In honour of Friday I am offering you a two for one deal on birthdays. Today would be the day we celebrate both my brother in-law and my sister in-law. For clarity, my brother in-law being Mike's brother and my sister in-law being my brother's wife.
Of the two of them I've known my brother in-law longer. When I started dating Mike, Jeff was only a young lad of 13, but he and my brother had played baseball together and been friendly prior to that so it's hard to say for sure when we first actually met. Mel, I met for the first time in my mid twenties when Dave brought a girl home for the weekend to meet the family and after that we were stuck with her. For life. It's interesting and an amazing coincidence that they just happen to share a birthday. Without question they both have been true gifts in my life and I am so lucky to have them both.
I consider it a real blessing that our brothers are friends. It gives me a taste of that larger family I always wanted to be apart of. Some of my best memories come from time we've all spent together. Endless Balderdash games, video games at Christmas, countless meals, movie nights, parties, birthdays and so on. To be honest we really don't have to do anything. As long as we're all together in the same room the fun seems to find us.
So Mel, happy birthday my sister. I love you. Wish we could be with you today. Which we could easily remedy if you'd just move around the corner like I've been begging you to for the last decade or so.
Jeff, happy birthday to you my brother. Thanks for letting us share your birthday. I love you.
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