Happy Birthday, Dad. You loved birthdays and I wish more than anything I could see your smiling face today.
We all had perfect presents for you that we were so excited to give you.
Connor and I baked your banana cake yesterday and he drew on your cake with icing this year like he did last year. This year it is a picture of you. I know spending your birthday with the kids was always so special to you.
We sang Happy Birthday horribly off-key to you, Connor and Zoey blew out your candles and opened your presents like they do every year so not much changed except that you aren’t here to help which means everything has changed.
Your absence is felt deeply especially today when your spot on the couch sat empty but we will celebrate you and your amazing 59 years of life today and always! Love you 💕
(I know you didn’t quite make it to 59 but you were so close so I’m just going to round up for you).
Also, I know you and know you would have been so frustrated you died the week of your birthday. I can hear your voice in my head saying, “Aw man… seriously?”
But I like to think about you having a happy birthday in Heaven reunited with your parents.
And just to make myself laugh I like to think of you tracking down Jimmy Buffet and eating a cheeseburger in paradise with him. Because that sounds like something you would say you would do. Ha. Love you, Dad.
🩷 Courtney
