I think about you and miss you every day, Dad. I wish you could see your granddaughters today. Although Abby was too little to remember you, we show her pictures of you all the time and tell her stories about you. You never got to meet Hazel, although we did have the blessing of being able to tell you we were pregnant with her. She's so big now. You would have loved watching her zoom around the house pushing her baby doll stroller. She is so independent already.
You would have been thrilled to hear that Garrett and Liana are engaged. You confided in me that you really liked her, and that you thought she was a "keeper". You would be so proud of Garrett graduating law school and would have been the first to congratulate him for getting a clerkship with a federal judge after graduation.
I wish you could have been there to help Mom sell the house and move. She's in a really great community now, only 10 minutes from us. You probably would have said it was too big, but you would have let Mom have her way anyway :)
I miss you so much. What has surprised me in dealing with your death is the feeling of sadness I have, not just that you're not around, but how sad I feel for YOU that you're missing out on these things that are happening in our lives. I know death is a natural part of life, but it's still so hard to deal with when it's somebody you've loved your entire life.
Happy Birthday, Dad. I love you more than words can express.