I was 22 years old and seven months pregnant with my first child (who is now 15) when my mom married my step dad. On their wedding day my mom wore a nice but every day dress, and my sister and I wore pink wedding shirts that said “Bridesmaid” on them. My brother wore a blue shirt that said Groomsman on it. My dog, Brandi was the flower girl and she even tolerated wearing a shirt that stated her role in the process. They were married in the park on a gorgeous but kind of windy day in early fall. Some people might think this is a crazy way to get married (wearing t-shirts after all) but if you knew Bob, it wasn’t crazy.. it’s just the way he was. He loved things like cartoons and Dead Guy Ale and he loved to be goofy and silly. So it was the perfect way for them to get married.

Writing what I was thankful for today made me think of him and how much we miss him… I’m so glad he came into our lives and left us with some wonderful memories such as this.