Volleyball - This is one that we actually laugh about often. I not sure how many years ago this was, but it was before Betsy became even slightly athletic, because if we would have had her even at half-speed, we would have won. Anywho, Alex was home one time and in his over-confident, arrogant way challenged all of us to volleyball game and then bet that he would win, 1 vs. 5 1/2 (Betsy really was of no help). And we did. Now, if you knew Alex, you should picture him laughing, bragging, and running around in extreme pride. Haha, it was great.
Swine Flu - Last year I started college in Minneapolis and Alex was still working at Hennepin County Medical Center. The first week of classes I got really sick and at the same time Swine Flu was spreading through the dorms. I self-diagnosed myself and concluded that I did, in fact, have swine flu. So, I called my mom telling her how sick I was (it was actually pretty bad) and that I for sure had the swine. She called Alex and told him to set me up with an appointment and figure it all out. He informed me that I did not have swine flu - and I was so mad at him, haha I remember telling my mom, "He doesn't know, he's not a doctor!". I was mad not because I wanted swine flu, my goodness no, but now I can't actually remember why.. Anyways, Alex called me and told me he would be at my dorm in a bit with medicine for me to take. I didn't know that he was working...so when I came out he had the ambulance (lights flashing) and was in his uniform. He went to the pharmacy, brought me medicine, gave me instructions and such and told me I was fine. I was so embarrassed, but so proud. I had never really seen him at work in Minneapolis, so that was really cool. Every time I see an HCMC ambulance (so like 7 times a day) I think of that. In a few days I was fine..and I didn't have swine flu.
Dominoes - This one is actually pretty old, but I still laugh about it. One of my mom's best friends from high school was staying here and my parents gave up their room for her to stay in. Alex, Josh, and I were not exactly the biggest fans of hers and I think it's safe to say that she didn't really like us then either. I'm not sure how long she was here, but one day she slept in forever, which was probably 1, but in kid time it seemed like the longest time. We thought it was time that she wake up and the obvious solution was for us to do it. We decided that we would make dominoes out of video tapes, with the final destination being the bedroom door. Oh, and I remember that we asked our mom for permission - she was totally okay with this whole plot. We gathered every single tape in our house, which included going into the attic and finding those. It was awesome, we lined the hallway with tapes, twisted them about. For some reason I remember that the stairs were involved, which I don't think is entirely possible - but I remember that, so let's go with it. Our dominoes creation was finally finished, we set it off, and then ran away. She woke up (so it was successful) and she was not happy (once again, successful) and left soon after (3 for 3). We were terrible.
Graduation - This is a two for one deal. At Alex's graduation, he gave a speech and led everyone in prayer - SO cool. But, the funniest part to us, was that he started off with, "No, I am not an honor student." Haha, oh Alex. At my graduation, he came home, which was always cool. Even if he was only here for a day, it was still great to have him back here. Now, I was an honor student, so I was too giving a speech. Alex wanted me to include a few lines thanking him and crediting him for my success. Alex, didn't know this, but I went up to my room to edit my speech and add him in there. I wasn't going to credit him for my academic success, because if you knew Alex, well, you would know that just didn't line up. But, I was going to credit him for other parts of my life. The only reason that it didn't make the cut was because I didn't want the other three to be jealous - but, I think it's safe to say that he's the one that has impacted me the most.
Presents - This one is old too, way back to when I played with Barbies. And I just got in trouble for this one...three days ago. One Christmas, Alex had figured out where our parents had hidden the presents, which changed every year. They were gone for a bit one day, so Alex brought me to the basement to see them all. He let me open only one present and I think he got to look at one as well. We carefully peeled the tape back and didn't tear the paper so we could reassemble the presents. I got a Barbie! Haha, I was happy..pretty certain that it had purple and blue hair. And, I'm not sure which one he looked at, I was slightly distracted. We put them back together and left the crime scene. Years later, I told my Betsy who three days ago RATTED me out to my mom! That was interesting phone call to receive.
Moorhead - This is actually the last time I saw Alex and I think it is quite fitting. In October, Alex was moving to Moorhead and I was coming home for the weekend. I followed Alex in his car and he drove the U-Haul. The whole following thing was going pretty well for the majority of the drive from Minneapolis, but right when we got into Fargo-Moorhead, I lost him or he drove faster. So, I get lost or take the wrong exit or something. He calls me and leads me to Josh's apartment - our ultimate destination. In order for me to not get lost this time, they were both standing on the side of the road - and they were laughing. Haha, slightly embarrassing, but this moment was so..right. It was me getting lost, needing help, and having my older brothers solve the problem and laughing at me in the process- I would have it no other way.
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