Belated birthday wishes to my younger brother (it was yesterday, but he doesn't seem to care much if we actually hit the date). I can't believe you're this age! To me, you will probably always be about 14, which is the age you were when I left for college.
I know I've said this to various people, but I'm actually affected more when my brothers hit milestone birthdays that it did when I hit them. I thought I'd share a few memories of Nick as a child in honor of this momentous occasion.
Nick was usually game to do whatever I was doing, especially baking or playing card games, but if he didn't want to do something, no cajoling could convince him otherwise. He also only gave smiles when he wanted, which prompted one of our aunts to nickname him "sober socks". When he was about 3, I nicknamed him "Piglet" because it seemed like he was the partner to my Winnie the Pooh (and awfully cute and slightly round to boot), but my mom stopped that after a while because she was afraid he would get a weight complex. Of course, now Nick is the leanest and most in shape of all of us! Nick also weathered being called "Nicky" by relatives for as long as he could, only to be called "Uncle Nicky" by one of my boys a few years ago. He was kind enough to allow that - but only from a nephew!
I'll update this post with a few old pictures of Nick when I can get them scanned. Happy Birthday little brother!
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