So my brother's birthday is today, and he turned 20. Before now my twin and I have never really given anything more to my brother for his birthday than a singing card and a gift certificate to some place. To be honest I never felt the need to really have to give my brother anything for his birthday. He hardly gives my twin and me anything on ours. I have actually never given my twin anything on our Birthday or Christmas. I sometimes view that as odd, but she has also never thought about giving me anything too. I think it's because we share the same birthday, and we - I - feel like it would be like giving myself a present. Anyways, I have strayed away from the point. So until two days ago, my sis and I have never felt compelled to give my brother anything more than a funny, singing card(cause you know those are the best). Well for some reason this week my sis has be acting really nice instead of her usual sarcastic, say what I feel, self. Not that she isn't nice from time to time, but she's never nice all week. I feel like I just jinxed it, it's only Wednesday, she still has a few days to go back to normal. Well she came up with the idea that we should give our brother an iPod. We both found it weird that since we've been in the 8th grade we have always had an iPod, and our brother has never had one. He's nearly 2 years older than us, and has never had an iPod. I find this quite shocking because what kid doesn't have an iPod or at least wants one. But no, my brother never asked our mom for one for Christmas or any of his birthdays. He didn't even ask this year, which I understand, he's 20 with a job, so he can buy his own iPod instead of asking mommy. My sis and I have been asking for one since we were in the 7th grade. We've had every kind of the shuffle, from the first one to the colorful ones that clip on. We finally upgraded from the shuffle to the nano on our 17 birthday, and I for one don't really care to get a different one. I like the one I have now just fine. Anyways, my sister in a moment of weakness(we were at Wal-Mart, when do you never want to buy something from there) said we should get him his first iPod. Up until this point, our brother has had other ways to listen to music. He's always had a phone that he could hook up to his laptop and download songs onto, but recently he got a new phone(and his own plan), and no longer can put music on it. He also has gotten into mountain biking and running a lot. We thought the new iPod shuffle would be perfect for him since it clips on, and he wouldn't have to buy a thing to strap it around his arm. I actually thought he needed an iPod because I saw the iTunes gift cards and thought about future gifts. I wanted to get him one that day, but he had to have an iPod first in order for me to go back to normal birthday presents. Again, to be perfectly honest, my sis paid for the iPod. I'm broke because I have to buy a $1200 laptop for school(and yes I have tried to find a cheaper one, believe me this is the cheapest one that is on the list that they gave me, I'm required to have a certain computer) and have to save most of my money so I'll have it when I go purchase my laptop. It wasn't the most expensive gift in the world, $55 plus tax. It's the thought that counts, remember that people. Also as my sis put it, "He can't have one better than us," well not until he buys his own. He didn't expect anything except the usual funny, singing card, which we still got. We also got him a yummy cake, and it really was delicious, and our mother cooked him dinner. This was all 2 days ago because my brother decided to spend his birthday with friends instead of family. I don't care, I was surprised he was home 2 days ago. So, as my twin and I have told our brother, this may be the last time that we do this sort of thing. Our niceness is rare, well my sis's more than mine, way more. He actually does like his new iPod. Bonus, he doesn't have to download iTunes because we already got it, and most of the kind of music he listens to is already on there! I think we did well, and just to let you know, my sis owed me money, and I told her that she didn't have to pay me back she could just say that was my part of paying for the gift. So there I did actually, kind of, buy it too. Whatever. I just hope he returns the favor. I expect a really big care package when I go away to college. It's the least he could do.
Adios,
Alisha
