From The Past: March 24, 2007

Andrew’s birthday cake made by Mondelli’s Bakery:

I can still see the innocence in Andrew’s eyes in this picture. It was taken while he was opening his gifts tonight:

I use the word innocence because that is exactly what it is.

A few years back, a neighbor’s son said good-bye to us before leaving for the Marines. When he left, he had so much innocence in his eyes.

When he returned, it was gone – he had seen too much and now he was a man. It was amazing to see the change in him. It made me feel so bad for him because once it’s gone, it’s gone forever and you can never get it back.

As I was searching for a birthday card the other day, this song came over the loudspeaker and I almost cried: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgiLWNgpXiQ