Paula Abdul & the Cartoon Cat

Well, friends.. Despite my greatest efforts, I have yet to scare this one off. This love train is chugging along, and I can't believe how perfect this man is for me. And yet so completely different from me at the same time. I am a night owl and he "naturally" wakes up everyday at 5 AM, which by the way I am still trying to grasp the concept of. I am easy breezy, and he is a fancy pants. He goes to the gym 2-3 times a day, and I am content with taking my dogs on a 30-minute walk maybe 2 or 3 times a week. I am notoriously late, and he is ALWAYS on time. Sometimes I feel like he is the one in the relationship with the biological clock.. every hour of the day is perfectly planned out in his head and he just goes goes goes, and I can't even seem to finish my to-do list from last year. And then there's that one little detail, I am youngish, and well, he is not..ish. We are the present day version of Paula Abdul and that little cartoon cat in the "Opposites Attract" video.

Sing it with me, "two steps forward.. I take two steps back.. we go together cause opposites attract, and you know.. it ain't fiction just a natural fact.. dodododooo.."

I really wonder sometimes how we make it work so easily, and then there are times when I can't believe I found someone just like me. Like when he calls to say, "Glee is on tonight.. don't start it without me." Or when we laugh so hard about the same stupid joke. Or when he calls after his kid's game, and I call after my nephew's and we brag about how great they did. Or when we are sharing a cheese platter and are both upset with the tiny amount of bread they give you. Or while he is driving and "Baby got Back" or some other silly song is blaring, he calls to sing it to me and then says, "you should have seen my moves right now... so awesome". Or when we both drink carrot juice and think it tastes just like dessert. Or my favorite, when he calls and says "I love you... Just wanted you to know" cause I was thinking the same thing at that same moment.

We go together, its simple as that.

GrumpyPants

So, I think its pretty safe to say, My brother and I are not meshing well these days. Me being the easy, breezy baby sister, and him being the grumpy, overprotective big brother doesn't bode well for us, it seems. But today I saw something so perfect that I had to share. Grumpypants is getting married in October and I came across his engagement pictures and as I was looking through them tears started welling up in my eyes. Because my brother looks so stinkin' happy. And I haven't seen that smile, or laugh in so long. And it makes me so happy that he has someone that makes him so happy, and a perfect little boy to brighten his days. We all hoped and prayed that this day would come. And here it is. So, so happy.