Hey dad,it currently 3:08 on December 13 it's been 16 years and 2 days since the day the family found out you wouldn't be coming home again; for the last 16 years I've wondered what life would be like if you were here. You would be so damn proud of me, I graduated high school after doing a CULINARY apprenticeship, i think I got my love of cooking from you I've heard stories about you cooking up some really good chicken and pasta. I went to college for hospitality and now I work in a nursing home as a dietary aid. Oh how I wish you were here to see me now, its crazy to say that I'm 20 now. I know you are watching over me and I know you see me everyday but sometimes I just wish I could hug you and actually hear you tell me that you are proud of me. Yesterday at work a resident named Ron Jones asked me how I was doing and I said I was just trying to keep everything together and his response had me floored because he said "your dad would be proud" in a way I was confused because he's not all there but there was subconscious part of me really appreciated him saying that because all I ever wanted to do was make you proud. I love you so much rest easy dad you are missed and thought of everyday.
