#goldenboy

The purpose of this post is to send a little virtual merry to my cousin, Jay.

He’s currently in Kuwait – doing Air Force-y things since he can fly really BIG planes. Originally scheduled to be deployed in time for a Christmas Eve homecoming, we sadly just learned he’ll be spending Christmas in Kuwait and won't be home until December 30^th. Though we’re thankful he’s safe and sound (and treating the news with good humor and spirit), it still a big ol' fat bummer.

I was just going to write an email for his eyes only, but then I realized that’d be pretty selfish of me. Everyone should know how much the Golden Boy (as his twelve siblings lovingly refer to him as, moreso his mom) rocks.

Here’s why:

-          He makes fun of each of his sisters with ease and when doing so, they each seem to have the same voice. It’s uncanny.

-          He jumped on board immediately when his sister Meghan and I thought it would be HYSTERICAL and necessary to say the word hashtag then add a fun trending topic of the moment. It’s not just for Twitter anymore. #nevergetsold

-          At cousin Emily’s wedding, he was smart enough to declare: “I am NEVER missing a Blinn wedding” then promptly got engaged so the next wedding would be his.

-          He was a Rangers fan before they were good. He’s a Rangers fan still and is especially happy they are good.

-          He was smart enough to spot something special in a girl named Kendall early on. Then even smarter still to decide to keep her forever.

-          He doesn’t mind people calling him “Jaybo” out loud.

-          He’s sacrificed for this great country and kept any complaints he has to a minimum.

-          He’s a Blinn and therefore it’s in our blood to be awesome.

So here’s to you, Jaybo.

Happy holidays, kiddo. 

#theresalwaysnextyear (says the Cubs fan)

With 3 of the 4 sisters and yours truly.

The night #hashtag was born into our spoken vocab.