Celebrate Life

Today Doug's family and I got together and did three things he absolutely did not care for.

1) We gathered to celebrate his birthday.

• He would have been 40 years old today. Doug wasn't big on celebrating his birthday. I think it had to do with the fact that he didn't like to be the center of attention.

2) We went to Mass.

• Doug was spiritual and believed in God, but he had long ago given up on church and organized religion.
  

3) We had brunch at Frisch's.

• Doug worked at Frisch's for many years as a server. Once he quit he rarely ate there again. In the 9 years we were together I think we may have eaten at a Frisch's 3 times.

We laughed at the irony of doing things Doug didn't like to do on his birthday. We even tried to come up with other things we could do just in case he was watching. It was good to visit, laugh and celebrate his life with family that love and miss him as much as I do.

Happy Birthday, Pumpkin-butt. I'll love you always.