Today would have been Jason's dad's 64th birthday. While at the hospital during one of the last days of his life, one of the last things that Jason's dad told Jason was how he wanted to "go to that place where they cook the food in front of you." So in accordance with that wish, we decided that we'd get together every year to remember his life and celebrate his birthday at a Japanese restaurant. We had a delicious teppanyaki dinner at Yoshino's tonight.
Earlier in the day, Jason had told Gracie that it was Papa's birthday. She kept asking about balloons and cake. Later on in the day, she began saying that Papa was in heaven. We got the idea that it would be symbolic if we released balloons to Papa in heaven as another way of remembering Papa. After our meal, we went to get balloons, sang Happy Birthday, and released the balloons to Papa in heaven. There was a slight breeze outside, perfect for the release of balloons. We couldn't think of anywhere to go for cake, so we went to Coldstone instead (as hard as it was to watch 8 other people savor their ice cream, I didn't have any). It was a very special evening- Happy Birthday, Dad- we love you and miss you.
2 comments:
You know, we just visit mom with flowers and that even hard for us to get everybody together.
That's is such nice things to do.
What a great way to celebrate and remember your dad.
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