Happy Birthday to Me!!

When you lose someone close you have that year of firsts...until yesterday I was thinking of the firsts like their birthdays, mother's and father's day, Christmas, etc...I didn't realize that one of those firsts could be my birthday, but here it is and my parents can't call me to sing Happy Birthday..or in recent years me calling them to say Happy Birthday to me! Last year was my 50th and a few days before both Debbie and I were visiting Mom and Dad was there too. That in itself was different as Dad liked to visit separate from us..anyway, my folks gave me a card that they had both signed..and that was hard for Mom..I still have the card as it was very special to me!

Debbie, I didn't even think about this on your birthday..I don't know if you had these feelings too..I'm sorry I didn't figure that out back in September..

I have had a good birthday though..good friends and a wonderful family!!!

Some more pictures

I found some more pictures. This is September 2006, the week after Emily and Anthony got married and before Anthony headed back for Iraq..Mom is holding her great-granddaughter, Tillie Anne. The name Anne goes 4 generations now..Mom was Anne, my sister Debra Anne, my daughter, Emily Anne, and now Tillie Anne! Tillie is now 2 1/2!

This is Dad and my son David when David and I came home from Anchorage, Alaska, where he was born. This is the first time they met..It was such a neat time. A group of friends from Hosea (Folk mass group at our old church), were there to greet us too! David had the distinction of being the first grandkid and he and his Grandpa shared a special bond.
Me, Dad and David! 24 1/2 years ago!!

Seeing these pictures has me a bit emotional..mostly because I miss my folks, but seeing where David is now in life and how fast the time has gone!!