Day 11 — A Deceased person you wish you could talk to

Daniel Aaron Getrige,
first off, i know that you know all of this already because well, to be quite honest, i think about you almost every day and talk to you at least a few times a week. i have so much belief in the fact that if you weren't up there watching over my crazy ass, i would have probably been pretty fucked in numerous occasions. the number of times that i have been lucky enough to have literally just missed out on the bad things in life is way too high for anyone to not believe me when i say that there is such thing as a guardian angel, and you - in fact, are mine. this is not going to be a typical sappy ass depressing letter to someone who is no longer with us here on earth, because with you there was no sadness. you were all about good times, all the time, and that's the number one reason i always try to see things for what they are, and make the best of any situation. you are so much more of an inspiration to me than i ever got to tell you, but please believe me when i say that you are the most amazing man i have ever had in my life. you were my dad, my brother, my best friend, my favorite person in the world, and most importantly, the best uncle anyone could ever have imagined. you were always so funny and upbeat, even when you were stuck in a house with IVs pumping you full of medication on the regular. i miss you cooking in the kitchen in the house on bryces lane and showing me your frogs and playing earthworm jim, sonic, and fucking mortal combat like it was your job! and i miss you teaching me cool computer tricks and making me cool note pads to draw on and even introducing me to pink floyd, incubus, and good ass movies like cruel intentions and half baked. and i miss your apt SO much, too. eventually grandma and i wanna clean it all out and fix it up so i can stay there for a while. i would love it so much, can you imagine!? god we've had some good times over there, even with you away, but i can honestly say that every time would have been THAT much better with you there being the goof that you always were. OH MY GOD and remember all the times you would play that game with your fingers and a steak knife!? that shit had grandma freaking the fuck out! goodness i'm glad you don't do that now, she would probably have a heart attack, the woman still freaks out when i WALK with scissors in my hand. hahaha oh man i miss you. but like i mentioned before, you already know all of this, and you know how much i long for you to be here with us. god, what i would give to kick back in your apt smoking a fat ass blunt and listening to incubus. can you imagine?

you favorite niece and best friend,
amber - xxxxo.


ps - that was some cool shit you did the other day, thanks for that. and i KNOW you know what i'm talking about. love you!