Cruising Into Sixty

Start with a daughter who is so much like Grandmother Hare .Throw in a dad who is turning 60 .Add some great friends and family and let the party begin.Jessica was stressed out about my turning 60,so she called me up and asked me what I wanted to do.I haven't had a party since I was 10.But I reluctantly agreed to a sunset cruise.Jessica said "we don't celebrate  enough,we shouldn't let this moment slip away".She was so right!Of course almost all of my kids were there Richard and Leah,Jess and Damien Ryan and Josh,Justin and Jana.Jolene and Mom, Sara and Mike,Gary and Janet,Angie and Rodney, Mike,John and Tammy,Mike and Elaine.People I was fortunate enough to grow up with ,some I was blessed to call my own,and some I've found along the way.We laughed and talked of old times and for a while we were kids again playing ball in the back yard.It was a beautiful night as we cruised down the Tennessee River.Of course nights like these end way too soon.I hugged and thanked everyone and told them we shouldn't wait too long to do this again.Jessica gave me a treasure chest filled with memories of 35 people who she had contacted.Memories of me and how I had touched their lives.A chest full of gold would not have meant more!Thank you Jessica for reminding me that we can't let moments like these slip away because we can never get them back and cruising at sixty is hard to beat.