1. Anticipate the arrival of your baby brother, March 14, 1985.2. Every day after....show excessive fondness and love toward this little man and dote after his every word and daily ounce of cuteness!!
3. Try not to be mad at him when he barges in on dates with boyfriends and tells you that you have bad breath. Or, when he pops a pop rock in your boyfriends ear.
4. Attend his Turtles funeral and sing a burial hymn.
5. Attend every T-Ball/Baseball Game and each Play or Chorus Recital. Watch him grow and mature...Be there when he turns 16 and starts to drive, when he turns 19 and leaves on a Mission and returns from his Mission.
6. Watch him go to College and date and wait and wait for him to find "the girl of his dreams."
7. Get excited when he starts dating a girl named Anne who makes his heart flutter and adds a skip to his step.
8. Receive a text that says "I kissed her..." and know there is definitely something different about this girl.
9. Enjoy every phone call and text, thereafter, where you hear him tell you he's "in love" and he "can't wait" to pop the question.
10. Watch him get engaged and feel totally ecstatic and in shock that your baby brother is REALLY GETTING MARRIED!
11. Fall in love with his Bride-to-Be and so excited to have a new sister
12. Watch him marry this beautiful girl and feel emotional and touched as you witness his love for her and the sweet humility in his face when he looks at her.
13. Know he is happy. Disbelief that he is all grown up. Wonder where all those years have gone...watching him ride his bike, playing with the dog in the backyard, and kissing his cute little baby cheeks...amazing!
Congratulations Michael and Anne....we are so excited for you both and look forward to the future!! The Best is Yet to Come!!
