I have another one that I celebrate annually - hot dogs and cake. When we were kids, that was the traditionally summer birthday party at our house, my brother would gather up his friends, we'd hang out in the yard and gorge on hot dogs and cake, and celebrate his birthday. We never needed anything fancy, it was always perfect.
This year we would have celebrated his 40th. There is a lifetime of "would have, should haves" when it comes to Sean. It's easy to get caught up in the gloom of it all, however not this day. This day, I celebrate his life, not mourn our loss. While I munched on hot dogs in my backyard, devoured a slab of cake, and laughed with a friend I felt transported back in time, I could hear his laugh, and our family was whole. It's pretty impressive what a plain old hot dog can do!
Happy birthday Sean, we miss you.
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