Not a day goes by that we don’t miss him. Certain days are
worse than others and certain days are better. Last week marked one year
without Uncle Jeff; easy enough to define that as a worse day. But today marks
a happy day, one that Uncle Jeff I think valued more than almost every other.
Yesterday marked the second Opening Day that Uncle Jeff got
to view every game from his skybox and was certainly impressed with the
Nationals comeback that they won in extra innings (even if it was against the
Mets).
Today is bittersweet, as it marks the first regular season
game I will ever coach for high school baseball. I won’t get to call him after
the game and tell him how it went but I know he’ll be watching (especially
since the Mets and Nationals are off tomorrow), and cheering on the Knights.
Thinking about Uncle Jeff today, I was reminded about a time
when my brothers and cousins were sitting around Aunt Julie’s kitchen table in
Sterling Park. We were hanging out and eating lunch when Uncle Jeff got there.
Uncle Jeff announced to us that he had to explain some very bad news to
us. He sat us all down and we got very
quiet. He looked down at all of his nephews and he explained that we weren’t
allowed to be his nephews anymore, that he was going to court and getting rid
of us. Understandably, we were dumbfounded and upset. From what I remember,
there was a lot of crying. Meanwhile, Uncle Jeff started laughing which made us
more upset. But what are the next two words out of his mouth though?
“APRIL FOOLS!”
He had suckered us all. J
Just a quick reminder, Relay for Life is less than two weeks
away! There’s a link below to the ACS page where you can donate! Please help us
reach our goal! I know there’s a big group coming down to James Madison next
Saturday and I know it’s going to be a fun and good time!
