brother

Tomorrow is my brother's birthday. I remember way back in the Xanga days, I think I make a whole post on Eric, and how he was awesome with his Robotics things and just studying...I saw him as a strong role model. I think as I spent less and less time with him in high school, I guess that image sort of faded.

We never were the type to be super tight, we never had the same friend group, not like Dan/Allen or Dan/Tim. But I still have a lot of respect for my brother...he's so patient. Any girl that marries him will be a lucky woman. He's like my dad, hardworking, dedicated and selfless.

But when I went to Delaware I became independent. I made my own friends, made my own grades, earned my own scores, and played my own sport. I think that's why people never assume that I have a big brother, because honestly I matured in those 4 years in Delaware like no other. Somehow now my best relationships now are me being the older brother with young sisters. Odd how that works out, but I digress.

I want to get to know my brother better. After all, your brothers/sisters are the only people that you'll know from birth to death. I want him to become one of my best friends. I definitely enjoy spending time with him whenever I go back, but it's definitely not your typical little brother/older brother relationship. I don't feel older than him, persay, but I definitely am not babied by him. It's almost like we're just really tight cousins, and I'm an only child. Which is HORRIBLY sad.

I love my older brother, for having my back growing up...for not beating me up like some older brothers have to their little brothers. He had a rough childhood up until 8th grade and then prime-time high school, the rough college life I think. Pharmacy school is tough, and he didn't find a home with a fellowship at RU. I think one of the reasons why my parents wanted me to go to RU was to look after him.

Sigh. I bought him a Jeremy Lin tshirt for his birthday, but it's backordered and will probably get shipped super delayed. Thought that counts right?

I shall start calling him weekly, along with my parents. Sometimes I feel like when I've talked to one person (Mom or Dad), I've talked to the whole family...and that's just not true.