Kevin...

So recently Kevin wrote a very touching blog post about me for our birthday. I'm a little behind in writing my post about him and I will apologize that it probably won't be as well written as his was. Nevertheless, let's begin!

So, Kevin always responds to the question: "What's it like to have a twin?" with "What's it like to not have a twin?" which is a pretty good response. When people ask me what it's like to have a twin I tell them this:

"It's like constantly having a best friend who you can talk to, play with, and likes all the same things you do."

No really, Kevin has been that for me all my life. There has never been a time that we weren't on good terms. That's not to say that sometimes he doesn't drive me slightly bonkers or that he's the perfect brother but that's what makes him not me, which is a very good thing.

I often tell people that Kevin and I differ because while we were both in the womb certain traits or talents would drop down and we wrestled for every single one often tearing the trait into (usually) two uneven proportions. Let me tell you about the things I admire about Kevin!

First of all, Kevin speaks his mind and he's very open about things. He'll frequently open his heart to people early on with any kind of relationship. Second, Kevin is so much more social than I am. It is true that Kevin and I act totally different at social outings and people who know us well come to expect that Kevin will say a lot and I'll say hardly anything. I wish I was good at conversations. I always try to do double dates with Kevin because he's so good at coming up with questions. Seriously, the last time I dated a girl for a prolonged period of time (even to this day) I never even found out what her favorite color was. I mean, that's like Stake Dance basics!! Speaking of dancing, Kevin definitely has better moves than I do. He's a much better dancer and he remembers a lot of the moves and steps that I forget too quickly. And he can shimmy!

Another one of Kevin's talents is his ability to sing. Holy cow, I really wish I had a voice like Kevin's when it comes to singing. Sure, I like being a bass but whenever we're singing Broadway or movies around the piano or singing along with our CDs I have to keep dropping out because I can't sing as high and as well as he can. Kevin is simply awesome. Did I mention that he has always been able to draw better than I can? Now he'll argue that I'm the better artist but that's because I have the patience to make my drawings look really detailed and cool, but Kevin whips out this amazing creations so easily I sometimes get super jealous. He can draw and come up with original monster ideas, he can create new characters and put them into actions poses that actually look natural and excellent-- like the tiniest step below paid professionals.

Perhaps the greatest thing about Kevin is that he "gets it." There are so many people in this world that just don't get it. Kevin tries to understand people, Kevin understands how things work, how they should work and how to make things better. He's a really good guy. He's nice to everyone, he views and treats girl with so much respect and he's freaking hilarious! He can always make me smile (a certain segment of Goofy Movie works every time).

There's a lot more I could say about Kevin but my blogs are supposed to have short entries and this was one well worth writing and deserves to be as long as it is. Thanks Kevin for all you do for me! Love ya bro!