Today Is A Good Day For A Birthday Party
Written by: Tom Sawyer
Today is my father and nephew’s birthday. My father is 75 and my nephew is 25. There is going to be a big celebration in South Carolina for my father; I couldn’t make the trip due to my recent move. While not there physically, I will be there in spirit and I hope to see both of them really soon.
I was 13 when my nephew was born and we have been tight ever since. Some would say I’m a father figure to him, I would probably say we are more like brothers, but either way we are tight. He is one of the people in my life who get, and ask for, my raw opinion. Happy birthday buddy.
I cannot imagine what it is like to be born in 1934 – my father always has stories to tell and things he remembers. As his youngest child, I’ve seen some of the things he’s gone through for more than half of his life. He has done things his way with honor and integrity. Happy birthday Daddy!
March 28th, 2009 at 8:14 pm
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March 29th, 2009 at 5:09 am
Tom, I am sorry you missed it physically but as you say, you were there in spirit and mentioned during the family tribute. It was heart warming to see the number of people that love our father and wanted celebrate his 75 years! There were many there from the city but there were many, many from out of town as far as California and Connecticut. This speaks highly of our dad.
And then at the last second, so to speak, my son, the other birthday boy walked in and surprised us all! That was the icing on the cup cake! Sorry you missed it but there will be many and plenty pictures to commemorate the day!
March 29th, 2009 at 6:18 am
i thought you was gonna come in and pull a kendall on us.
i was waitin.
March 29th, 2009 at 9:08 am
Hey Tom, I wish you could have been here with us. It was a nice party and it did my heart good to see how many people love daddy and how he has touched their lives. It was really great when Kendall walked in the door.
March 30th, 2009 at 8:49 am
My grandma was born just before the turn of the century and lived well into her nineties. I took a plane ride with her about 10 years before she died and had an opportunity to talk to her about the changes in her lifetime. To start out in a covered wagon and end up in a jet is simply mind boggling. Her father lived with her for many years and I was blessed to spend a lot of time with him as a child. He had an incredible imagination and actually wrote a “fictional’ story of space travel that I still have. I remember watching the first space launch and wishing he had lived a little longer so he could have seen his story come to life. My life is so much richer for the times I spent with them.