Celebrate Life: Wes

Wes is my baby brother. My baby brother who outgrew me when he was 13. He is one of my best friends. He is the smart kid of the family. He is the UT alum! He is the one that followed in his big sis' footsteps and became drum major at Bob Jones. Wes is simply the best.

I always wanted a baby brother. As soon as I found out that I was going to have a brother or sister I knew IT was a HE. I was 3 and can remember my cousin, Angie, sitting in my Mamaw Green's house and telling me to pray for a sister. I thought she was crazy. I wanted a brother and I got one! By the way, Angie is now the proud momma of 4 beautiful girls so she got her girls! He was a great baby brother until he got old enough to fight back! We had some major brother/sister fights! Fighting over the tiniest things. "Mom, he's on my side of the car!" "Mom, he's in my room!" "Mom, he's doing this." "Mom, he's doing that." You get it. He was a typical menace. Then around the time I turned 16 or 17 things started to change. We were actually becoming friends! Now I can't imagine not having him there. I remember the first time he came to visit me when I was in college. I was so ready to impress him with me being a "grown-up." He laughed at my attempt to make cheese toast. I don't think he was all that impressed with my apartment, or having to sleep on the hand-me-down sofa.

Since he graduated from the University of Tennessee and moved to Nashville we don't get to see each other very much. The year I turned 30 we decided to take a trip together - just the two of us! We took off on a road trip to Walt Disney World. We had a blast! Since then we have tried to take a vacation together each year. We have some stupid inside jokes. We laugh at the same dumb things. My brother is one of the funniest people I know. He can turn anything into a comedy. He cracks me up.

He is engaged to a great girl! I have actually known Amber longer than Wes has. Amber was a freshman in the band the year I was a senior. Wes and Amber have been together since right after high school. Who knows when they will get married but I don't care. They are happy and I love both of them. To me, Amber is already my sister-in-law. Today and everyday I thank God for my Wes!

Here are a few pictures of us being our crazy selves!