he is taller than me, only by about 4 inches, and he is twice my age, but somehow he manages in his superior height and age never to look down upon me... i think that is what i love about him most... he is not always in the best of moods, and when he is angry he just gives me a nod and tells me to stay out of the way... we work together everyday, and yet there are still so many things that i dont know about him...

isnt it funny how you can spend everyday of your summer with a person and still not really know them... it makes me sad, not only because i respect him soo much, but because i truly do love him... he is like an older brother to me, and i know that if anything ever happened to me that he would be there... he isnt the greatest at expressing his feelings, but i know how he feels just by looking at him... he knows me, he knows about my ambitions, my passions, and dreams... i can stand there and tell him about what i want in my future, and what i want to achieve, and no matter how far out there it may seem to the rest of the world, he thinks i can do it... he doesnt laugh at me, sometimes he smiles, and looks at me and says
"you do that kid, you do that..."
and i know in the way he smiles that he isnt making fun of me... he truly does believe in me... i think that is important, everyone should have someone to tell their dreams too, and everyone should have someone that truly believes in them... i find that i can believe in myself more, and trust myself and reach farther and higher when someone is there that believes in me...

i just hope that someday i can have someone that tells their dreams to me, and i can back them up, just like he does for me... i would be honored to by trusted with the dreams and ambitions of another... and if i could help them achieve their dreams, that would be even better...

much love,

katie