Thumbing through my mail today and I came across this WONDERFUL note that you had sent to me and I just saw it for the first time! I guess shit like this happens as we begin to age. I am really wishing that I would have been able to get up to see your Dad before he left us but that just couldn't happen. I have so many happy memories about your Dad and Mom and so appreciate their support when I was going through my rough times 40. years ago. They threw a party for Danni and me when I left Evergreen and I moved to Los Angeles. It was tough going leaving the kids but they figured it out later on. Many plane trips back and forth. The trips to Vail were the best and we got to spend time with your family.
The times that I spent with your Dad were really some of the best times I remember. Rebuilding the duplex and insulating it , going elk hunting and fishing, and doing our annual wood gathering and chopping it up for our fireplaces, a trip to Alaska to go salmon fishing with your mom and Danni, and on and on. I know that as I slide/march/stumble/wander/ through the rest of my life that these memories will be among the last ones to remain with me.
I sooooo wish that I was there-maybe a mouse in the corner or if seated at the table invisible to you two. I teared up- realizing that it was the two of you that I had spent so many hours with over the years and I just visualized , and realized, that friendships like ours that have survived the better part of 50+ years are to be cherished and appreciated for the many memories that we have. I am saddened by the fact that I haven't seen you or your dad for probably 25+ years and I missed out on seeing him before he left.Our infrequent visits to our Vail house always were highlighted by a dinner or two at your place or ours and how much we enjoyed spending times with your Mom and Dad. You and your dad also made the trip from Colorado for our wedding. Good times! Love and good memories.
Thumbing through my mail today and I came across this WONDERFUL note that you had sent to me and I just saw it for the first time! I guess shit like this happens as we begin to age. I am really wishing that I would have been able to get up to see your Dad before he left us but that just couldn't happen. I have so many happy memories about your Dad and Mom and so appreciate their support when I was going through my rough times 40. years ago. They threw a party for Danni and me when I left Evergreen and I moved to Los Angeles. It was tough going leaving the kids but they figured it out later on. Many plane trips back and forth. The trips to Vail were the best and we got to spend time with your family.
The times that I spent with your Dad were really some of the best times I remember. Rebuilding the duplex and insulating it , going elk hunting and fishing, and doing our annual wood gathering and chopping it up for our fireplaces, a trip to Alaska to go salmon fishing with your mom and Danni, and on and on. I know that as I slide/march/stumble/wander/ through the rest of my life that these memories will be among the last ones to remain with me.
I sooooo wish that I was there-maybe a mouse in the corner or if seated at the table invisible to you two. I teared up- realizing that it was the two of you that I had spent so many hours with over the years and I just visualized , and realized, that friendships like ours that have survived the better part of 50+ years are to be cherished and appreciated for the many memories that we have. I am saddened by the fact that I haven't seen you or your dad for probably 25+ years and I missed out on seeing him before he left.Our infrequent visits to our Vail house always were highlighted by a dinner or two at your place or ours and how much we enjoyed spending times with your Mom and Dad. You and your dad also made the trip from Colorado for our wedding. Good times! Love and good memories.