10/10/2026
13 years ago today, my first daughter was born. Life can change so quickly they certainly grow up quickly. But along her journey of growing she was kind and steadfast and without realizing she was teaching me all along to be a kind dad and to go after my dreams. Seeing a new born you know in that moment the biggest can’t always be the best Lily has always kept me humble and motivated as a small business owner to be the best me I can possibly be. There is a time I recall I was looking for a new work truck some years ago and she said to me in her little voice “you deserve any truck you want” and she meant it. Not understanding the monetary implications to her statement basing her assessment purely on what she believed and who she knew her father to be. Regardless that I settled on a f250 slightly older and immediately it took on familiar smells of work truck to her. On her special day I want to thank her for always keeping me moving and all of those afternoons of waiting at the door with knuckles and now Ted just to greet me at the door with a smile ear to ear seeing that work truck and her dad as the biggest and the best in the world. I will be standing by the door with the dog waiting for her to get home from driving and be smiling knowing that she is doing great things on the way to becoming a beautiful woman. I can look up to my daughter Lily not a day goes by that I’m not in awe with the way she independently navigates through her days and cherish the moments where she seeks out my guidance. HAPPY BIRTHDAY LILY!!!!
