With the Holidays…

The holidays are hit and miss for me, bittersweet, I could take it or leave it. The things that happen around this time are magnified, if something is good, IT’S GREAT! If things are not going well, it’s all complete shit. My pops passed away on January 5, 1999. I immediately hated Christmas and New Year’s eve, over 20 years later I still think of him around this time of year, but I think of him throughout the year just as much. He loved Christmas, lately I’ve been noticing little things that happen, things only he would do, or the way he would word a sentence but coming out of someone else’s mouth. I’m wondering if being negative towards the holidays has blinded me, if my dad was to visit me somehow, it would be around Christmas.

I’m not saying it’s him, his soul or his energy actually visiting me. What I’m saying is the random things that remind me of him always put a smile on my face. Why do I want to be all angry and irritated when I could be happy! I’m starting to look at winter a little different. I still hate snow, I hate the cold. It makes EVERYTHING more difficult, Being in a shitty mood will not help, at all. In fact, it’ll draw more negativity to me. My father loved the family get-togethers, road trips to Wisconsin, one year we went to Florida for the holidays! It’s safe to say, that he’s always near by and just because the good lord brought him back home doesn’t mean I need to be mad at something that doesn’t even know I’m mad. So, HAPPY THANKSGIVING, MERRY CHRISTMAS, and HAPPY NEW YEAR, FROM DAAM! PARANORMAL!!

Christmas with my beautiful wife a few years ago.
Downtown Dubuque, in the middle of Main Street.
December 31, 2020, my mom’s birthday!
This was taken on my dad’s birthday, we took our boy to see Disturbed and Rob Zombie. 5/17/2017
My mom and Twiggs. Those two are so happy together.
The dog wasn’t thrilled, I thought it was cute that Amber thought he would keep the socks on.
Reflections in the Park
Edinburgh Manor a few days before Thanksgiving, it was flicking cold!
Edinburgh Manor
Julian Dubuque Monument
I don’t know how he got into Edinburgh but Bernie was frozen too.
Edinburgh Manor again, freezing my ass off.
EVERYTHING IS MORE DIFFICULT!!
Teenagers, probably 4 years ago. New Year’s eve

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