* "We Are The World" was recorded
*The last Volkswagen Beetle was ever made in Germany
* The 1st Iron Man Triathalon was held in Kona, Hawaii
* The BeeGees "Saturday Night Fever" goes #1 for 24 weeks
* The TV show "Diff'rent Strokes" premiers on NBC
* Sweden is the first to ban aerosol sprays
these are just a few of the random events that i could find that occurred in 1978. but 32 years ago today, a beautiful soul was born.
when i came into work today, i performed my normal ritual. talk story with my coworkers to catch up on this weekend's events. the snow. parties. sleep. etc. afterwards...it was time to get to work. but facebook first. lol. first entry i see on my news feed was a status update from sister...
"hau'oli la hanau jason keaunui keo, miss & luv u my braddah"
i nearly broke down in tears. i had totally forgotten.
when jason passed, aside from the pain experienced from such a great loss, one of my biggest fears was forgetting him.
i made it a point every year to visit him every year on his anniversary and birthday. it was easy the first few years. since he was just down the road. but as the years went on and life became "busier", i found the visits less frequent. does that make me a bad person???
but then there are those random days where i see/hear something that reminds me of him and i just break down. what would he be like if he were still here? who would he have married? what would his kids look like? *sigh*
but then i remember...although our physical ties have been broken, we are bound eternally.
so with that. here's to another year. happy birthday brother.
luv and miss u,
ur little sister
i nearly broke down in tears. i had totally forgotten.
when jason passed, aside from the pain experienced from such a great loss, one of my biggest fears was forgetting him.
i made it a point every year to visit him every year on his anniversary and birthday. it was easy the first few years. since he was just down the road. but as the years went on and life became "busier", i found the visits less frequent. does that make me a bad person???
but then there are those random days where i see/hear something that reminds me of him and i just break down. what would he be like if he were still here? who would he have married? what would his kids look like? *sigh*
but then i remember...although our physical ties have been broken, we are bound eternally.
so with that. here's to another year. happy birthday brother.
luv and miss u,
ur little sister
4 comments:
such a sweet post, ui. noke has told me great things about your brother when he knew him growing up. i can't imagine what you went through yet somehow thru this post, i sense your strength during these hard times. thanks for your sweet spirit! happy birthday to your brother from us!
it has been such a sad and somber day today. i miss jason ... especially when all of us are together.
no matter where you are, you take him with you. visiting his grave is more for you than for him so don't sweat it.
i love you uilani! in case you FORGOT. lol
I love this post and I love and miss Jason too...
Beautiful post. Love you Ui!!! <3
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