Andy has always been a unique individual. He was the only one of my three children who did not breathe right away. It was just a little alarming to me that they were dragging out the oxygen tank for him, but he finally drew his first breath on his own. Since then, I must confess that Andy has done a lot of things that have been more than "a little alarming." He was the first one of my kids to ever break a bone (his right clavical), and the first one to ever have a concussion, (same accident, fell out of our parked van while we were taking down the balloon after a flight.) He went off on a back-packing trip all over Europe and parts of Asia in 2009 and 2010 for about five months. He was the first one of our kids to graduate from college, even though he is the youngest. He is probably the most out-going and people loving man you will ever want to know. He has his own very strong opinions, but he is not afraid to let you express yours. (Though, watch out, he is ready to argue any point.)
Andy is such a fun guy. He met lots of people on his trip and made fast friends out of them. This weekend, his birthday weekend, he is hosting some friends from Norway. He is taking them on a Viking Bar Crawl. I don't even really know what that is, but I am sure that his friends will have fun, because Andy planned it, and he knows how to have fun.
Andy has a wish to move out of the United States and be part of another culture. He took a lot of Japanese in college, at one time hoping to teach english in Japan. That, so far, has not worked out for him. He has been exploring other avenues to make his dream a reality. I have no doubt that some day he will do just that. I will miss him so much. I already do. But I want my kids to pursue their dreams and to be happy in life.
Happy Birthday, Andy!
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