Blueberries

I'm sorry if it seemed like I made light of what you said today, its hard for me to be serious at times, so I make unnecessary and mostly unfunny jokes. It means a lot to both of us that you could say that, I know it must be hard for you and I'm so glad you felt you could do it. I hope you never try and push us away because we won't let you. But as much as we love you I hope you understand that there are times when me and Ellie need our time up in the north without anyone else. Its not that we don't love you, its that it inadvertently became our other world. We'll bring you into it when we feel we can, but sometimes it has to just be us. I feel like our friendship works best away from everyone else, the three of us and no one else. Other people just don't understand it as well. I love you, man. Its good to know you love us too.

Rememberance

They say today is a day to remember. What, I'm not sure. Remember how my father sacrificed his health, vision and life for his country and then was told they wouldn't acknowledge they were the reason he got sick and died? remember that they won't help me and my sister get through college? I love this country and I'm proud to be an American, but I'm far from being completely satisfied with the way this country's military has treated my family.