Category: Dear Son

Three Chalet Nights

empty dorm room
Sparse yet enough.
college apartment building
Each building has four four-bedroom apartments. That’s 16 bedrooms, 16 bathrooms, four kitchens, and four living rooms.
three adults
One final ‘goodbye’ photo.
Apple Watch
Turns out it’s about one mile to the summit. All of it uphill.
two adults
Our Pacific Beachfront apartment is in the right shoreline. Too many white condo buildings to pick it out specifically.

We said farewell to our Son’s Apartment.

He turned in his key and said goodbye.

During our first visit in January, we became friends with the new owner. Denise talked about having us visit their Brisbane hometown and see some sights. It didn’t work out but it was a nice thought.

Seeing his room empty again brought back memories of our first day six months ago. It also conjures up memories of our Glacier Chalet visits: sparse accommodations yet having everything you need.

Only days away from a three-week countdown to my 2024 return to the Continental Divide.

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Senior Year Day 4, home

48-second video: Returning from Glacier, visited Magic Kingdom three times; Monday, Thursday, and Friday (yesterday). Never planned to visit back to back days.
Stumbled upon this today. Reminded that lower-casing your name is rarely done, especially on a ‘professional’ network.

It is my greatest act to let my life be my message.

dad

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Senior Year Day 3, home

Instagram screenshot of friendship message
Social media screen shot.

Son, discern your life’s priorities.

Use life’s five big choices as your pillars.

And remember…

If you lined up all the boys in the world, you know who is my favorite?

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Senior Year Day 2, home

Statue of Roy Disney
Roy came out of retirement after his brother died. Roy was not obligated. But he did it anyway.

Roy Disney, Walt’s older-by-seven-years brother was at Walt’s deathbed.

What Roy witnessed compelled him to make his brother’s dream a reality.

Walt used the square ceiling tiles in his hospital room as a Walt Disney World map.

Walt pointed at individual tiles and said, ”In that square mile we’re gonna do this. In this square mile we’re gonna do that.”

Roy was profoundly impacted by Walt’s final words.

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Senior Year Day 1, home

Magic Kingdom Town Square
Magic Kingdom Town Square. March 16, 2020. Walt Disney Theme Parks shut down the next day. The Walt Disney Company’s priorities changed dramatically.

Senior Year Day 1, home…

Your life’s priorities will ebb and flow until one day you decide for good. Enjoy the journey.

dad

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