Fridays with Matty

I found this little gem on my family's computer today. I wrote it October 2004 :)
Matty will forever be my hero.

My Hero

            This 19 year old kid who loves to scuba dive, and jump out of planes, could actually be taken down by something as small as a peanut! You see my hero is highly allergic to nuts, which is crazy, because he is a NUT!! My brother Matt Bernhisel is the best brother anyone could have. He always seems to be the life of the party. I remember when we were in Hawaii, we were on a boat and by the time we got off everyone knew his name even the captain! Or when we were in California and we were just getting to sleep when we heard the door open and Matt had started down the elevator sleepwalking! Sometimes he even comes up to me and will ask me at 11 O’clock at night to go to a movie.

            He stands out in a crowd, not only because he is pretty tall, but he always has either REALLY blond hair or black hair. He is always smiling like he has a million bucks and is always real talkative.

            Matt was always the one to start new words and have everyone say them. We would all laugh at him because the words were so strange but then I would start to hear the words at my school! My family is quite into music, but we have never EVER been in to country music. However, one day my brother came home and was singing country music!? We now all love Shania Twain!

 Matt never has really been scared of anything except a shot, but for some reason jumping out of  a plane doesn’t scare him. He has gotten so many opportunities and has taken them all. I don’t know if I could ever jump out of a plane but I am sure he will make me when I am older.

            Sometimes when my family has not had a good day or someone hasn’t had a good day Matt always seemed to brighten up their life. His personality just seems to get to you. He has an awesome voice and loves to sing.

            Matt is such a hero to me for a lot of reasons but the main one is that he is spending his life right now on a mission in Argentina with people less fortunate than us, and preaching the gospel. Another reason he is my hero is because he always included me in things. He would take me to movies or dinner or help me with my homework, even when he didn’t want to.  He is such a good example to me and I want to be just like him.  My 19 year old brother is a nut but I am crazy about him!

 

 

Love, and Miss Matty...

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