Happy 22nd birthday Max !. I’m so happy that Max decided to come up to Vermont for his birthday. He is such a great man-kid. I just love talking with him. He has one of the most creative and active minds of anyone I’ve ever met. and he’s such a warm and loving guy.. (see proof below) ..A bunch of his friends came by the house around 5.. and many are still here at 12:30 as I write.. It’s nice to have the noise and music in the house.
Max and friends fired up the pizza oven that Max and Diane built and they grilled and cooked pizza for everybody.
Around 7 Diane and I took off for MMU to see the Senior ‘Superlative’ night.. You know, the event where they name ‘most likely to succeed’, ‘most popular’. etc..
It was a really cute event.. a couple of our friends got recognized
for stuff.. Nate and Caroline for best musicians, owen for must likely
to succeed, kevin ands most spirit, morgan as half of a ‘twin’ look alike .. Ryan for best
snowboard bum (and then he back flipped off the stage and stuck it
perfectly !), etc..
Near the end, they announced the award for the ‘best smile’ They gave it to Sam ! The whole place stood up as we went down to get the award. It was so sweet.. and so sad.
Friend Caitlyn made a great slideshow that hilighted the whole class.. The closing slides were pictures of Sam . It means very much to us that the whole place keeps sam in their hearts like they do.. it means so, so much ..
From that bitter sweet.. (more sweet I have to say) event, we drove back to the mild mayhem of a cohn mariano party brewing at the house. lout music yummy food, lots of music and of course fire
Gabe had made it home while we were up at MMU.. so we gave them both their college savings pplans.. a lottery ticket each.. in the hopes that they could actually afford to finish college.
Later in the evening, we served the vegan anatomically shaped (don’t ask) cake that Jack had made for Max.. And we all ang a particularly wonderfully atonal version of happy birthday
We eneded our day with a tequilla toast as my father always does with me..
Happy birthday Max.. you are fine , fine man.. I love you so much and I’m so glad you’re my kid.
Time for sleep.. nite all. Nite Sam !
-me
