Day Twenty Six-

             Today was a busy but exciting day.  For my hour I decided to schedule a time with my brother so I could call him.  We haven’t talked in a long time, and needed some serious catching up and talking to him proved to be exactly what we needed.  After 7 long months, he found a full time engineering job—in Alberta. Growing up my brother and I have been close. Although we have different interests and personalities we are the only two children so we only had each other. This past summer my brother moved back from Lakehead University and for the first time in four years we were living under the same roof (for more than a few weeks at a time). We became much closer and I realized he’s not the same annoying brother I knew in high school.  When the call came I was happy for him because he has worked so hard for it but I couldn’t help but feel a little selfish when I heard the job was in Alberta. Only five days after the initial call he was packing up his truck to make the 4 day drive; with no definite answer on when he would be back to visit. It been a few months now and my house is much different: it’s quiet (he played electric guitar), clean, empty and there is always food in the fridge. My life has definitely changed since his big move because I have to get use to the idea of him not coming back (like when he was away at school). On the plus side, I have a place to stay if I plan a visit to Alberta which means I am going the Calgary stampede this summer!

Typical!

             It was awesome to talk to him, since I haven’t had a real conversation with him since he moved in January.  I didn’t realized how much time has passed and he has so much to tell me.  Him and his roommates also have a new edition to their little family! A new bull dog puppy named Spud! And I got to see him on Skype as well.  One thing that I realized from our conversation is that my brother is like an old friend.  It doesn’t matter how much time has passed, we always have something to talk about.  On the other hand, it also made me realize how much I miss my brother.  When I’m caught up in my own life, it is easy to forget he no longer lives at home.  Sitting here after our conversation, I really want to hang out with him and play some Mario Cart!  I can’t promise that I am going to do this more often but I am definitely going to appreciate our conversations more. 

Cool  Story  Bro!