Ever since mom passed away, life has been pretty tough for all of us. Each of us struggle with her loss in different ways, and some days are harder than others. But at least we’ve had each other. Let’s meet the Wall boys, shall we?
Pop is one of the most likable, funny, and easy-going guys around. He is incredibly patient, charming, and maintains a positive outlook no matter the situation – three qualities that he somehow neglected to pass along to me 🤷🏻♂️
Pop and I have been roommates for much of the last five months. We watch movies, cook dinner together, and he routinely tells me “you’ll make a great wife one day“ whenever I do the dishes 🙄
The two of us will go to a coffee shop each afternoon where I’ll bury my head in work and he’ll find new and unique ways to find something wrong with his tablet and ask me to fix it 😅
The handsome gentleman on my right is my brother, Keith. Keith is one of the most hard-working, responsible, and dedicated people I know (and I’m not just saying this because he’s now bigger than me and could easily shake me down for my lunch money) 😬
He’s wicked smart, owns a home, brews his own beer, builds things by hand, and just completed a half-marathon. If you ever wondered who’s the catch of the family, it’s unquestionably him 🤭
Each week, the three of us do family game night where Keith introduces a fun new board game. And every time, Pop will try to convince Keith to scheme against me and I will get frustrated trying to find a way to win - even if it takes the fun out of playing. And in the end, Pop will say, “you may have won, but we had fun” 😤
In truth, I think Keith lets us win every time just to make us feel better. He and Pop are smart enough to know that game night isn’t about winning or losing. A lesson I’ve yet to learn 😅
All joking aside, the truth is we’ve spent more time together over the last few months than we likely have over the last twenty years 👨🏼🦳🧔🏻♂️🧔🏻
And while moving on without the matriarch of our family has been the most difficult experience of our lives, it has at least one small silver lining:
the Wall boys have never been closer 👨👦👦