January 31, 2008
Great News!!
My brother Jeff is about 11 years older than I am. Growing up, between the age difference and the fact that he’s my father’s son from a previous marriage, we never really spent time together back in those days. He went off to college when I was still extremely young, and then really didn’t know each other until I got into college and beyond.
It’s somewhat of a shame, as we both have very similar outlooks on life (in beliefs/values, in politics, and in what we think is wrong with California), and we’ve grown to get along like, well, brothers. Then, we’ve both gotten married, and our wives are thick as thieves! He’s got a son nearly two years old, and we’ve got Wyatt, and yet because we live in SoCal and they live in Texas, we nearly never see each other.
But all that’s about to change. Jeff is in the Marines, and he knew his potential next station would put him in either Hawaii or San Diego (with Okinawa as a third choice). We found out last night that they’re moving to San Diego!
So we’re pretty excited. Since we live in the very south end of Orange County, it’s likely that we’ll only be about an hour or so from each other, regardless of where in the San Diego area they settle. I can see our wives really getting together quite a bit, and for Wyatt to have little Jack around to play with will be a lot of fun. We even got Jeff a homebrewing kit for Christmas, and maybe he’ll join in some of our brewing operation here locally.
All in all, for someone who absolutely hated the idea of moving back to California from Georgia, it’s turning out well. I’m in a great job, have a wonderful baby, have a great wife (and having her family close by is extremely helpful), and now some of my own family is making their way out here. All I need now is to wait for the housing market to tank sufficiently enough to buy a condo, and I think it’ll come together.
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First priority: get him brewing!
Brad, sounds like life is good. It’s always nice to have some family around. Wyatt will love having his cousin to play with.