To The Girl Who’s Brother Is All Grown Up,

Where the heck did time go? One day, you’re leaving for another year at college and the next you’re coming home for a break and he looks three feet taller than you.

My brother is four years younger than me, yet here he is, a head taller than me and makes jokes about how short I am compared to him. In our house, we have a corner of the wall in the kitchen where we record everyone’s height and we always note the date. Each time I see my brother, I feel like our dad is measuring him on the wall and every single time he has grown.

I look at him and think to myself, “where did my baby brother go?” Oh, don’t worry; he is still there, just in a bigger sized sweatshirt. Whenever I see him, he is asking me to watch the “Suite Life of Zack and Cody” or “Drake and Josh” while drinking homemade chai teas. It is our favorite past time.

I have this fear that someday he will think he is too cool for me. But then, here we are, watching shows we watched as kids together and tickling each other like the good old days. I love how I feel like no time has passed when we are together. Yes, the height difference and deeper voice can startle me at times, but my baby brother is still in there somewhere.

I have loved watching him grow and continue to grow into the man he is. He is the greatest person I know and makes me want to be better. Even though he is my little brother, I aspire to be like him in the way that he doesn't let the world get the best of him. He is always so positive and never fails to put a smile on my face.

Sitting here at home in this moment in time, watching Nickelodeon and Disney channel with him makes me feel like there is some good left in this world; as if all the bad things fade away during this 30-minute episode.

He is continually making me proud to be his sister and I feel blessed to have a little brother I can look up to (literally). Also, what teenage boy would deal with their sister constantly saying their name in a baby voice every chance she gets? That is a good brother right there.

So, to all you girls out there who’s little brother is growing up so fast, don’t worry. He may have a deeper voice and bigger size shoe, but he will always be your little brother to watch television with and goof around with as if no time has passed by. These, right here, are the little things that make life good.