met the baby boy yesterday

Turns out he will carry he's grandfather's name. Sebastian John Marshall Torres. It's a nice, strong name.

My memories of Thanksgiving will always be getting dressed up, bundled up, and take an hour and a half long train ride to brooklyn with Daddy and Siobhan to be with our family. I honestly don't think he would have even made all those Thanksgivings trips if it wasn't for us but he knew that we needed to experience a family Thanksgiving done right so he took us. That was one of his best traits. He consistently did things that he didn't want to do because he knew in the end it would benefit someone else. I'm so thankful for that. Thankful for all the sacrifices. All the time spent. The memories formed. The bonds formed. The beautiful sisters he gave me. The love he gave me. I'm so thankful I got a chance to say goodbye, to let him know how much he means to me. I couldn't even tell you with absolute certainty how many Thanksgivings I spent with him in recent years, but I sure wish he was here for this one...

11.25.08

11:40PM last night brought a special gift to the family. Siobhan gave birth to an 8 pound 7 ounce beautiful baby boy. Though he most likely will not carry the name of his grandfather he will surely carry the lessons and beliefs that were given to us. It is a happy and proud day, yet bittersweet that Daddy will not see his grandchild. I'm not sure that I believe in heaven, but I sure hope that is so he has a place to look down from today and see us all celebrate his grandson. He wanted to meet you so much.

“He didn’t tell me how to live; he lived, and let me watch him do it.
~Clarence Budington Kelland”

Daddy

In this day and age, when you experience something, the natural thing to do is to expose it to the world. So allow me, if you will, to share with anyone who should stumble upon this page my thoughts, memories, and stories about my Daddy.