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*I know this is a couple of days early, but I feel the need to share this sooner. We all have a race to run in this life.  In October 1990, my race changed – “Please can I invite my Uncle Max? He’s really, really cool.  You’ll like him.  Please?  (and he’ll like you too)”. I’ll never forget Brandi pleading to invite her Uncle Max to my party.  Little did I know that a 19 year old, long haired, Uncle would change my life forever. After seven years of dating, living life together; we finally took that big step and said ‘I do’.  Our life before and after marriage was full, absolutely full, of adventure, love, laughter and tears, but the one thing that never changed.  We were each others best friend.  There was nobody I would rather hang out with than Max.  And he made sure I knew that there was nobody he’d rather be with than me.  We worked well together.  From Doxa Pizza to Max’s Western Wear and Pony Espresso, to building a house together.  No, more then that.  We loved being together and doing whatever it was – as long as we were together.  We could talk about anything or we could sit in silence; either way; I fell in love with Max all over again, […]