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Pat began playing football in middle school. He quickly became the quarterback,
and lived his days as the star player for the Eagles. It was during this time
that Pat began to meet the girls. Up until this point, Pat had tried to keep up
his image as the tough little fighter, even around myself and the rest of our
family. However, when girls came into the equation, the façade could no longer
be upheld around some people, including myself.
I still remember those moonlit
nights when Pat would come into my room before bed. We would sit and talk for
hours each night until our eyelids started to close and we both began to fall
asleep.
One conversation that we had
while he was in ninth grade and I was in 12th still sticks out in my mind.
“Girls like romantic stuff, right?” he asked me. I told him they did. “Well,
what’s something simple I can do for a girl without scaring her away? I want to
take her to the homecoming dance.”
It was in these moments of
vulnerability and curiousness that Pat’s real self shone through. He was no
longer a tough guy, but a guy with a softer, caring romantic side to him.
Throughout the years, I saw
this side of Pat more. I saw his many layers and parts of him that Alison has
since fallen in love with. Today he is no longer a big football stud-sorry
buddy- but his muscles are still cut and his smile is still grizzly.
I am here to let Pat know that
I am happy and proud that he has found someone else to spend those moonlit
nights with, talking about life and love, his curiosities and his fears. Though
it is sad, I am happy that Pat has someone in his life now who he can share
these things with. Although it is bittersweet, there’s no woman I would rather
have him share these talks with than Alison.
Every since Pat met Alison, he
has changed. No longer is everything about himself anymore. His life is
dedicated to this wonderful woman, his new bride. Behind his roughness is an
unconditional love for someone. This is the most powerful emotion a human being
can feel.
I want to congratulate my
little brother and my new sister-in-law. Congratulations on finding the emotion
that is toughest to find. I wish you a lifetime of love and happiness.
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