My brother Rob, a.k.a. HR (Handsome Rob), has been asking when I’m going to start blogging again. I think of things I could post rather frequently, but somehow I never manage to sit down and actually post them. And now it’s been so long that I don’t even know where to start. So I’ve decided to roast pay tribute to the only person who seems to miss my ramblings — Rob.
Rob is significantly younger than I. In fact, Rob turned 5 right after I started my first year of college. I recently came across this note that he sent me at school:
- “Hi Missy How ya doin I miss ya Love Robby”
Awww. Isn’t that so cute? He must have forgiven me for the haircut I gave him only weeks before school started. Mom was in the hospital having baby Jeffrey so I thought I’d help her out by cutting Rob’s hair. I’d never given a haircut before, but how hard could it be with clippers? Did you know that you are supposed to attach an extension on the clippers before you begin? Did you know that your subject will be bald if you don’t? Um, yeah. Rob was bald. But hey, that much longer before he needed another haircut, right? Sadly, I have no photos of that event. Fortunately, he’s had great hair ever since.
As if great hair wasn’t enough, Rob is very stylish as is demonstrated in this never-before-seen photo:
Is that classy or what? Even from a young age he has demonstrated an impeccable fashion sense. Today you’re more likely to see him in a cardigan sweater or a frightening clever t-shirt.
Another great quality is that he loves loved cats. We had a cat which was the runt of the litter and rather ugly and so we named him Yoda. Rob loved Yoda! And from the photo, it looks like feelings were mutual. This is how they slept pretty much every night:
I’m wondering if Rob’s love for cats ended when Yoda ran away one year on his birthday.
Oh, and Rob is very talented/clever. That can be aptly demonstrated by this amazing hat he created. Again, his sense of style leaves me speechless.
Rob is the self-proclaimed “favorite uncle” to my kids.
It’s obvious they love him!
Rob is also an ultimate frisbee pro, killer bunnies champion, and amazing family historian. It’s no wonder we put up with him love him as much as we do!
Julie Hemmert says:
Hey! He is not the only one who has wondered where you were and what you were doing. It is a nice tribute though. Keep those posts coming!
Rob/Robby/HR says:
Hi MiSSY HOW YA DOIN I MiZZ YA LOVE RObbY
kristin says:
Wow….I’m sure glad I didn’t beg you to get back on the blogging scene!!
Kellen says:
Missy, you run a fan-blog for Rob’s blog? I can’t believe I didn’t discover this before now! While I commend you for enumerating all the great qualities Robert has, your post failed to mention Rob’s one weakness: socks. Surely you have noticed that no matter what the weather, Rob always wear’s his chaco sandals. Socks (combined with the deadly closed toed shoe) are HR’s kryptonite. This has always been the case. When we were roommates I used to put shoes on him in his sleep just to test his strength. One time I put workboots on him and he ended up in the hospital. I thought this would be an interesting point to any Rob based discussion.
missystowell says:
Kellen,
Because I live 27 hours away from Rob, I have not been witness to his sandal wearing ways. It seems I only see him in the Summer when sandals don’t raise eyebrows. Thank you for the insight. It’s good to get such a well-rounded look at HR even if that exposes more of his oddities.
Tanya says:
Ahhh, now I see why HR directed me to your blog today. Our conversation went something like this.
Rob “Have your read Missy’s blog lately?”
Me “No, she never updates it.”
Rob “She updated it. You should read it.”
Does this mean we should add vanity to his many admirable attributes?
Rob says:
Love you too, Tanya…
Melissa King says:
This was an amazing post! It made me laugh and laugh! I totally remember your kitty “Yoda”. So cute. And that picture of Rob in his styling outfit from the 80’s. That was fabulous! And the hair cutting story- hahahaha! Thanks for the laugh and memories…