Noah will turn 30 on Saturday.
It seems so old.
I have been giving him a hard time about it, and I know it is weighing on him a little too.
In honor of his birthday I will be posting about him this week. Feel free to comment! But only nice things, because honestly, turning 30 is hard enough on its own. (not that I know :)
But before I tell my first nice story about him, I will direct you to some funny posts that remind me of us:
First, this post on SCL . Seriously, if you haven't checked out Stuff Christians Like, you should. It is incredibly funny and very true. The post I linked has a conversation between the author and his wife in it. That is pretty much how every conversation about money goes in our house. Also, by the way, I really need one of the side hug tee shirts...
And then there is the charmingly fictitious Cordy, Seth, Chris and the whole Mormon love triangle. Man, if it wasn't a love triangle and if it wasn't Mormon it could totally be Noah and I during highschool and college. The drama, the miscommunications, the ultimatums, the attempts to be cool and not care...are you kidding me? This is compelling reading! I just try to block out the similarities...
There are a few things I remember from elementary school, and these are two of them:
1. Joolee's brother was a grade older than me (the same grade as Noah). One day I heard him say that he couldn't stand it when girls wore side ponytails. He thought they looked ridiculous. I never wore a side ponytail after that, and everytime I see someone wearing one I remember that comment like it was yesterday. (I am linking you like crazy, Joolee- Did you notice? I link people who comment :)
2. One day I was over at Noah's house and we were playing hotspot out in the yard. I had never played before and I did something against the rules inadvertently. One of the other kids jumped all over it and I was starting to feel really stupid. Noah stepped in, defended me and put an end to the other kids comments. I would have married him then, but we were only like 10 and stuff and I don't think things would have ended so well.
Anyway, love you Noah! Happy 4 days before your birthday! Thank you for the ways you protect me and defend me, even when I insist I don't need it!
3 comments:
30 doesn't just seem old. It IS old. Break out the wrinkle cream and supportive undergarments Noah.....oh wait....never mind. Guys have it sooooooo easy!
Thanks for all the "linky love." Too bad I don't have any fabulous posts to link to:(
I remember the time when Noah was about 15 and I was 12 and we went camping and Noah finally admitted to me that he liked you Julie. And I felt so grown up that my big brother would confide in me (although given that everyone knew about you two, maybe it wasn't such a big deal). :-)
Naw, that was a big deal. Even though everyone knew, there were only a few people on admission status.
Looking back, that may not make a lot of sense...but all's well that ends well right? :)
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