I’ve lost family members and I’ve lost friends along the way. I’ve been fortunate that I’ve never really lost a close friend….until yesterday. I woke up in the morning with a text from one of my buddies questioning my friends whereabouts at 7:30 in the morning and talking about a bad motorcycle crash on the way to work. Soon as I read the text I had a feeling of dread in my stomach and I knew something wasn’t right. The horrible news on the text message turned out to be true and a good friend of mine was taken way to soon.
This whole thing makes me take a deep breath and sit back and think about things. I try to remember the last time I saw my buddy…. what I said to him…. what he said to me… those final words that we never really know are final words. I think of his fiancee…..and mostly I think of his son.
Every time I log on Facebook I see our invite to his son’s 2nd birthday party event coming in 1 week and it takes my breath away…..
I know as I write these words (GOD forbid) something terrible would happen to me and “I would leave here tomorrow”…. I would want my great friends to let my son know who I am, who I was and how I made them feel. Things that I’ve said to them along the way that meant something or things I’ve done. That is my destiny…. I would want John John to hear stories and truly learn from the ones who knew me best…who I truly was, my goals my vision…..my life !
Chad you will always know these things…
As your son grows older when I see him I will hug him and tell him how freaking awesome you were.
We will both cry….
I will make sure he knows the impact you had on the people you were around. He’ll know you weren’t just a great friend to me….but to everyone that knew you.
He will know how you always laughed and smiled…. we will cry.
I will miss you tremendously my friend.
Hug your loved ones – CALL your friends and family – make sure they KNOW how you feel…. you never know when it’s your last conversation and your struggling to remember what was said… ALWAYS BE HUMBLE AND KIND !
