The One with Thing 6

What is the hardest thing you have ever experienced?

Well I am a grad student so I could pick a few things.  Graduate level tests, oral presentations in front of a committee of faculty members, etc. while serving as RS president and planning a wedding.  Yeah, that was crazy and probably the most exhausting thing I’ve ever done.

The hardest thing I’ve been through emotionally would have to be watching the decline of my oldest brother.  I used to really look up to Dave.  He’s ten years older than me and when I was little he would let me ride around in his truck and take me to Dairy Queen.  I thought he was so handsome and the coolest guy ever.  Of course I now realize that a lot of those cherished memories were his attempts to pick up girls using his adorable little sister.  Funny thing is, it worked.  Often.  Especially at Disneyland which I didn’t mind because I got to ride all the big kid rides.  When I was 11 though the rose colored glasses broke and the past 17 years(!) now have been pretty tough.  Dave has made some pretty bad decisions and it’s hard watching someone you love do that to their self.  It’s even harder watching your parents suffer because of the decisions of their child and the effects it has on your family as a whole.  There have been a few times when I thought he was going to change but I guess rock bottom is still a little further down.