Surprise!

I was surprised this week by a message from my little (ok, so he is 19, but he will always be my little brother) brother Ethan telling me he would be in UT for the week of Thanksgiving. I haven't seen him in 2 years and I am excited at the chance to "hang" with him.

When Ethan was younger we called him Bubba, which became Bubs and then, during a summer vacation that he came and stayed with me, I started calling him Bubbert. I don't remember why now, I just know that I still do. No one else have ever called him that and it makes it kind of silly but I can't help it. In fact a few weeks ago when I met a mutual favorite author, Brandon Sanderson, I had him sign a copy of his newest book for my brother...inscribed to Bubbert. That is how much I love him.

While he is staying with friends an hour away, I will get a chance to see him. While I may not do a traditional Thanksgiving thing, you can believe that this Thanksgiving I will be grateful that I got spend a little time with family. Family isn't something I do much of so a big blessing to me. I do not know how much I will get the chance to see him in the next year, as he plans to go on a mission I know it will be longer than the two years it has been. I am proud of who he has become, even if he is still a little goofy.