my loopy poopy

this past weekend was my little sisters (she's only 2 years younger) leah's bachelorette party. she's getting married in a month. to the man of her dreams. honestly, until she met brandon, i didnt really think shed get married. like, seriously. and she really didnt think it was her thing, either. she always had serious boyfriends, though. in middle school- it was jonathan grogan-i think they dated for like 2 years. then it was blake in high school. my parents loved him. he drove me crazy. he was so ugly.(ew.) in college it was brian, then chris. they dated for quite a while. chris even babysat for jae sometimes. he was an education major at UW-O-great with kids. he and leah loved a lot of the same things. he got leah-and myself, ultimately into biking, and running. they liked the same music, tattoos, art, being different. my parents and fellow sisters kinda thought that chris was maybe 'the one.' i think for a while leah maybe even thought chris was 'the one.' but i knew better. dont get me wrong, chris was a GREAT guy. still is. sweet kid. good head on his shoulders. but he and leah, they are waaayyy too much alike. and not good for each other. too moody-for each other, anyway. and then there was brandon. it was really funny because i vividly remember when leah first told me about this brandon guy. she didnt really know him but thought he was cute. he was goofy. he liked hip hop. she liked punk. he wore polyester and clothes that he had from the 6th grade. he wore 'bling' and huge fake chains for 'fun'. he and his friends would 'dress up' and go out. they were absolutely crazy. he played volleyball at UW-O. He, too, was an education major at the college. he was in some of the same classes that chris was in. when she talked about him, shed get all giggly about him-leah NEVER got giggly about ANYONE. THATs when i knew he was different. they started talking and when they started dating, shed actually show public displays of affection. WHOA! this was new. leah was not an overly affectionate person-period-even with her boyfriends. he was the first boy to not put up with her crap. this is when i knew he was 'the one.' i often wonder if i knew he was 'the one' before they did. seriously. i really do. leah and i have always been 'close'-being in that we are only 2 years apart, but thru high school, we had that love-hate relationship. it was definitely more hate, but if anybody ever messed with my little sister, watch out...after i graduated is, of course, when we began to become closer. i consider her my best friend now. we arent as close now that i have my 2 kids and my boyfriend, and she her fiance and career, but when push comes to shove, she means the world to me. we get on each others nerves at times-but we're sisters....that never changes. :) she will always be my loopy poopy. she has grown to be such an amazing woman-and i think will be an even finer wife. and maybe even someday mom. i love you poop.