Lost my Hunting Buddy
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Big Hugs to you Both!
(And his Honor Bracelet still rides on my 1100 and my Crossbow)
(And his Honor Bracelet still rides on my 1100 and my Crossbow)
That felt great! He's doing fine, Jon and T! Good vibes.
Happy Birthday Son! Not a day goes by that you aren’t missed.
Been 11 years since we hunted together.
This year has been completely different for me. Have not had the motivation or the desire to go out. It will pass and I will spend some good quality time reminiscing.
It is strange, but I do feel a little peace being down here. I really thought I wouldn’t want to come back. I feel closer here than visiting his grave site. Don’t get me wrong I make sure to visit every time I am back up but it is different. Hard to explain.
This year has been completely different for me. Have not had the motivation or the desire to go out. It will pass and I will spend some good quality time reminiscing.
It is strange, but I do feel a little peace being down here. I really thought I wouldn’t want to come back. I feel closer here than visiting his grave site. Don’t get me wrong I make sure to visit every time I am back up but it is different. Hard to explain.
Another year.
Apologize for the rambling. Today still hits. It has become a little more of a time of reflection than really grieving though. I guess. Hell I don’t know what it is.
When T and I were down in Aruba a few weeks ago we had the chance to talk to a lot of people at the resort. Saw a man at the swim up pool with a memorial type necklace. I asked him about it. He explained it was his brother that died at age 14. I offered my condolences and just told him I knew the pain. Explained our son was forever 14 as well. We talked a few minutes about life and what nots. After about half an hour or so I thanked him for the chat and went on my way. As T and I were talking later about it we felt really bad for the gentleman. It something we cannot explain. As much as we continue to grieve and continue to navigate life we have found some odd inner peace just knowing how lucky we were to have almost 15 years with Connor. Trust me we still have our moments and every day is a reminder of what we are missing, but we understand all the different life alternatives we could have had. We still have almost 15 years of unbelievable memories.
Hug em tight tonight. If you can take a few minutes outside with them tonight. Do it.
Apologize for the rambling. Today still hits. It has become a little more of a time of reflection than really grieving though. I guess. Hell I don’t know what it is.
When T and I were down in Aruba a few weeks ago we had the chance to talk to a lot of people at the resort. Saw a man at the swim up pool with a memorial type necklace. I asked him about it. He explained it was his brother that died at age 14. I offered my condolences and just told him I knew the pain. Explained our son was forever 14 as well. We talked a few minutes about life and what nots. After about half an hour or so I thanked him for the chat and went on my way. As T and I were talking later about it we felt really bad for the gentleman. It something we cannot explain. As much as we continue to grieve and continue to navigate life we have found some odd inner peace just knowing how lucky we were to have almost 15 years with Connor. Trust me we still have our moments and every day is a reminder of what we are missing, but we understand all the different life alternatives we could have had. We still have almost 15 years of unbelievable memories.
Hug em tight tonight. If you can take a few minutes outside with them tonight. Do it.