That night after you passed away I drove to your house and lay down on the floor, as if by getting closer to your house I would still feel your heart beating. When I heard silence I wept with utter despair. I could not imagine that someday I would have come this far from that pain, to this place where I can freely think of you and simply enjoy the memories of our life's adventure and what an adventure we had! Today I celebrate your birth dad, my old oak tree full of wisdom and strength. I raise my glass and toast to the legacy of your life which surrounds me always.