Happy 21st Birthday to my little brother and best bud Jared. It seems like just yesterday that my parents brought him home from the hospital and I asked if we could send him back because he cried too much and I wanted a sister. But since then, from the finger bite game, to NBA draft parties, to the annual Brother-Sister weekend and more, we've been thick as thieves.

Except for the time he threw all my worldy belongings out the 2nd story window. Or the time he attacked me right before my First Communion leaving my face all scabby in the pictures. Or the multiple times he humiliated my in front of the love of my life, including, but not limited to, pulling my chair out from under me in front of my 4th grade class. But really, other than those few incidents, and that summer we made the ill-advised decision to both dye our hair platinum blonde with sun-in, it's been a pleasure, and now I look forward to much more time spent together, especially between the hours of 10 pm and 4 am.