My nephew Matthew turned 29 yesterday. Sometimes it's hard to believe he is a grown-up with a little son of his own.
We were very close when he was growing up. Matthew was a special kid. I loved playing with his He-Man and Skeletor action figures with him, watching rasslin' on TV with him and just hanging out with him.
One of my favorite memories was when I spent the night at Sandy's on Christmas Eve. Matthew wanted his parents to get up super early with him so he could open his presents. When that didn't work, he decided to try and talk me into getting up, so he could at least open the present I got him. I am the very antithesis of a "morning person," but I'd do just about anything for a cute little person that I love. When I asked him what time it was, instead of saying it was 6:15, he said it was "45 till 7:00." Smart kid -- that made it sound a little later . . . I did get up with him and Miranda and we watched his present from me -- a video of Weird Al's movie, "UHF." We had a hoot and I forgot about how early it was!!
Happy Birthday, Matthew! You're still special, and you'll always be a "kid" to your old auntie!!
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I had forgotten about this alone with lots of other things. I do remember getting up and the three of you were having a fun and wide awake.I think he will always be a kid too if only at heart.
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