By that Fall, they decided to get married,
and dreams do come true on Christmas Eve,
and their close friends and family witnessed it all,
no Santa Claus but their own dream to believe.
Her Christmas spaghetti was legendary,
her front bedroom was where I spent my "time out",
she was often strict with me, just to be kind,
she certainly taught me what love is all about.
You came into the World during Christmas 2004,
but then literally, you had to take a life flight,
we all had to drive 2 hours to get there,
and that was only the start of a very long night.
In fact, I know that the future will be simply wonderful,
just like our camping trips and our unforgettable family cruise,
holidays are always hectic and crazy, like every day in our home,
but I think we've discovered life is short, we've nothing to lose!
I could go on about Thanksgivings and Christmas's,
evening trips to Thrifty and the best ice cream cones,
but I really want to talk about my parents,
even though Dad doesn?t say much, when anybody phones.
In truth, I feel closer to you every day,
and what doesn't break us will only make us strong,
and I just wanted to say "I love you",
but I guess you've always known that, all along.
I'll never forget the 23 years of Christmas gifts,
and shopping at JC Penney will never again, be the same,
I think I'll wear her favorite green and pink shirt,
I might even wear it to a basketball game.
You used to cry so much at Christmas time,
and now those shoes are on our feet instead,
because there's great sadness in our hearts,
and there's still so much left to be said.
Do you know? I reckon we're going to cruise through this,
and who knows? Maybe we'll all cruise The Bahamas one day,
and I'm sure you'll get back to your 100lbs,
but honestly, it doesn't really matter what you weigh.
And her short bread biscuits were simply to die for,
not to mention her sweet potato and macaroni & cheese,
and I'll never forget the Christmas Mock Crayfish,
the best ever. (Would you like some more? Yes, please!)
(NAME) got to hear his first R rated word,
Dad used to fix everything, this time it was the brakes,
and then there was the full shaped Christmas tree,
and you should see the lemon meringue pie mother bakes.
Because we didn't want to send you to Las Vegas,
after all, like most people, you just have to much to lose,
so instead, we'd like you to sail the high seas,
yes, Mom, you're going on a luxury seven day cruise.
Seattle was so very special this year,
I really enjoyed being with your family at Christmas time,
I felt the warmth, the love the bond,
and I also felt the reason in this rhyme.
It wasn't until Christmas of that year,
that was when I started to see a little common sense,
you came around for a chat and a coffee,
although I'll admit, things were still rather tense.
I remember dinner with dad after a little league championship,
I'll never forget him saying "I'm proud of you, son",
and we've had so many great hectic, stressful family times,
but at Thanksgiving and Christmas, how else does dinner get done?.
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