in French, bleed MN Wild Hockey, be thankful of my family, and have a very happy happy birthday.
Not only the physical mail, but all the electronic mail made me happy as well. The facebook posts, and emails flooded in as the day went on. (In fact they trickled into the next day…)
Thanks everyone.
Also, my non-identical twin sister turned 21 today. Happy birthday Sara. All my life those three minutes meant you were older. For three minutes you could smoke, chew, drive, vote, drink, gamble, marry, and call yourself an adult before me. The tables are turning… You need to face the real world, pay house bills, get wrinkled skin, turn 30, apply for the AARP, watch your hair turn gray, and gain weight with every year, three minutes before me. Ha.
I guess you get to collect Social Security three minutes before me too. If they run out in those three minutes could you let the money trickle down to your favorite twin brother?
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Not any more! That trickle down ended when you decided I'm going to get wrinkly skin gain weight and have gray hair. I'm keeping every last cent of that Social Security money to pay for my facials, hair dye, and personal trainer/lipo. I guess you'll just have to be fat, gray, and wrinkly all by yourself young man!
(by the way I really thought the jab you were going to make was that you could drink about 7 weeks earlier than me!)
I've decided to open up a private retirement fund...
Thanks for the clarification about sara and you not being identical. I was a little confused before.
:) Matt
Great post. Looking forward to the next one.
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