Ever had an email that made you chuckle and tear up at the same time?!
September 13... one of my Daddy's favorite days I believe. September 13 marks the countdown of 6 months until my next birthday. Every single year, as far back as I can remember, I always got a call at some point of him calling all excited every September 13th. "You know what that is? You only got six months left of being blah blah."
But oh how September 13, 2005, was probably one be loved a little too much... His voice took on so many octaves because he knew he had me fair and square "hey baby, guess what?! Only 6 more months of your 20s.... only 6 months... You're going to be a whole 30... THIIIIRRRRRRTTYYYYY... No more 20s. Nothing but 30s... Then guess what it's 40. I mean you're already over half way to 50. It's all gray hairs and wrinkles from here. Let the countdown to 30 begin!!! Happy 29 and a half years" Then he just laughed.
Little did we know at the time, he would only get to see me hit the 33 mile marker before he left to his heavenly home. And was only a few weeks from being not being able to call on September 13, 2008. I'm sure he was laughing about it with the rest of the family who had already gone on before.
But looking back I'm sure those were milestones he disliked as much as I did. At 47 and a half, I've realized the old saying "time flies the older you get" is not a cliche. It's a full blown reality. And time is a thief. Even though I don't have children of my own, watching my niece @maloryashlyn grow up and then her have Aurora who is growing like a weed... Time goes by way too fast. Watching my little cousins grow up. I mean watching all y'all's kids grow up at the shop. Time goes by way to fast.
So today when I got this "half birthday" email from @publix, it brought a smile to my face. A tear to my eye. And I could "hear" my Daddy's voice again. It's hard to believe he's been gone 15 years. Thank you Publix for the memories ❤️
Here's to half birthdays... Bring on 48!
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