Ah Patrick George it's been 19 years now since your short life. 12/2/91 - 12/8/91 forever ingrained in my memory - lest you think I've forgotten. Yep - you're not of this world. We didn't have to save for your college fund (we've had fund spending that $$ by the way - guess you know that).
I think of you often. You'd be in college now. Another ISU kid? Or...a rebel Hawkeye perhaps? Who knows. Maybe a sports-hating band kid who struggled in school, destined for technical college. Those are the questions I ponder. Would you look like your sis and bro?
And just where the hell are you now? Is there a place called heaven? Are you with the rest of our relatives? Golfing and fishing with your grampas? Knocking back a bourbon with your grandma (no not Laura - you'd play the organ with her). Or are you just in some zen place? The big mystery.
Your birth was a terrible and wonderful time. I wouldn't take it back for anything. Our families, friends and the Creston community held us in their arms - that was the true miracle of the event of your birth. They didn't make it all better, but it sure helped.
Here's to you Patrick - you've made me a better person. Happy 19th!
I think of you often. You'd be in college now. Another ISU kid? Or...a rebel Hawkeye perhaps? Who knows. Maybe a sports-hating band kid who struggled in school, destined for technical college. Those are the questions I ponder. Would you look like your sis and bro?
And just where the hell are you now? Is there a place called heaven? Are you with the rest of our relatives? Golfing and fishing with your grampas? Knocking back a bourbon with your grandma (no not Laura - you'd play the organ with her). Or are you just in some zen place? The big mystery.
Your birth was a terrible and wonderful time. I wouldn't take it back for anything. Our families, friends and the Creston community held us in their arms - that was the true miracle of the event of your birth. They didn't make it all better, but it sure helped.
Here's to you Patrick - you've made me a better person. Happy 19th!
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