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Your Cousins Are All Grown Up Now

Posted in For My Princess Lili on December 13, 2019| Leave a Comment »

Dear Lili,

So many years have passed since you last saw your Texas cousins in August 2003. Of course, they’re all young adults now like you. They all miss you and hope that they can see you again someday.

I thought you might like seeing what they look like now. You never met your youngest cousin Manon, who you’ll see on the bottom left.

Here are the “Then and Now” pictures. I hope you enjoy them!

Sarah Douglass, Dante, Athene, Lili, and Ariel
doing ballet at Uncle Peter’s house in Houston
August 2003

Ariel, Sarah Douglass, Dante (standing)
Manon, Athene (front)
Thanksgiving 2019

Love always,

Dad ❤

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Your Grandparents, Both Veterans of World War II

Posted in Family History, For My Princess Lili on November 10, 2019| Leave a Comment »

Dear Lili,

Today is Veterans Day. Both of your grandparents proudly served their country during World War II.

Love,

Daddy ❤

Lieutenant Gertrude Maire Kotz and Major Philip Del Vecchio,
stationed England during the war

Major Philip Del Vecchio (right) with brothers Dick and Val

Your grandparents on their wedding day

Your Nonnie, Lt. Gertrude Marie Kotz,
one of the first enlistees in the new Women’s Army Corps

Poppie (bottom right) with his crew

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The Art of Life

Posted in Favorite Sayings, For My Princess Lili on November 2, 2019| Leave a Comment »

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You don’t know what you don’t know

Posted in Favorite Sayings, For My Princess Lili on October 10, 2019| Leave a Comment »

“One side of the story is not the whole story. In fact, it’s rarely even half of the story.”

— Tony Del Vecchio

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What might have been

Posted in Favorite Sayings, For My Princess Lili on October 8, 2019| Leave a Comment »

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Tourist Pics from Various Resorts

Posted in For My Princess Lili on September 3, 2019| Leave a Comment »

Hi Lili,

I thought you might like to see these pics from some of the different places we’ve been to.

Love always,

Daddy

Disneyworld March 2003

Howe Caverns August 2003

Toshimaen April 2004

Kasai Rinkai Koen September 2004

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Happy 21st Birthday, Lili! (Your Baby Pictures)

Posted in For My Princess Lili on June 30, 2019|

Dear Lili,

Happy 21st birthday, sweetheart. As always, I wish I could be there to spend it with you, but that’s not possible now. Someday, I hope, you’ll understand why. Just know that my choice was always to have been a part of your life. If you can just believe that, somehow, someway, that would be the answer to my prayers.

Twenty-one years ago today you came into my life, and I’ll always remember that as the happiest day of my life. And although I can’t give you any gifts today in person, I’ll do the best I can and give you the gift of memories. Here are a bunch of pics from when you born and from shortly after returning from the hospital. I hope you enjoy them.

So until I see you again, you have to know:

You are ALWAYS in my heart.

Love you more than words can say,

Daddy ❤ ❤ ❤

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Kid

Posted in For My Princess Lili, Songs for Lili on June 26, 2019| Leave a Comment »

My only kid.

Miss you every day of my life, Lili.

You are always in my heart.

Love,

Daddy ❤

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Father’s Day 2019

Posted in For My Princess Lili on June 17, 2019| Leave a Comment »

Dear Lili,

Well, it’s been eight years now since I started this blog, hoping that someday you will find it and know how much I care about you, and how much I wanted to be a part of your life. If only I could hear from you the words “Happy Father’s Day” again… if only. In the meantime, all I can do is keep putting these “messages in bottles” so that you may one day understand who your Dad really is.

You are always in my heart ❤️

Love always,

Your Dad 💘👨‍👦💘

P.S. Here’s a picture of me from my 61st birthday.