so the other night
we to dinner at
your mom’s favorite
restaurant in bangalore.
a fancy vietnamese
place at an
even fancier hotel.
she
used to hang
out here
while she waited
for me to
finish my work day.
it was nice
to walk in
that night, and
see another reminder
of her…
her favorite flowers.
they were the
flowers she chose
for our wedding.
i can still
smell them
when i think
of that day.
and she [...]
this was a
fun day.
you were tired,
and maybe just
a little unreasonable.
so i picked you
up and dropped
you into a
beanbag chair to
try to
make you laugh.
it worked.
you made me
do it like, 500 times.
so many times,
in fact,
that my back
started hurt.
that day reaffirmed
one thing…
you are a
lot of fun.
and that day
helped me
realize something else…
i am
an old, [...]
up you go,
toward heights
unimagined 19 months ago.
you and me
both, kid.
about this photo.
my words
would only
ruin it.