The Vinster

My younger brother has had many nicknames over the years. A few of my favorites include (but are not limited to): The Vinster, Vince, Vin, Buddy, Diesel, Dragon, (and my personal favorite) Cinco. But today, Vincent Harold La'anui Petrulo became a soldier of the U.S. Army and I couldn't be prouder.



Over the years, Vinnie has always been a constant member at the Petrulo household. Being the youngest of four kids, it was weird to come home to find that Vinnie was off somewhere. My other siblings and I were so excited to find that he had been to a few parties during his senior year of high school. He was such a shy kid, that him having friends over at the house was a rare occurrence.

Even my first memories of Vinnie were always that of him being the brother to be there to welcome us home. When I went of to kindergarten with Josh back in Columbia Heights, MN, Josh and I would have to walk to the bus stop and we could see Vinnie's little arm waving us on as he stayed home to play.




Now when I come home, his guitars are all packed up, his X-box is on loan to a friend, and the bathroom is surprisingly clean.

What I'm trying to say here is that I already miss him. He's going off to do great things with his career in the army, and I'm super excited to see what he'll be like when he comes back.