Tuesday, June 21, 2016

Old Enough to Appreciate

Brain cancer is...

...appreciating being old enough to treasure watching good kids become...

   ...great adults. 

Darrell and I were dating when our niece Charlene (Nancy and Greg's daughter)  was born.  She's an architect now, married to equally awesome Ryan Mendez.  Ryan's the lead guitarist in Yellowcard.

They drove all the way to the OC to take us out to BJ's for lunch before Ryan took off for the Warped tour.   We felt so very blessed to have the pleasure of the company of these people who, beyond being long-standing family members, are our good friends.  Thanks, Ryan and Charlene.  We love you.


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  2. I appreciate that the significance we have played in each other's lives is reciprocal. As my 2.5 year old egocentric brain thought, thank you for getting married a "second time" so that you could both officially become the worthy titles of aunt and uncle (as opposed to my mom's brother and Andi).

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  3. Gotta love how a 2.5 year old brain works! "It's all about me." Great way to think about the world!

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