As we got older we started getting closer. When I moved away to college we got a lot closer. Not sure why it wasn't until I moved out, but that's just how it was. When I would come home from Logan we would hang out and had fun! We would talk more and I'd be giving him girl advice because he was just in his first year of high school.
The years went on and we became closer and closer. His senior year was coming up and I had decided to move home for a bit to save money. As badly as I wanted to be in Logan, I knew I had to move home for more than just saving money.
It truly was a blessing in disguise. The mission age had changed, and he quickly decided he wanted to graduate early so he could get out on his mission. I kept telling him he was crazy!! Of course he wouldn't listen. I was able to make it to the majority of his games, even travel to Florida with the team.
That year he won Mr. Basketball, his team won the state AND national championships; it was the perfect time to be in Alpine with all that happening. We became closer. We would hang out and have late night chats. I would call him one of my best friends.
A month later he left for his mission. I was SO proud and excited for his new adventure in life. I knew he would grow so much spiritually. And he did.
Through that year and a half he was gone I wrote him every single week (Okay I probably missed like, one week). But he helped me see things more clearly and was always so upbeat about everything. If he was ever feeling down, he always would find the positive in any situation.
The night my parents told us kids that Nick would possibly be coming home from his mission was crazy. I was scared because of the circumstances, but also super happy to be able to see him. Especially before I left for China. It was a hard decision for him to make, and it knew the situation was serious if he was coming home from Germany. He loves that place and the people more than anything!!
He came home, we went to St. George as a family, then he had his surgery. It all happened so fast. For the two days he was in the hospital I hung out with him the entire time. Hospitals aren't the greatest places ever, but we had a lot of fun and bonded more.
In the last year and a half I have gotten a lot closer with my little brother and look up to him in so many ways! He honestly is a saint. He can go through any trial and have the biggest smile in the end. One of the first things he told me right off the plane was, "Annie, God is good." And it's true!!
He really can make a difference in anyone's life, in any situation. He is someone that I will always be able to look up to for years to come. I am so proud of Nick and his choice of going back to Germany. I bawled my eyes out like a baby this morning when I had to say goodbye over FaceTime. He will only be gone for 6 more months and I am excited for what will happen to him in his last few months there.
I love you Nick and I will see you soon.
loves.
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