Just tripping down memory lane. Yesterday was Mr. Ralph's 91st birthday. Our celebrations are small but memorable. After our typical Friday night pizza, salad and movie ... the family had Haagen Daaz vanilla ice cream with Hershey's chocolate sauce. With candles. We shared a few little memories together and I spent most of my day walking down memory lane. Just the fun and happy memories.
We were lucky enough to vacation every year in Maui. Before Kate started school, we would go at the end of January so he could begin his new year in the ocean! Every year at 8:00 am or 9:00 am, off he went for a swim.
His 75th birthday
Another Maui tradition is to have a photo taken in Lahaina with colorful parrots. Kate carries on this tradition with her boys (hope they can afford to go again someday!)
He loved puttering outdoors and Maui is 24/7 365 days a year. Heaven for sure! He (and a carpenter) turned our little 6 foot concrete back patio from this
He put up little tiny white lights on the edges of the patio cover. Best entertaining location ever.
Best Maui friends
Despite excruciating pain from bone cancer, he did not want to return to Oregon (we have Death with Dignity happily voted in). Nope. He did not want to die in the rain. His last week was in a hospital bed in the dining room looking out on his fabulous deck.
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