ten reasons you should wish my brother a happy birthday today.
Sean and the lovely Carey
1. He’s my brother! Did you need another reason? Yeesh.
2. His fiance will beat you up if you don’t (Just kidding, Carey!) She’s lovely, and they’re getting married this March! In Yellowknife! Where it is COLD! Where I have NO IDEA WHAT TO WEAR TO A WEDDING BECAUSE IT IS COLD!
3. His birthday happens to land on a very unfortunate anniversary, so he needs extra love.
4. He’s one of the funniest people you’ll ever meet. And his laugh is shockingly awesome. In fact, my mom always told him that he was the “funny one.” I’m not sure what this leaves me to be, though… the loud one? The unsleeping one? The short one? The obnoxious one? The girl one?
5. He — though we disagree about a million different things on this planet, and I mean DISAGREE — always listens to what I have to say, and is interested in what I think.
6. He wears a kilt in below zero temperatures. That, my friends, takes guts. And warm socks.
7. He would defend my honour in any circumstance, especially if it meant he got to beat up a boy who was mean to me. Granted, I can do my own beating up, but it’s nice to have backup.
8. He’s one of the most diverse artistic talents I know. He takes beautiful photos, he’s a gifted drawer and painter, and he can sing and play a few instruments. He can also make a dolphin noise that will startle the hell out of you.
9. He’s incredibly devoted in his relationships. And not just to his family, either. My mom told him to be the kid in school who stood up for the underdog, and befriended people who didn’t have a lot of friends — a calling he took seriously, which shows a lot of character. It also meant he had a ton of weird friends. Fortunately, this has NOT led to a weird fiance. Whew.
10. He continues to grow every year into a man I can be proud to call my brother and my friend. Really. Proud.
Happy Birthday, Sean!
I love you!
September 11th, 2007 at 9:16 am
we ought to start a facebook group for those of us who share this birthday
i’m spending the day in reflection
http://noebie.net/2007/09/11.html
best wishes to sean!
he’s a better man than i am for the kilt thing, though i do drink scotch in cold weather…does that count?
September 11th, 2007 at 9:21 am
Happy birthday Meg’s brother Sean! (Meg? Wear a down gown!)
September 11th, 2007 at 9:41 am
Happy Birthday, Meg’s brother!
September 11th, 2007 at 9:45 am
Go! Sean!
September 11th, 2007 at 10:28 am
Happy birthday Sean! It’s my friend Pam’s birthday today too and so I understand the sentiment re: the unfortunate anniversary. She spent her 20th birthday worried sick about her brother, who lived in New York a couple blocks away from the World Trade Center in 2001. (He’s okay.) I think the date will always be bittersweet for her now. Extra love to all the 9/11 birthday boys and girls.
September 11th, 2007 at 12:52 pm
Happy Birthday Sean!
September 11th, 2007 at 3:12 pm
your post made me want to go and hug my brother! Love the pictures.
September 11th, 2007 at 4:50 pm
Happy Birthday Sean! I still can’t believe we have never met… but sometime I’m sure.. and you can tell me many stories about Meg that she may have neglected to mention… :)
September 11th, 2007 at 5:59 pm
I only had a twin sister growing up, but if I could pick a brother, Sean sounds like a good one to pick.
Happy Birthday, Sean!
September 11th, 2007 at 7:47 pm
I’m kinda glad that you’re the girl one. And happy birthday to your brother!
September 11th, 2007 at 9:40 pm
Happy Birthday to Sean! It seems like your parents did a bang up job of raising two incredible children that share shockingly awesome laughs :)
September 12th, 2007 at 5:37 am
Meg - where a parka.
Sean, happy birthday.
September 12th, 2007 at 7:56 pm
sorry i missed your birthday yesterday, sean. hope it was fantastic.
um… yellowknife? who gets married in yellowknife????