B- BEAR Bear with me and let me explain. Oh, I crack myself up. Brian is a big ol' teddy BEAR. He's a softie and sensitive kind of guy. On the flip side of that, if you cross him, he can be a BEAR. Don't tell him I told you he can be such a softie!
R- RESPECTABLE/RESPECTFUL Brian keeps an even keel most times in controversial subject matters. He tends to listen to everyone's point of view and stay patient when everyone bashes his. I understand this was not always the case, so maybe this word should be RENEWED. :)
I- IMPASSABLE A certain someone *cough* got a ticket for doing over 80 mph this weekend. Their spouse said that at least they had slowed down from the 90-something they were doing. :O I remember when I was pregnant with Rory, and we rode with Brian back to my in-laws house after dinner. Some guy was in the right turn lane and wasn't going, even though Brian thought he had plenty of time and room to go, so he went around him ON THE SHOULDER. I told KJ that night that he drives like his brother, and that I didn't want to ride with him again. This was BEFORE when I was still a pompous arse. (*Please note the past tenseness of this sentence. Thank you very much*)
A- AGREEABLE This goes back to the respectful one up there. Brian will take Paula's side in anything and everything (as it should be) and leaves the rest of us duking it out. He takes different things we say and agrees with everyone in the end. You have to hear him do it. He's very diplomatic, but he doesn't have a D in his name, so I can't put that.
N- NIIIICCEEE. Do you remember this post from two years ago? He still says it all.the.time. Paula still doesn't like it. It's kind of funny.
Happy Birthday, Brian. Sorry I flaked. Your dad read me the riot act about it...no matter what he says, you know I'm right on that. :)
Happy Birthday dude. It seems like only yesterday we were trying to merge in traffic and played chicken with the car next to us on who would back off first. OH WAIT ... THAT WAS YESTERDAY ... AT 2AM ... DRIVING TO PICK UP Nikki. :) Some things never change I guess ;)
ReplyDeleteThe rest is spot on. B and I had our moments as kids. We both grew up though and are much better now. I would like to choke him for the NIIIICCCEEE thing sometimes though. Rory says it ALL.THE.TIME.NOW as well. Its like 10% annoying. The others say it randomly which isn't so bad. Marley seems to take to him more than the others currently but they all have their moments and all love him deeply. I love you B, always have and always will.
Ms. Blogger seems to reach down and find those untold secrets that we all have. I think the "bear" comment is really spot-on. He can be a soft cuddle Teddy-bear and an Alaskan Grizzly that has had a bad day and is looking for MEAT. But I suppose we are all that way sometimes.
ReplyDeleteI was fortunate to have two "pretty-good" boys. I do worry a bit when we sit at the table and one of them starts a conversation with, "Remember the time that we were ..." I cringe in my boots and await the newest version of a midnight trip to NJ or another speed race downtown. I suppose I should know that it all came out in the end but it seems their suits of shining armor may have had a few more dents than we were led to believe.
I love them and thank Ms. Blogger for your fine comments. Keep on...keep on.
Thanks, Papa.