Now let me introduce you to the star of this show, Nick. My little buddy isn't so little anymore. He's as tall as me now. I've got him on poundage but he might have me on strength. He has always been such a brave kid, from the minute I knew him. Me and his Dad used to take him all over the place with us on our adventures into the wilderness and he never batted an eye. He loved it. He was all boy, all the time. I'm going to talk more and more about him later, but for now...this is Nick;
Now onto his Father, Mark. I met this gentle giant in High School. Okay Summer School. It was the summer after our Freshman year, so obviously we weren't model students during they normal school year. Myself, I was more into comic books, girls, and witticisms than schoolwork. Mark was more into lifting weights and reading about how to lift more weights, and girls of course. I'm not sure how we hooked up, but when you are both among the biggest kids in school, you either end up fighting each other or becoming friends somehow, so it was bound to happen. We stayed friends long after high school, and eventually ended up becoming roommates for a time, and then for some reason he was asked to be the Best Man at our wedding, with Nick being the ring bearer. Again...more on him later. I could fill this blog with stories about him and I just might...but here he is;

PS...that picture of Mark was taken over a thousand years ago, he is much uglier now...as am I.
3 comments:
I'm glad that Mark and Nic are no longer anonymous. It's great to see a recent picture of Nic. I was still picturing him as a little boy.
Oops---sorry Nick.
I feared you had been talking about Mark and Nick. I remember the little man at your wedding-- what a doll. The anonymous prayers I have been sending north will now have a name attached. Mark, I wish you strength and peace, if that is at all possible right now. God is good and you have a whole team of people surrounding you with prayers and uplifting thoughts. God bless.
Amanda (Anderson) Amiel
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