Stacey! This is so cool there is one and only one reaction I could have.. THE HAPPY DANCE! That’s right, doing it right now and starting to get a little bit dizzy. I don’t know what I would do without you and now without this blog! I have been deep in thought about how to solve this logistical issue of us being far apart, my thoughts below:

- kidnap you in the middle of the night (your nightmares are bad enough as is)
- shrink you and put you in my pocket (still working on the technology looks like a ‘08 idea)
- Call Scotty and have him “beam” you here (He isn’t available)

Back in the days of the overstuffed backpack, Stacey, you made 1/3 nerd the cool it is today. I only have known one other person that was as original and authentic as you, our brother, Art. While I tried on trends and personalities you guys didn’t need to, you already knew who you were without question. I remember Mom wondering who “the twins” really were; I surely was not like the boy who organized his hats by region and sport on his wall or the little girl who read Gone with the Wind in third grade and then returned it to her alphabetized library. As I searched and experimented my Sun and Moon were constants–leading me by example–by simply being yourselves.

I see that now. I am now in my glory as the yoga, gardening, historical-biography-reading nerd that is me. Thank you for being my constant, my guide, my best friend.

Nerds are cool and always have been.