Megan

Dear gramps,

Happy birthday!!

I’m sorry I can’t be there in person to celebrate you, but I hope you know that I will be eating good food, sweet treats, and thinking of you. I wanted you to know that I am always missing and thinking of you, especially when I’m eating good food (usually inspired by you, thank you for helping me become the chef I am today!), playing a fun sport (because I will forever be grateful to you for introducing me to pickleball, and always supporting and showing up to my sports events, even in different times zone!), drawing up something creative for my classes (because you inspired me to pursue my major by always pushing me to be creative and supporting my artistic abilities even when they weren’t great), and of course I’m always thinking of you when I go swimming (which is actually a fair amount! Because those were some of my favorite memories with you when I was younger, how you taught me to swim and always played with me). The impact you’ve left on my life is one that I notice every single day and appreciate so deeply. It is such a joy to love you and to be able to share that love with all of my family and even close friends (Kelly, avery, sarah). The impacts you have left on those around you is so inspiring to me and I hope that one day I can be as kind, smart, creative, perseverant, and of course as funny and as good of a chef as you. Thank you for being the best gramps and for always being there for me.

I love you so much and I miss you tons.

Love, megs.