Friday, December 31, 2010
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An empty chair
Well, the headstone is set now. Yesterday it saw its first sunrise. Today is the first big family holiday since we lost Andy. As winter sets in, I am happy that I can read the headstone from the small cemetery roadway without having to leave the warmth of the car and trudge through the snow.
I feel a slight sense of relief to have the last bit of "arrangements" complete. We delayed ordering the headstone for a while until the fundraisers were complete. (Thanks again, Ryan. Your help and hard work were amazing.)
I love this headstone, especially the bass clef music symbol. This was one of Jeff's suggestions -- a great idea. The headstone is one of the brightest in that area of the cemetery. The location is great too. I have visited the site weekly, continuing the tradition of having lunch with Andy. Sadly, I think I have more diligent since he passed.
Today is going to be hard for the whole family. As usual, we are all coming together for football, dinner, and pie. I think watching football today will be the most difficult without Andy's point-on comments mocking the Lions. The post-dinner game will miss Andy's snoring from the couch. These were my Thanksgiving traditions.
This year, in addition to the four of us, we will have my parents, my in-laws, and my brother-in-law, Jason, for dinner. Tim will be working in Cleveland today. Jeff is busy as a new daddy in Honolulu. Both of you will be in our thoughts and prayers.
We will have a chair and setting for Andy. I expect we will have more leftovers than usual too. I am not trying to start a new tradition, but I think I need it this year.
I love you brother.
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
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Saturday, July 24, 2010
All I want for Christmas (in July) is my two front teeth
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
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He came. He worked. He went home.
Uncle Jeff came back to Michigan for a couple weeks. It's still amazing to me that anyone would come to Michigan to find work. Unemployment must be BAD in Hawai'i.
Anyway, he got two jobs in his first hour in town. Yep, that's how awesome Jeff is. Reliable, trustworthy, hardworking.
He returned to Honolulu yesterday to be with the one he loves.
Mahalo, Brother.
He returned to Honolulu yesterday to be with the one he loves.
Mahalo, Brother.
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