And Now For Some Happy News...

I’m going to be an auntie again. SOON! My brother and his lady are expecting their first baby in a couple of weeks and I’m so excited :)

It really does my heart good to see my brother so happy and at peace. It took him some time to get to this place, but as they say… it was all worth it. Kim is a wonderful girl and they are really great for each other. It took me some time to warm up to Kim… it was a while before I met her in person and to be honest, my brother hadn't had a ton of luck in the love department. I've always felt protective of both of my brothers, and I've never really connected with anyone he's dated. He would tell me how great she was and of course I was happy that he was happy but I didn’t actually meet her for almost a year after they met each other. I was actually prepared to be underwhelmed. And I couldn’t have been more wrong.

Kim is smart, funny, confident, warm, generous, and loving. She’s strong, creative, and believes in making things rather than buying things. Bob and I were definitely more than impressed and couldn’t be happier for Eric. They are kind to each other and treat each other with respect. They are proud of each other and take care of each other. It’s good.

And now… they’re going to be parents! This kid is going to be very lucky… his parents are already very devoted to him and he will be surrounded by so much love and happiness. He’ll have his cousin Vinny to teach him a thing or two, as well. Vinny’s my brother Nick's son and he’s the sweetest 6 year old you’ll ever meet. One look at his blue eyes and you’ll basically do whatever he wants. Ice cream? Sure, kid. Pony? I don’t see why not.

Kim is already bringing my brothers and dad together for family time - things like pumpkin carving parties and cookouts. Living so far away from them, it’s tough not to be there for this stuff, but they’re pretty good about taking pictures and sharing them. Now I just have to talk them into video chat! They can set me and Bob up on the table… it will be just like we’re there.

Hmm... maybe they’ll set me up for the delivery…