Sunday, October 25, 2009

Happy Birthday BBA

On this day many, many, many years ago my middle brother, BBA, was born. Naturally his life would not be complete or worth remembering until his little sister (me) was born a few years later but it was still a momentous occasion. No one knew then that this annoying baby (him not me) would someday grow up to be the not so terrible, vaguely tolerable, and all around semi-decent human being that we all know today.

As older brothers go, BBA was as good a kid a sister could ask for. He beat me up on a semi-regular basis but stopped short of breaking bones or leaving obvious bruises. He let me cut up his treasured comic books when I was late on an assignment and needed visual aids and then chose not to notice that I wasn’t as grateful as I probably should have been. He didn’t throw me out of the car when I inadvertently ate his half of a Big Mac the time he picked me up from riding class. And best of all, when I called just to say hi because I felt homesick at university, his first thought was to offer me bail money.

For all the nice things you did growing up and all the nice things I’m sure you have yet to do:
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BBA!!!

18 comments:

Connie said...

Happy Birthday :)

Chocolate Lover said...

Happy Birthday to your brother!
Thx for stopping by my blog!

LadyFi said...

LOL! Happy Birthday, big bro!

Unknown said...

Middle kids are always cool ones! I hope he has a wonderful Birthday : ) And how nice of you to acknowledge it! God bless this week!

Zuzana said...

Happy Birthday to your brother! What a great month to be born, so much colours and splendor.;)
I always wanted an older brother, but I never got one.;)
Have a lovely Sunday.:)
xo

Nicolasa said...

Aw, I have always wanted a brother!

Happy Birthday to BBA!

Anonymous said...

Happy Birthday!
Don't forget the time you didn't quite get to riding with your sister!
And the many times YOU got in trouble at school for defending her. :)
merthyrmum

N said...

Happy birthday :)

Return to Norway said...

Aww so sweet. Happy birthday big bro

Corinne said...

"And best of all, when I called just to say hi because I felt homesick at university, his first thought was to offer me bail money."

Haha!!

I have a little brother. I think sometimes I would have liked to trade him in for a sister, but he's a decent dude. Brothers can be cool after they stop being stinky, evil teenagers. ;)

theUngourmet said...

Happy Birthday Wishes to your BBA!

I have often wished for a brother. :D

Susie said...

I hope he had a GREAT birthday:-)

Unknown said...

Ha Ha! Great birthday tribute to your big bro!

Just dropped by from SITS to say hi; hope you'll do the same.

Liz Mays said...

What sweet words for your brother! Happy Birthday!!!

Stesha said...

Happy Birthday, BBA!

BTW- I was older than my brother and would dress him up as a girl:)

Hugs and Mocha,
Stesha

Melissa B. said...

Happy B-day to BBA...felicidades!

Anonymous said...

Happy Birthday BBA!

Betty Manousos said...

Happy belate Bithday!!!!
hugs hugs