There is not a day that goes by that I don’t think of you.  I miss your face, voice and infectious smile ♥️  

I pray you are resting in peace. know you are missed and loved so much.  

Love you always and forever 

Your Auntie Carol

We were all standing around. Sgt Sherer was quizzing us Joes on General Knowledge, when all of a sudden my buddy Wilhlem (who was our Stryker driver at the time) yells from up front with the Styker's hood open: "HEY SGT SHERER! HOW DO YOU-" He never even finished his sentence. Sgt Sherer yelled back: "SGT SHERER ISN'T HERE RIGHT NOW. BUT IF YOU LEAVE YOUR NAME AND A BRIEF MESSAGE I'LL GET BACK WITH YOU AS SOON AS I CAN."

We all started laughing as he started to turn around with a big smile on his face. By all accounts there shouldn't've been anything Wilhelm could've said to that. But he did!

"HEY SGT SHERER! WILHELM HERE! I WAS WONDERING IF YOU COULD GIVE ME A CALL BACK AT YOUR CONVENIENCE! THE STRYKER IS @#$%^&! THANKS! BEEEEEEEEEEP!"

We all start laughing SO loudly as Sgt Sherer, with a stifled grin and shaking his head walked to the front of the Stryker to help him out. That was Sgt Sherer! If you could make him laugh he couldn't be mad at you, and he'd go to hell and back to help you out and take care of you.

Not a single day goes by without thoughts of you my sweet Nephew!

I miss you everyday :(

today is also Mothers Day And I know in My Heart You And Your Mom Are At Peace <3 Happy Mothers Day To My Seester Rosie .... 

I love and Miss You Both So Very Very Much ❤️❤️

~Taken from my Facebook so others can share in our memories:

 Me, Dave, Ana, Clayton, Bug, Jeff, Jennie...we played a drinking game one night on Daves bday last year. First of all Bug kept ackin'a'fool like he was crazy drunk...lol...so Jeff and Clayton made fun of him A LOT. All I remember Jeff saying was "Drink it you dick!" and "Its your turn...dumbass!"  Made us all laugh. Jeff (as usual) was drunk and it was funny just cuz he (with the help of a few others) ate an ENTIRE sheet cake. My skinny little dude eating a whole cake. WTF?  So Jeffs dare was to run to my mailbox quite a ways down with only boxers on. He DID IT! I cant tell you people how HARD we laughed. Tiniest little asian arms and chicken legs and scrawny little chest. AAHHHHHHH.....lol. So I got the proof...I thought? Friggen Jeff ERASED my pics from my camera. I was pissed and he KNEW it...probably STILL knows it. Jerk.

Shopping for Ana's Beaner party. This was fun cuz usually Jeff doesnt like to make an ass outta himself or not 'look the part'. Even something as small as this Ill never forget. Were at the party store and he tried on every damn sombrero there was hanging! AND I got to grab a pic of it too. Thanks Jeff. Made us smile. 

Text master 9000 (me) "jeff, I need a ride, come pick me up"

-NEVER FAILS TO COME AND GET ME-

"Ryan why wont you do what mumma says?"

(JEFF) "LISTEN TO YOUR FUCKING MOTHER DICK!" (In the meanest most horrible drill sgt. voice ever)

Funny though. Our son is 3, not 30 Uncle Jeff. 

So Jeff carried around our sons carseat in the back of his truck for about 40 years...in hopes that it would help him "pick up girls". He was very adamant about it, too. lol.

"no I wont have room for that, cuz I have the carseat in my back seat and I dont wanna move it"

The first time we went out with Jeff, we drank at the Roundup. He was so chill and so relaxed but had a great time. Him and Dave were double fisting Vegas Bombs...$180 later, Jeff rolled onto my couch from behind it, and passed out cold. Good thing Im nice enough to cover him with my little hand knit blanky. XO

Jeff would come in to my work pretty much on a daily. The girls would yell, "Nikki, your hubbys here." Id actually have to ask which one, cuz its either him, or Dave-my real hubbs.

Then when Jeff stopped in it wasnt "hey, hows work? Need anything?"....Nope, typical man, it was 

"Whats for dinner tonight?"...spaghetti, Jeff, your favorite, OMG.

When Jeff did something evil, or laugh, he'd stick his tongue out the side of his mouth and bite it. LMFAO! So our son started to do it. Probably THE BIGGEST thing Ill miss about Jeffy. 

Not even 10 seconds after Jeff bought his new truck, Ryry (how sweet) chucked a little rock at it and dinged it. I think he could tell by the look on Jeffs face...he was IN TROUBLE! ;)

Jeff used to write on our fridge in dry erase marker. Usually just a pair of asian eyes and the word "NINJA"...he couldnt even say ninja...more like "NEENJA". Motherfucker was "Maw-focker"... Love you Jeffy.

Jeff asked my advice on everything...like, EVERYTHING. And never listened. ;)

"Should I get married?" 

"No Jeff, trust me, please!"

"I think Im gonna...ya I will, you cant stop me Nikki." 

"Okay then, what the fuck?" 

(Even though you dont listen, I still Love you Stud)

So, Jeff would leave the house saying "Im going to Barnes and Noble, I gotta find a new Deisel Power magazine..." and WE knew to say, "K if we dont hear from you in half an hour, you fell asleep in front of the fireplace again???...We'll text you."

"Nikkiiiiiiiiiii!!!!!!! Do I have any beer upstairs in the fridge?"

"Wipe the sand outta your pussy, dick!"

OMG...so one day Jeff comes home with a bumper sticker, window decal thing...Swear to it- it was BRIGHT FRIGGEN ORANGE and said the letters "OMFG".  

"Where should I put it?"

"No where Jeff, its silly. It looks like shit."

"No Im gonna put it right here." So he puts it right in the middle of his back window. UGH?!

Within 15 minutes: "Ya youre right it looks dumb"...and takes it off. 

He bought Ryry a fishy glow in the dark night light once... Probably the cutest outta the blue thing he's ever done. LOL.

About 2 months ago, Jeff decided he'd drive to the Arctic Circle...for kicks. He loaded up so much deisel and bottled water and beer, I thought the world was coming to an end and he was packing for it. Did he know something the rest of America didnt??? Haha, cutie!

My husband and him would work on thier trucks together...same time, same driveway. Kinda annoying. When one tinkers, they both tinker. ;)

Jeff had the BIGGEST mudflap thing ever on the rear wheels for like 500 years. We made fun of him so bad that thankfully one day, an old lady I think ran into his truck and dented it...so he took it off, saying it "looked stupid being all dented"...?!  He was too nice though, it was on thier because he was afraid his tires would throw rocks into peoples windshields. Awww...

The light bar light covers were spray painted...then painted again...then again. Jeff they're black. Seriously! Very meticulous!

Jeff told Dave and I he found a good camping spot last summer. So of course we wanted to check it out, we were excited...!  So he says its about 20 minutes away. Which I thougt to be wierd, since we're in Fairbanks and theres NOTHING here...but whatever, we rode along. ONE HOUR later, were like Jeff, where is this place? (We left at 630 pm) He kept saying its up here, I know it, it was right around this corner...No Im sorry it wasnt, Jeff! 2 HOURS later!!! We pull into DENALI NAT'L PARK! We got there at 10 minutes to 9 when shit closes...we LITERALLY got an ice cream cone, looked down a bridge at a friggen river and turned around to drive home... You rock Jeff...you rock!

Jeff, from Afghanistan: "Nik, I found a dog. I need a collar, flea stuff, and treats."

(Within the hour, Ryan and I were at Walmart getting food, treats, and toys) When the guys were cleaning out his room after he died, they found all the dog things Ryan and I sent. You're welcome, Jeff...glad you always came to me when you needed something, really. It makes me happy to make you happy. :)

MORE OF ~Jeff, from Afghanistan: "Hows my little Ryry doing?"

"I dont know where Dave is he should be at the FOB now. Ill go look and tell you when he gets here."

"YOURE THE BEST NIKKI!!!" (and that one sure was, in ALL CAPS! Holla) 

"You know, since I been here, I really dont like her at all..." (TOLD ya so)

...and many others.

MY ALL TIME FAVORITE, EVERY DAMN TIME MY FRONT DOOR OPENED:

"....HONEY....IM HOOOOOOMME!!!"

JEFF, BABE...DAVID IS SO UPSET THAT YOU'RE GONE. WE ALL ARE...YOURE EVERYTHING TO US, TO ALOT OF PEOPLE. YOURE MY FAVORITE, MY WORST, MY BEST, MY HUBBY #2, MY SECOND (OR THIRD, LOL) CHILD... YOUD BABYSIT OUR SON BUT FLATLY REFUSE TO CHANGE HIS DIAPER, SAYING"OH HELLLLLL NO!", YOUD EAT ALL MY FOOD, I COULDNT PUSH YOU OUT MY DOOR...YOU CAME OVER AND THEN JUST...STAYED HERE. WOULDNT HAVE HAD IT ANY OTHER WAY...

AM I ANGRY YOU'RE GONE??? I WAS... IM PISSED ABOUT SOME THINGS, BUT MOSTLY THINGS LEFT UNSAID. LIKE, "WHY COULDNT YOU PAY ME RENT?"...JK STUD. I LOVE YOU MORE THAN YOU THINK I DO, AND EVEN IN DEATH ILL BE THERE FOR YOU. THERE WILL BE A TIME WHERE SOMETHING WILL COME UP, SOMETHING TO DO WITH YOU AND ILL BE THERE TO TAKE CARE OF IT. YOU JUST KEEP YOUR PROMISE TO ME AND YOU KNOW WHAT IM TALKING ABOUT. 

UNCLE JEFF...NOTHING LESS, EVER...RYRY MISSES YOU TOO AND THERE WILL ALWAYS BE A PART OF YOU IN HIS HEART. 

PLEASE...FOR MY SAKE...I KNOW YOURE WITH GOD NOW AND YOU CAN PROBABLY MAKE CERTAIN THINGS HAPPEN..BUT AGAINST WHATEVER DAVID SAYS, DONT DONT DONT LET ME GET PREGNANT AGAIN, SIMPLY SO I CAN NAME HIM JEFF! ;) (inside joke)

...and please...STOP making me cry. You KNOW we love you...and thank you for my picture frame btw. BEST bday gift ever... I love it. And I love you. 

XOXOXO

~Nikki