10 years, 2 months.

Dear Holly,

Once our family cruise ended, we were in limbo for half a day, since it was too early to check in to our flights at the Boston airport.

So the solution was to hang out in the lobby of the hotel where Uncle Jason and Aunt Nicci were staying.

It’s all a blur. I know at some point, I fell asleep for a while.

Without me realizing it, Nonna happened to candidly snap a few photos of us hanging out. A few days later when she sent them to me, I thought the depiction of you and me was A) accurate and B) hilarious.

One of the ways I have always showed you affection in public is to pretend like I am squeezing you too hard and you play along like you are trying to escape.

That looks pretty funny out of context. Oh well. That’s just how we are with each other.

Love,

Daddy