The World

It’s been a couple years since my Father passed away.  Over the years, some subjects have remained raw while others have dulled and faded.

You know when you’re young and you thought you knew everything?  No one could tell you anything that you didn’t already know.  I used to be like that.  I can remember in high school when previous students that had graduated in years past would come back and talk to the current students about how good we had it and how lucky we were to be in school and only have to worry about grades and showing up.  Me and my closest friends would always make wise-ass comments about them and we just simply couldn’t believe that they were saying these things.  At the end of their “enlightened speeches” to the class they would always make the statement, “These are some of the best days of your lives….”.  As time has passed since then, I have come to realize that I have in fact they were right.  Who knew, that as teens we didn’t know everything there was in the world?

At some point in every childs’ life, it all of the sudden becomes “uncool” to be friends with your parents.  I mean you will always be “friends” with them but you aren’t going to always want to go to the movies with them, or take them out shopping with you and your friends.  Children begin to take their parents for-granted because they see them as infallible super-heroes that are always going to be around.  Unfortunately this is not the case.  These times are the most precious when the children have no worries, no stress and just be children and be with their parents.  These are the times that life long memories are made and these memories are the ones that will be most cherished.  Once the person is gone all the hopes, prayers, and begging wont be enough to bring them back.

It is today the 21st of June that we celebrate Father’s.  I would like to wish all current and soon to be father’s a happy and joyful day.  I would also like to make a plea to each and everyone of you that is reading this.  If you are fortunate enough to still have one or both of your parents alive….please give them a call or go and see them if possible and tell them just how much you love and appreciate them.  Let them know that you haven’t forgotten all the things they’ve done for you throughout your life and all how lucky you are to have them as parents.  I beg you do this because time is so precious and (speaking from experience) you may never get a second chance.  Dad, if they have the Internet in heaven (Charter CAN NOT be their provider) I hope you read this and know that we all miss you a lot.

Colin Sullivan: [to Madolyn] If we’re not gonna make it, it’s gotta be you that gets out, cause I’m not capable. I’m fucking Irish, I’ll deal with something being wrong for the rest of my life. —-The Departed 2006

This weekend got off to a bad start with four days of rain. However, things leveled out and Sunday was a very pretty, albeit windy day. Julie and I decided to spruce up the front yard some so we purchased nearly every type of plant that Lowe’s offered and then we began the process of arranging them and planting them. Who knew that arranging them could be the hardest/most stressful part of the entire process? Anyway, we working on the minor project for nearly 6 hours and now we are greeted with nice plants as you pull in. It really makes the house feel like a home.