I love me some hip hop and R&B. There was a great song in the early 90s called “Who do you Luv?” by one of my favorite artists, LL Cool J.

For me this time of year is about Love, family and friends.

I love so many people and I’d like to share about one in particular during this season of gratitude.

I love my brother, Brent. I remember being four years old and my parents told me I was going to have a brother. I didn’t really know what that meant at the time. When my mom came home from the hospital, my brother was giggling and smiling. He was chubby and cute as hell. When he was 8 or 9, I tortured him and his best friend Donnie by making them fight one another. It was pretty sad. Now he’s bigger and stronger so I watch my mouth and hope he doesn’t plot revenge.

We are four years apart so our peer groups never overlapped until recently. Now, my brother and I are men with jobs, responsibilities and partners. We’re pretty good friends too. We adventure together, talk about surfing, business, and life. He is moving to New York after the holidays for an indefinite period of time. I will miss him. I already do. New York will be awesome. He’s ready to take a bite out of the big apple. New York will love him. I’m proud of my brother and proud to be his brother. Brent I’m grateful you are my brother and wishing you an awesome adventure on the East coast.

To all of you out there during this time of graditude, who do you love? Tell me and them about it. Spead Love!

My Brother and I and our best friends.

Love … Luke