My very talented little brother has his first "real" gig this Satureday night at Jackson's--the old Choby's (8pm you should be there). He will be playing guitar and singing a lot of good songs! I'm very proud of him and can't wait to hear him play Saturday. So this afternoon I went to what is now his and used to be my little apartment/suite to practice our song. Oh! I forgot to mention he gave me the privilege of singing a song with him :) Hello?! I am his sister... We only grew up singing together and playing guitar in the floor of my room! He used to only play guitar. I give myself full credit for convincing him to start singing along with me. He better remember me when he gets famous one day! Anyways---listening to him sing some of the other songs he plans to do, I realized something--1.) I am very blessed to have a relationship like I do with him. 2.) I am going to miss him when he leaves for UGA!
Growing up, we didn't always have the kind of relationship we do now, but music has always been something we've had in common and he has always been my sweet little Willy P! I will never forget being so upset about something, sitting on my bed in my room, crying, and little Will comes up, hugs his sister who is 3 years older and says, "It's gonna be okay Cason!" he has always been a sweetheart! 
Of course we fought back and forth like normal siblings. We argued, called each other silly names, and even physically fought every now and then. It wasn't until I turned 16, got a car, and started driving him to school each day that we began to talk and really bond with each other. I guess because he was forced to sit in the car with me for almost 15 mins every morning (which can be a long time for a 13 yr old boy to ride with his 16 yr old sister), we had no choice but to talk and or sing together. I guess it is partially my fault that he is sort of a Taylor Swift fan. It was pretty much his only choice to sing to in the car! 
I think it was during those times that we really started to talk and tell each other stuff that we maybe didn't want to tell to our parents. He talked to me about his girl problems and I would tell him about my boy problems. We talked about any and every thing. Getting so close throughout my time in high school, it was kind of hard for me to not be able to go home and just play and sing with him whenever I wanted and I really missed that when I went off to college and then got married. We still get together every now and then at my daddy's and he will play guitar and we will sing, but it's not exactly the same as when we were younger. I guess these days I just appreciate what time we do have together! I have to be a very blessed girl because I know some siblings who don't get along and some that don't even talk to or want to see each other. How sad! Then I know others who have lost their sibling in some way or another and they have no choice. Both circumstances are very sad.
Of course we fought back and forth like normal siblings. We argued, called each other silly names, and even physically fought every now and then. It wasn't until I turned 16, got a car, and started driving him to school each day that we began to talk and really bond with each other. I guess because he was forced to sit in the car with me for almost 15 mins every morning (which can be a long time for a 13 yr old boy to ride with his 16 yr old sister), we had no choice but to talk and or sing together. I guess it is partially my fault that he is sort of a Taylor Swift fan. It was pretty much his only choice to sing to in the car! 
I think it was during those times that we really started to talk and tell each other stuff that we maybe didn't want to tell to our parents. He talked to me about his girl problems and I would tell him about my boy problems. We talked about any and every thing. Getting so close throughout my time in high school, it was kind of hard for me to not be able to go home and just play and sing with him whenever I wanted and I really missed that when I went off to college and then got married. We still get together every now and then at my daddy's and he will play guitar and we will sing, but it's not exactly the same as when we were younger. I guess these days I just appreciate what time we do have together! I have to be a very blessed girl because I know some siblings who don't get along and some that don't even talk to or want to see each other. How sad! Then I know others who have lost their sibling in some way or another and they have no choice. Both circumstances are very sad.
All I know is I love my little brother and he is the best little brother a girl could ask for. Sometimes I think we could be twins because we can read each others minds, but I think that comes from knowing him so well. We know what makes the other one laugh, we have this weird voice that we talk in when we are around each other.. He is honestly probably one of my best friends.
I love you, Willy P!
So precious! What about the time Will came with us to see alvin and the chipmunks and thought we were complete fools bc we laughed like 8 year old girls? He's grown up and it makes me sad/feel old! I love this post. So sweet!
ReplyDeleteI just skimmed and I love how your pictures are positioned! I hate that mine are just stuck right in the middle... How did you put yours to the side? I tried to move mine around but I could only change the alignment so instead of being centered they are to the right and left... Help?
ReplyDeleteAshley, I will never forget that night! We laughed soooo hard!! And Hannah, I just hit enter and make a space where I want to drag the picture. They can be a little difficult to position, but I just have to play around with it! Hope you get it to work for you! Thanks for reading everyone :)
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