Heeee’ssss BACK!

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This is my wonderful friend, Bryan. He has been in and out of my life since 1990 and has seen me through some crazy parts in my life.

I met Bryan when I worked at KEWB in Redding as a DJ. Bryan was the news guy. He was more friends with Dan, but we could talk. Then he moved back to Barstow and I remember that day like it was yesterday. Our program director played “Goodbye Stranger” as he talked about Bryan’s time with B94 and wished him well on his new adventure.
I would have never guessed 22 years later we would still be friends and how big his adventure would be.

Back in 1992 he called Dan to see if he could crash on the couch for a couple of days while he took an interview at the news station in town and of course we agreed. Bryan never left. It was fun having him stay with me because Dan worked out of town and Bryan was much better company than the dog I had convinced Dan I must have. A week turned into a month and then a few more went by and one day Bryan and I decided we should just rent a house. That is what we did. We sat down and pulled out a newspaper and found a house, rented it, moved all our stuff in. This all happened in the span of about 2 days. Dan was out of town so when he came home we had to give him directions to where we now lived.
I got married, he was there. I got pregnant and he had to suffer through me freaking out that NO ONE, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES was allowed to cook ground beef if I was in the house. NO ONE was allowed to wear cologne. NO ONE was allowed to even mention the fact they could hear me throwing up for hours on end.
We decided we needed a new house and we moved again, with Bryan packing up all his stuff and finding the room he liked best, even if it was right next to the nursery.
He learned to not bring Hostess Cherry Pies home unless he wanted to be mauled before he could get the wrapper off. He took it all in stride when I would call his work in a near panic because there was a Pepsi and Snickers bar and the fridge and if I didn’t eat it at that exact moment, my child might come out sideways as revenge.

Then Kara was born and he was the first non-family member to hold her. He said, “Hello, Kara Bear. I’m your uncle Bryan.” and he watched her as she learned how to roll over and the fear and excitement showed every time she tried something new. “DID YOU SEE THAT?”

Then he decided it was time to move to into Sacramento and then to SF and my heart broke, but I was also happy to start my life as well.
I knew my days of musicals, ballets, opera and crazy foreign films were over.

We have kept in touch through the years and thank you Facebook for allowing me to watch my friend Flash Mob to Janet Jackson. I cried with pride as I watched him go through his classes and finally seeing him on his big day.
That is one thing I have always been when it comes to Bryan, is proud. He’s a good man that I wish only the best that life has to offer. He is a dreamer, poet, a comedian, writer…a dear friend.

He had been more in contact with me now that he is moving back to Sacramento. My hope for him is that he settles into his life here, he finds his spot that makes him find all the peace his life needs and that he meets the man of his dreams because no one deserves love more than my friend, Bryan. He has a huge heart and so much to offer.

Welcome home, buddy!