Your birthday check is coming!!

So today is my older brothers 29th birthday and no this is not a new tradition of mine but since he is living in China this is the only way to wish him a happy birthday. Since we were only 2 years apart, growing up we were always close and stayed up talking a lot of nights. I have many memories of Andrew my mom and I staying up late just talking, we still do this when we are together though that is rare now. He has always loved to bug people and make them mad at him but somehow they always ended up liking him and forgiving him quickly. There were also the times where we would stay up talking and I would tell him something about a friend and the next day he would yell what I said to that girl as he was skating away on his rollerblades laughing. (rollerblades were the cool way to get around in middle school) leaving me in that akward situation. He has dated a lot of my friends and I know half my friends have had crushes on him at one time or another. ( you can all admit it now that you are happily married)
We both love music and when we like a new song like to play it frequently until everyone is sick of it. I even named my child after him although Ben hates his name Benjamin Andrew and will never admit that that is his name and he always claims that he gave it back to Uncle Andrew. Andrew always has and I'm sure will always tease my kids to the point of almost crying, I think this was how we were raised and now it's pretty hard offend me or really bother me and hopefully it will make my kids stronger.
I always knew I would like whoever Andrew married so when he was dating a couple girls that I didn't really like that much I wasn't suprised when they eventually broke up. When he found Kimi and I got to know her I knew that she would be great for him and I loved her bluntness and always honest answers. She never acted fake and I knew that she would be able to put up with him and all his habbits that gross his sisters out. I also always thought we would have kids together and hopefully we will have 1 together eventually. So Happy Birthday Andrew, I wish you were here so we could go out to Sushi Brokers for your birthday and stay up late talking but since you are in China have a yummy bowl of fish soup and bean filled icecream bar. Also come home after this year..............China has no nieces.