Happy 70th Birthday - Dad!

today is your big day, your big 70th birthday. I know if you were still here we would of had a big family dinner and probably a big party with all of your friends and family, but instead we will each have a drink and a toast to you on your big special day. We will tell a story or two, laugh and cry and ache for you to be here. I know you are in heaven having a great BIG celebration with your mom and dad and Uncle Wally and God.. I am sure it is way better than what any party we could have given you down here.

So much has happened since you have passed. Jeremy has had two more babies and finally found a new job, I am working at a new place that I love and am back in school to get certified in HR which I never thought my life would go down that path but luckily I have your personality :), Jen is at a new company - Thank God, and she is doing very well, Case is a Junior at Notre Dame and has a scholarship for next year for Football Manager, he gets to go to Ireland and all of the away/home games, Cary - he WON state! Can you believe it? And he got his driver's license, it was a HUGE year for him, Olivia, she is our dancing queen, she is so beautiful and wonderful to watch on stage, she is big in competitions and traveling, she is still the beautiful queen, Amy is busy with her boys with football and baseball and basketball - I don't know where she finds the time, Sean is doing well, almost done with his schooling, this June actually and probably baby #3 will be on the way soon after that :).. mom, well mom is doing well - she is busy with her Notre Dame gals, her work friends, euchre club friends and with your sisters and sister in laws, going to plays, lunches, dinners, card games, grandkids, etc... I know she misses you terribly, as we all do. That in a nut shell is the last three years of our lives, but you already know all of this :)

Today we celebrate your life - you are an awesome man/father/husband and I miss you so much everyday. Someone asked me today why I was in such a good mood, I told them because in church this morning as I was talking to you I told you I wasn't going to be sad today, I was going to celebrate your life and besides if I didn't laugh I would probably be crying -

I hope you are having a great celebration with God today - I know you are laughing and telling stories and maybe even playing a few board games. I miss and love you every single day - it still hasn't gotten easier, but hopefully in time it will!

Happy 70th Birthday Day!

Much love and happiness to all,