My girls absolutely love their cousin, Jerryn. He stopped by today on his way home from JSU. His last class had been cancelled and so he wanted to stop in and see us. He has lit my life up for over 18 years now. I love him as my own. We have always been so close. I still remember picking him up from preschool when I would get out of class in high school. I couldn't wait to see his little face waiting on me to pick him up and for him to share the stories of childhood. We would then go to McDonalds to play and eat ice cream or some other silly activity. He has always been so special to me. All the funny times we have shared just seem to stay right with me. Like times at the beach when he yelled all the way across the parking lot to tell a guy, "My aunt thinks your hot!" and seriously embarrassed his aunt. Watching him go through school...baseball games, dances, basketball, all that has come to an end for high school. Now, he's really growing up. Making plans for a future, that I pray is easy and wonderful. He deserves so very much and I know if he works hard at it, he can accomplish anything. I am so very proud of the young man he is becoming. He is never ashamed to be with all of us even when his 3 and 7 year old niece are climbing all over him. He loves them just as they love him. I love to see this connection between the 3 of them. It warms my heart. I can't wait to see what life holds for him.