Jan 15, 2009 22:01
Dear Pop Pop,
I love you, I've been realizing how much I truly love you in the past 24 hours. I miss you, you truly were one of the biggest influences on my life. You showed me the difference between humor and immaturity. If I ever had to say my biggest comedic influence, it would you no question. I remember when you had that heart attack even though I was really young. It's kind of crazy to think of what life would've been if you had died back then. Certainly I'm glad for the extra 16 or 17 years I got to spend with you. For all the times I hugged you and said
"good bye, I love you", I wish I could say it again. That sounds so fucking cliche and bull shitty. I'm sorry. I hate when shit sounds like that. Thank you for teaching me about balance, and that taking things apart is only as fun as putting them back together. Thank you for calling the night before every school year of my life and yelling "school tomorrow!!" into the phone, then asking for Pat and Katie so you could do the same thing to them
Thank you for never driving like an old man. You honestly could've taken me in a race any day. Thank you for showing me what a man can do, that one never has to have a specific path, and that a job is just a fucking job.
Thank you for teaching me how to play Gin Rummy, even though I forget now.
Thank you for quitting cigarettes so you could stay alive for us.
Thank you for telling me all the stories you did, about how life was.
You were the only person who could give a dog a milk shake and make it look appropriate. I was like 4 and even I knew dogs probably shouldn't get milk shakes.
I love you. alot.
Kevin