It's not every day you get to see a man blow out candles that commemorate such a high number. Today we did it as PART I of the celebration of Pop Pop. We dined Cesario style with "pickins". A combination of olives, cheeses, bread, lupini beans and sopressata was washed down by a tall and wide glass of red wine. He sat amongst his family and took it all in. The next round was full of pasta and sauces and sausages. (Maybe he even had a second glass of wine - a birthday treat for sure.) Finally, fresh rhubarb and strawberry pie and an amazing cake topped off the evening. The pie making could have been a blog post in itself but we might be making that a more complete episode in the future.
He sat on a couch snuggled in with beautiful babies and an entertaining pug. As little ones ran around in sparkly dance attire and a crafty pooch knew where to sit to get a chunk of provolone I found myself having one of those moments. The kind of moment when you realize the importance of what is happening. A man has watched these people grow up for four decades. He took them on adventures, was there for so many important events, made them all giggle and passed on his wisdom, love and sense of humor. Today I watched as everyone was sure to return the love of a man who has lived for his family from the moment he entered their lives and along the way as they have entered his. In these moments of silly memories and shared stories it is so obvious that the driving force for all of us is love. His unconditional love, his never-ending support, his constant quest for giggles are all reasons a family came from miles around to celebrate. And since he is so special...tomorrow he gets a second day!
(A special thanks to the Whites...a family we are all lucky to be a part of!)
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