Baby of the Family

The Family on my Graduation Day
Joey - Monica - Mom - Me - Dad - Jessica - Matt - (Liz is missing)

My family is a big part of my life, and since I haven't done so yet, I'm going to use this blog to formally introduce the Boyer clan. My parents are Donny and Jeannie Boyer. My dad is a carpenter, and my mom is a nurse. I have three older siblings, 2 brothers and 1 sister.

My oldest brother, Matt, is 28. He works as an agronomist for a crop chemical company in Guthrie Center, Iowa. He is currently working on completing his thesis for his Master's degree from Iowa State University. Matt is an avid hunter and is completely and helplessly addicted to caffeine. On October 29th, Matt will be marrying Liz Hageman. Matt and Liz have been dating since 2004, so it's about time they tie the knot. Liz is currently getting her doctorate in kinesiology from ISU.

Joey is 26 and works as an engineer for John Deere in Cedar Falls. Joey loves to cook and he ran in last year's Chicago marathon. He married Monica Carolan the weekend of Orange EXCELeration. She works in marketing at the Waverly Health Center. Up until two weeks ago, Joey and Monica lived in Waverly only 1/2 a block from campus, but they just moved into a house in Cedar Falls.

My sister, Jessica, will turn 21 in 1 month and 1 day. (She is very excited!) She is a junior at Loras College in Dubuque, and will be transferring to Allen College in June to complete the 3+1 nursing program. Sometimes people will mistake Jessica and I for twins even though we don't think we look anything alike. Jessica has a boyfriend of over a year who was a 2011 graduate of Wartburg's computer science program. He lives in Des Moines, so she spends lots of weekends there!

We also have 3 dogs: Kujo, Gunner, and Rebel. My dad sometimes refers to his favorite dog, Rebel, as his youngest child. Its pathetic really.

Anyway...with all these older family members, I am the baby of the family! Sometimes this is a blessing, and sometimes it's a curse. Here's a breakdown of the pros and cons of being the youngest.

Pros                                                                            Cons
-My siblings had to drive me around everywhere            - I now have to be my siblings' DD
-I could get them in trouble by tattling                            - They got revenge by beating me up afterwards
-My mom made them play with me                                - They always won
-They babysat me                                                         - They told me scary stories so I couldn't sleep
-I had them to protect me from other kids                      - They teased and taunted me more than anyone!
-I got babied by everyone                                             - No one takes me seriously now that I'm older
-I got to be an only child after they moved out               - Being an only child when you're 16 is no fun
-I'm cuter 'cause I'm the baby                                        - They're "wiser" 'cause they're older (not true!)