I Miss You

I miss your laughter.

I miss your smile.

I miss you knowing the words to every John Hughes movie or The Princess Bride when nobody else in the room but you or I did.

I miss your love of All Things Disney

I miss you trying to teach me how to sail in that tiny little Sunfish boat.

I miss you telling me to "get the f away" when I was in 7th grade and spying on you making out with my sister.

I miss my little brother being convinced that you are He-Man

I miss you begrudgingly giving me a ride to school, because if you didn't, I was SO going to tell on you for giving my older sister a ride!

I miss you telling me, at your wedding when I was having a rough time at college, that I was special and that life would get better in just a few years (you were right)

I miss that sudden little head shake that you would get, then a look in your eyes that said "Min - are you effing NUTS??" (it always brought me back to reality)

I miss our daily phone calls when I was in a very boring job (before kids) and you would just call to talk.

I miss how THRILLED you were when Brad asked me to marry him.  You saw (way before others) what a "keeper" he is.

I miss how you stood up to and earned the respect of some members of our family (even though some of them didn't deserve your respect).

I miss that I could tell you anything and you would still love me unconditionally.

I miss that you helped me through the darkest time of my life and convinced me that I was NOT a failure as a wife, mom or woman if I needed medication for a few months

I miss your ginormous hugs.

Tomorrow is your birthday.  I should be calling you and having a fun convo with you, joking about the number of candles on your cake

Instead, I miss you