my dad was killed in a car crash on november 13 2006.

• his belly laugh
• the best cooking in the world
• going for long drives
• watching him drag race
• bear hugs
• my only other liberal family member
• celebrating our birthdays together
• knowing i don't have to say anything for him to understand
• knowing if everyone else falls through, he'll have my back
• fishing
• his ability to drive anywhere without a map or directions
• knowing always that he loved me and felt proud of me
• the way he squeezed my hand and made everything better
• escaping to his house in the middle of nowhere
• chocolate caramel apples on christmas eve