A few months ago before leaving for Korea I
was at home packing when I had a few missed calls from my brother.
My brother is 4 years younger than me and a
fantastic guy. He has managed to look after my little family and put up with
all of us girls for years. He has probably seen more girlie films than a man
should have.
His missed calls worried me instantly as I worry
anytime I have a few calls from a family member so I urgently rang him back. He
has his cheeky voice on which has been reserved for Christmas mornings when he
gives me crazy presents. When he was 12 he gave me a box in a box in a box ending
up with just a light bulb.
Anyway this cheeky brother of mine gave me
some exciting news. He was going to ask his girlfriend to marry him.
I am not married myself and I don’t think
it will happen any time soon but I was over the moon. My heart leapt into my
throat and I danced.
Meg his girlfriend is the loveliest lady.
She is from Seattle and has been loved by my family from the second we have met
her.
I think we knew we loved her when she
accidently hit a toy sheep and whispered ‘sorry; to it. She was instantly good enough
for my brother.
I had dreamed of things like this moment. I
think you imagine the day your brother or sister will be married or what the
person they are with will be like so to have that phone call took my breath
away.
I had only dreamed he would care enough to
tell me. Let alone ring me and tell me in advance. I have spent months
excitedly waiting to hear the details. I knew he was going to hire a
photographer, that he’d asked her Dad’s permission and that he was flying to
Seattle. Her visa to move to Britain should be finalized in July and I can’t
wait to hear how she spends time with my lovely family.
That email (at 3am) ‘She said yes’ made my
heart sing and I couldn’t have been happier.
I know that the future is unknown and that
the world can be hard on people but I am so glad they have each other. I hope
they spend every day remembering that they wake up for that other person and
that they are made stronger by that other person and never put down or made to
feel small.
I hope my brother makes her as happy as she
deserves to be and vice versa. Life’s to short to not spend every day making
someone happy.
I think my brother will be a fantastic
husband and Meg will make a fantastic Mrs Vincent
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| My brother and I |
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| The beautiful Meg and Craig |
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| The sweetest couple |
awwwwwwww.
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