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happy heavenly birthday, tone.

today we’d celebrate tone’s 30th birthday in a big way. she was never one who wanted the spotlight, but tone did love her birthday. …

forever in our hearts and minds.

this last weekend, friends from across the country traveled to phoenix for tone’s funeral. i think we were all expecting for the funeral to…

a tribute to tone.

you just assume that you’ll grow old with your girlfriends. that you’ll go through ups and downs, but they’ll always be there. without a…

remembering a fabulous woman.

This afternoon I’m on my way to Las Vegas to support my dear Colbs and honor one of the most fabulous women ever… Colby’s grandmother…

just a dog – a poem.

  From time to time, people tell me, “lighten up, it’s just a dog,” or “that’s a lot of money for just a dog.” …

signs of sydney.

The past few days I’ve been thinking a lot about Sydney. My girlfriend Jenny put the biggest smile on my face when she told…

giving back.

It feels good to give back. We try to do little things. Like using reusable bags at the grocery (yup, we do each time), participating in charity…

life and loss.

The past couple months we’ve been hit hard by the reality that death is a part of life. It sucks. It’s hard. And there…

bright spot in my day.

just received a gorgeous bouquet of flowers and sweet note from a dear friend. it was absolutely the bright spot in my day and put a smile…

a dog’s purpose.

…from a 6-year-old child. “People are born so that they can learn how to live a good life — like loving everybody all the…

remembering sydney.

Our sweet little Sydney peacefully passed away on September 8th. For the past 10 weeks she fought a tough battle, but in the end…

celebrating life.

As I mentioned in a post earlier this week, my trip to Mercer Island (Seattle) for Kerry’s memorial truly was about celebrating all that’s good…