Post 4/30: All the Single Ladies!

Step right up, cause I've got a catch for you!

Kelly from Kelly's Korner does a weekly "Show Us Your Life" post. She has a heart, especially, for connecting with single girls and with couples waiting for a baby while going through infertility, because Kelly herself waited many years for God to bring her a husband and beautiful baby girl. So, this week, Kelly's "Show Us Your Life" is a chance for us to show off the single guys and gals in our lives. And, who knows, we'll see if there's a match made in blogging Heaven.

So, I couldn't pass up the opportunity to brag on my "baby" brother.

David is 24 years old. We're only 14 months apart and the only two kids, so we grew up as peers- sometimes that meant playfully laughing together and sometimes that meant yelling at each other and crying (usually both occurring within minutes of each other!).

And, when it comes to the genetic DNA pool, I think that God decided we each got all or none of the personality traits because we are SO different! He got all of the personality and sense of humor, and I got all of the brains and wickedly good looks. Ha! See? I do have a sense of humor!

So, let's see how I can more accurately describe my brother:

He's extremely sarcastic and makes a joke out of pretty much anything. He tends to be pretty uncensored, sharing exactly what's on his mind, but most often just to be funny. And it works, because most people would agree that he's the funniest person they know. 

He tries to be all tough, but he's really just a big ol' teddy bear! 

Without having my dad around much of my life and throughout my teenage years, David stepped in as my protector. He was infamous for saying, "Don't touch my sister!" 

At 16 years old, I didn't like this too much, but deep down it was because he cared... even if he denies that now. 

He's a total momma's boy too, but not in a creepy kind of way. 

They say that the way a guy treats his mom is often a pretty good indicator of how he will treat his wife. In this case, his future wife is one pretty lucky lady because David has the utmost respect and love for our mom. 

Outside of his family, David's interests include movies and TV shows (mostly comedies like "Arrested Development" and "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" or any Will Farrell movie), music of pretty much any genre, and spending time with the guys playing video games, camping, or shooting pool. 

(That's a leaf-blower!)

In the past years, David has gotten into playing the guitar. He began teaching himself with a horrible rendition of "Jingle Bells" that went on forever, and he got a few lessons from friends along the way. He actually formed a band with a few friends called "Five Minute Decision" because that's how long it took them to come up with the name. They played for our church and put on a few concerts before a few of the guys moved away and the band split. You can listen to them on MySpace, though.

Last September, David moved to New Mexico and then to El Paso, TX where my dad lived in order to take classes and become certified as an EMT Basic and then Intermediate. He is currently there working at an ambulance station as an EMT while he finishes his Intermediate certification. And, in December he'll be moving back home. After all, he can't be gone from us for THAT long!!! 

And, I can tell you that his sister misses him very much and is glad he'll be coming home!