Dad

This is the picture of a man who was on cloud 109. I went home this weekend for my great uncle's funeral as well as my aunt's retirement party. Over the past few years my dad and I haven't been the best of friends but this weekend was different. I go home as often as I can but when I'm there I usually stay with aunts or my cousin. This time around B and I stayed with my dad, partly because my sister-in-law was there and she understands the riff between me and my dad. My dad literally glowed the entire weekend while having us there. We had a great time at the party and the next day left me wondering. Wondering if after everyone was gone would the awkwardness resume. To much surprise, it was a great day. A blessed day. A day that marked the beginning. Life is extremely too short and I think after so may failed attempts of trying to make our relationship work, this time around is not a fluke. We watched football, talked about some family business where my brother was at one time the go between, and I fixed his screen saver because in spite of, I've always been my dad's personal Geek Squad. He even lured Brandon outside away from Cartoon Network.

As the day wound down I was getting ready to head home. It was hard to say goodbye because I knew it was even harder for my dad to see us leave. So as Brandon and I sit in the car saying our goodbye's, my dad tells me to call and let him know I made it home safely(something he has NEVER suggested). As I take the 50 mile drive back home I reflect on the weekend. Truly what a difference a day makes. I feel we came to a resolution without hanging the past over or heads or even saying sorry. Yes the funeral was a somber moment but I had a wonderful weekend amongst so much love and it all really topped off the happiness I have been experiencing the past few months. Once I got home and settled I called my dad to let him know we'd made it. It wasn't a long conversation but he told me to keep in touch. I will daddy, I will.