Two of my daughters have their birthdays this weekend. Erika was born in
Northern California, and Jessika was born four years later in Southern
California. They grew up in the Upper Midwest, however. My oh my, how the years have
flown by! Erika has just turned the age
when I got married. That makes me feel
kind of old……*sigh*….……(wait for it)……………..Shit.
Here’s a photo of them when we lived in Germany. Things were so simple back then, you
know? I mean, I could put on a Disney
movie and give them a Butterfinger; they were good to go. Nowadays they’re more sophisticated in their
interests and hobbies. Erika is getting
a business degree at the University of Wisconsin and working two jobs as an intern and waitress. Jessi is on the varsity swim team at the U.S.
Naval Academy. Two cute girls become two
beautiful, aspiring women in the blink of an eye, and I recede into the background,
gratified and proud. I love them.
