I would like to note that I am a music major, and inevitably there will be 5,000 grammatical and spelling errors. I write music not words, so be gentle.
The past few months I've really begun to miss my bro's. It sounds stupid but, when the vast majority of my friends live more than 12 hours away, it really makes ya long for the olden days. The days when we used to walk around downtown and get into just enough trouble. Not too much. Just enough. I am really excited about getting to share this wedding with them. I don't think I would have ever guessed that they'd beat me to the punch, but hey that's how things go. I would also take this time to say that I am so proud of my brother and sister in-law for bringing beautiful Caleb into this world. He's a heck of a dude and he'll be a great addition into the clan.
At any rate, I think it's important to remember that as we draw closer to the wedding, that this is a wedding of two families, not just two people. I am proud to have a new sister, mother, father, grandmothers, aunts, cousins, uncles, and two new, however little, dogs. I know, that the same can be said for Elizabeth. When friends and family run so deep, it's important to give them their proper due. I'd also like to give a shout out to Drew and Sara for their future babe. She's going to be spoiled rotten with love and Aunt Liz and Uncle Dan, are pumped for the arrival. I think this will be all for now I think. I will leave you with this small adage.
I saw a story of a young high school boy who had a terminal illness. He had a documentary of his last few months of life. He mentioned that there is one reason why we are here on this earth. That reason was to see someone smile and know that it was because something you did. His way of making people smile was to give his family, which he loved more than anything else, songs of which to remember him by. He wrote music to express his thoughts feelings and emotions. This gave his family and those around him a reason to smile. And that was his goal. This boy is not unlike me. I have a family I love and care for. I have music. I think that if I can do what he did, use his music and love for his family to make people smile, only then I will truly be living.