#7 - Dan

Dan's the man, what can I say? :] But really, I think I know Dan better than I know my own brother. I've known him almost as long- he introduced me to the Kozys the summer before kindergarden, plus he was Danny then haha. We've had the same experiences with living in two churches, and I'm starting to think Dan's has been a lot more like mine than I would've guessed. Sometimes it's hard to tell if he as an opinion at all because he's always so optimistic and nice, I haven't heard a mean word out of him in the past three years. That's something I really, REALLY admire, and Dan is one of maybe three people I know who've mastered it. He's also one of thee most supportive people alive, seriously, walking home and filling Dan in on my day just brightens it :]. We'll just be chatting and he'll make some comment that connects the situation to english class and it'll be hilarious. And- I just realized this, as I'm hanging out muching swiss cheese and typing this hah- I usually do most of the talking. He's perfectly content to just listen and throw in his two cents instead of pushing his problems on me- not that I don't like helping people, I really do, but I'm sure that's how Dan would see it. Actually I'm not sure if Dan even has any problems. He just hangs out and is perfectly content with everything and is always, always, ALWAYS enjoying life. That might be the thing I admire most about anybody alive, just that simple easy ability to enjoy. God has used Dan to reassure me that not all people are fickle and change in an instant and I don't have to watch my steps all the time to make sure I don't make someone angry. He's (God, I mean) also teaching me that sometimes it's better to just be silent, smile, and shrug it off- the walk home is long enough :]